Holy exhaust headers batman!

**MrMelon** · 11th June 2005, 13:30

My bike's been making this ticking sound for the last couple of weeks, and I've just found out that it's because there's a gaping hole in one of my exhaust headers. Can these normally have a patch welded over them, or do the headers need to be replaced?
Cheers.

Here's a pic of it.

**White trash** · 11th June 2005, 13:32

That's fucked sunshine.

No way you're welding anything to that rusty piece of shit. Best just come trade it on a DR-Z400SM.

**HDTboy** · 11th June 2005, 17:05

Those headers are toast, way too much rust for a successful repair job

**marty** · 11th June 2005, 19:00

i'd be chatting to this guy, or calling bikes and bits if i were you...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/s...?member=785742

**marty** · 11th June 2005, 19:01

or take those ones off, and get some made up/copied by coby or another exhaust specialist

**MrMelon** · 11th June 2005, 19:07

Ah thought as much

I'll see if that guy off trademe has anything, and call around the wreckers next week.
Cheers.

**sAsLEX** · 11th June 2005, 22:38

nah a bit of exhaust sealant and some of that exhaust sealing tape and it will be sweet!!! at least till you sell it.....pt

**Teflon** · 12th June 2005, 09:02

Originally Posted by MrMelon

My bike's been making this ticking sound for the last couple of weeks, and I've just found out that it's because there's a gaping hole in one of my exhaust headers. Can these normally have a patch welded over them, or do the headers need to be replaced?
Cheers.

Here's a pic of it.

They look fucked.

Depending on the surrounding area of the hole, you might be able to tig weld a patch on to get you by.

**sedge** · 12th June 2005, 10:42

Go directly to the dairy and buy one of those custard pies you're so fond of...

Eat the pie... (Like you could resist)

Wrap the foil pie holder around the pipe, then tie it up with some bailing wire...

Yar... Quality repair she be... Yar... What ? Ye gets a pie and yer exhaust fixed.

Cap'n Sedge. Repair pirate.

**geoffm** · 12th June 2005, 15:09

Originally Posted by MrMelon

My bike's been making this ticking sound for the last couple of weeks, and I've just found out that it's because there's a gaping hole in one of my exhaust headers. Can these normally have a patch welded over them, or do the headers need to be replaced?
Cheers.

Here's a pic of it.

A good welder cn fix anything, except the crack of dawn, and a broken heart.... It depends on what the surrounding pipe is like. You should be able to get it patched, but if the surround ing metal is to thin, then it may not last.
A better option would be to go to Cycleworks, and get them to make a new header pipe or section of the pipe.
Geoff