I have been hearing what I thought was a simple exhaust leak, no big deal. I saw some signs of leakage when I adjusted the valves and synchronized the carbs last week. So today I pulled the header off and the whole slightly flattened bottom side was full of holes. The pipe sat on an 81 GS1100E that was outside for about 12 years. It looked great about a year ago when I put it on all I could see was surface rust. So I shot a good coat of hi temp black on it after sand blasting it, and have been driving it for a year.
If anyone has a pipe let me know, this thing is history. I don't even need the hole header just the head pipe, it is a V&H megaphone. I was thinking about firing up the Miller synchrowave, and sectioning a few pieces of pipe in, but I don't know how healthy the rest of the pipe is. I would also be willing buy or trade custom machine- fab work for one too, I am in N Texas.
I looked at a parts bike I bought, and it looks like a drunk chimp with a torch got a hold of the header. Some smaller tubes were installed for repairs in places. I have never seen such crap for welds, patches, and just god forsaken attempt of repairs. I do have one more non running GS I could rob the part off of but I haven't gone to my storage to see if that one is OK. I threw the holy pipe back on because I would have been stranded at my shop without wheels. Amazingly it doesn't sound to bad, but just knowing it is there drives me crazy.
If anyone has a decent pipe for sale let me know. I want to stay away from sidewinders. I dont mind dents, I can deal with those. Do any of the GSXR pipes fit these?
If anyone has a pipe let me know, this thing is history. I don't even need the hole header just the head pipe, it is a V&H megaphone. I was thinking about firing up the Miller synchrowave, and sectioning a few pieces of pipe in, but I don't know how healthy the rest of the pipe is. I would also be willing buy or trade custom machine- fab work for one too, I am in N Texas.
I looked at a parts bike I bought, and it looks like a drunk chimp with a torch got a hold of the header. Some smaller tubes were installed for repairs in places. I have never seen such crap for welds, patches, and just god forsaken attempt of repairs. I do have one more non running GS I could rob the part off of but I haven't gone to my storage to see if that one is OK. I threw the holy pipe back on because I would have been stranded at my shop without wheels. Amazingly it doesn't sound to bad, but just knowing it is there drives me crazy.
If anyone has a decent pipe for sale let me know. I want to stay away from sidewinders. I dont mind dents, I can deal with those. Do any of the GSXR pipes fit these?
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