Glorian Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Looking at upgrading the exhaust mostly for the collector box, now rather than get a new whole system I have been advised to maybe get a fixing kit instead (and then just an endcan replacement) has anyone used one of these? Know someone who has? Are they good and worth the 80 quid? Quote
GaryJM Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Does that include having it welded in or is it just the kit?The advantage of buying new down pipes is minimal time off the road.Saying that they have shot up in price (Delkevic ones) for down pipes.Certainly when I had my Bandit I just replaced the down pipes as I rode every day so having the bike off the road was just not an option. Quote
Glorian Posted July 31, 2015 Author Posted July 31, 2015 http://www.banditmaniashop.co.uk/collec ... 1646-p.asp includes everything I believe, just gotta add the P&P will speak to my local garage who recommended it see if they will quote me a price, if it's around the same probably get them to do it save the hassle of posting it. Quote
GaryJM Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 As Delkevic are now charging £189 for them. Your way is definitely cheaper.Didn't charge anywhere near that when I did mine.Was still more expensive but not quite so steep. Quote
Nell Posted August 2, 2015 Posted August 2, 2015 Ah the rotten collector box issue. Had the same problem with mine. The down pipes and box itself were absolutely fine, but the section of pipe coming out was it was knackered. I got a local engineer to chop the rotten section off and weld some stainless on in its place and reattach the exhaust from there. Think it cost me about £45 for him to do it. Quote
rice-pudding Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 £40 for mine, went round some local fab shops with a gasket to size up some stainless pipe, got a section for free then took it too another aluminium/stainless fab shop and they did it, took about 1 hour http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/jojo-clyro/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0314.jpghttp://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/jojo-clyro/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0315.jpg Quote
Glorian Posted August 6, 2015 Author Posted August 6, 2015 Decent,Gotta get my pipes off first, **** who owned my bike before has rounded one of the bolts so now gotta get some expensive tool to remove the f**ker! uuugh Quote
eastanglianbiker Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 if its a bolt and rounded off then try dressing a slightly smaller socket onto the bolt or nut whichever it is it might work Quote
Glorian Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 Got myself some Irwin bolt remover set, fits over the outside of the bolt and grips on tightly, speaking with work engineers said he was going to recommend the same thing. THen will just try get a new bolt from Orwells Quote
Mr Fro Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 ... Or weld a new nut on top of the old one... Quote
Glorian Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 Lack of a welder and experience! Got the parts already so no biggy, just a bit more awkward to do. Quote
Glorian Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 Gave up getting the f**ker out,Easy out won't work, sprocket remover won't work, it's rounded inside, smoothed outside, no space to get a welder in there.Will just live with it untill it breaks then set the bike on fire Quote
Mr Fro Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 That's a plan of sorts... Last chance is give it a bit of heat or get a dremel/hacksaw on it. Quote
Glorian Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 But...fire..?Can't use impact driver without taking the entire front of the bike as there is genuinely f**k all space.Heat won't help can't get anything in to turn it any more. Quote
Mr Fro Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Have you got a pic of it and the general location of it? Someone might have a *genius* idea that doesn't involve fire. Quote
RantMachine Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Cue Bob and his angle grinder...Edit: Actually, there's a though - if you're replacing the pipe rather than just taking it off and putting it back on, could always cut the pipe away in order to get access to the bolt?Edit edit: When typing that I accidentally wrote "if you're replacing the bike" at first Quote
eastanglianbiker Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 with the amount of work both you glorian and ollie have done to your bikes and experience gained from them you should open up your own shop trading solely in bandits and f650's Quote
RantMachine Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 At least all the experience Glorian has gained will continue to be relevant to any future bikes he owned, the Bandit being a very very generic bike and all. On the other hand, I'm getting very familiar with fixing up a bike that has absolutely bugger all in common with any other bike on the market... unless I buy another F650 as my next bike (hint: NOPE) I'll have to start learning all over again! Quote
Glorian Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 Yay, bandits Getting engineers at work to look at the exhaust tomorrow, they have more accurate tools to measure the diameter and I can then order a reducer Quote
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