Hole in exhaust

[Guest]

Hi there,

There is a hole in the front exhaust down pipe of the varadero 125 I have just purchased. Currently it has been fully sealed with gum gum and looks fine. I got a price on the pipe and its £300 fitted from the dealer! Will it be fine as it is?

Cheers,

Garthunkle

[cyberwolf]

is a hole from rust or is a drain hole

[Guest]

I'm new to motorbikes so if you could explain the difference that would be great. However I would presume it is from rust.

[Guest]

The gum wont last, you would be better finding a local car garage to braze or weld it up for you.

[Voodoo]

The gum goes brittle, but the exhaust expands with heat and contracts when its cold, so the gum won't last. If its a drain hole it'll be right at the bottom of the exhaust and it'll be perfectly round!

[rennie]

you should be able to get a new pipe a lot cheaper than that, shop around, price from a dealer is probably for a genuine spare, non genuine or "pattern" parts are normally cheaper.

[Guest]

Not fine as it is, like the others said, but thats a stupid quote for a replacement, I paid less for my car exhaust.

Have a looksies for buying your own exhaust (make sure it'll fit that model!) and then take bike and exhaust to a garage. Will probably work out cheaper.