homemade spark arrester

[laserracer]

ive got a 2002 yz 426 and i am wondering if its possible to make a spark arrester?. the bike has a standard yz426 muffler ,are spark arresters just small mesh steel screens?
can you buy aftermarket spark arresters you can fit to your muffler ? .i know you can buy after market mufflers with spark arresters but they are hellishly expensive:gob:
sorry for all the questions
cheers Dave :bye:

[scott411]

you can make them, put thin mesh over the rear, wrap a big hose clamp over the top of the muffler,

very often done, especally for the Napier 6 hour which requires spark arrestors

[laserracer]

Thanks scott411.. that sounds pretty easy to do.:2thumbsup
now that i think about it i may make a small metal screen i can fit into the muffler opening then screw it in place
Cheers Dave

[warewolf]

Mild steel mesh (for fly screens) doesn't last very long.

Buy a cheap kitchen sieve from Briscoes or somewhere; it's stainless steel mesh and pre-shaped into a nice dome.

[laserracer]

Thanks warewolf .. great idea yep stainless sieve .. gunna borrow wifeees one when shes not looking:innocent:..another kitchen sacrifice for the bike:woohoo:
Cheers Dave:bye:

[Ktmboy]

Thanks warewolf .. great idea yep stainless sieve .. gunna borrow wifeees one when shes not looking:innocent:..another kitchen sacrifice for the bike:woohoo:
Cheers Dave:bye:

Beautiful....I find borrowing the pot scrubbing brush for those carburator jobs really helpful as well .

[laserracer]

Great thanks KTMboy, yet another useful tool from the kitchen... only one problem if she catches me... she can do a really mean impression of ...GORDON RAMSAY:shit:
Cheers Dave:

[F5 Dave]

Measuring cups are never the same after a few chemicals have been through them, either are funnels. We're past the days that you'd boil your chain in Duckams, but I hear the dishwasher can make a great parts cleaner if you are looking for reasons for your lover to leave you. Watch those aggressive cleaners on bare ally though, greys them up somewhat.

[cheese]

Putting your air filter in teh washing machine is another great example.

[laserracer]

Thanks guys, oooohhh gotta try the airfilter in the washing machine, will have to be a covert operation, so her indoors dont catch wind of it or she will :2guns: me with blunt bullets :eek: ahhh what the heck im not scared of her ... if caught
im going to blame you guys :bleh::laugh:... repeat after me the KiwiBiker Forum made me do it
Cheers Dave:done:

[B0000M]

Thanks guys, oooohhh gotta try the airfilter in the washing machine, will have to be a covert operation, so her indoors dont catch wind of it or she will :2guns: me with blunt bullets :eek: ahhh what the heck im not scared of her ... if caught
im going to blame you guys :bleh::laugh:... repeat after me the KiwiBiker Forum made me do it
Cheers Dave:done:

lol, let us know the outcome,. im not that brave. i wonder if it would be so bad if you put about 15 of them in there......

[laserracer]

mmm probably not good at least with 1 i know she would only shoot me once... but 15.. hell .. out comes her machine gun full of blunt bullets:2guns: thats gotta hurt:eek: .. will probably have to put something else in with it or else the damn washing machine takes off like a drunk 1 legged irishman on its spin cycle.. maybe i can put in some of her clothes to even it out:spanking::msn-wink:
Cheers Dave ... its your guys fault :bleh: