Hey fix-it guys and mechanics - I need help!

[Kendoll]

I know a lot of you guys on here know your stuff when it comes to fabricating little bits and pieces to customize your bikes or fix things on them, so hoping you might be able to give me some ideas with my little problemo...

I have an '07 KTM SuperDuke 990r, the model that came with the single seat setup. She's second hand and the guy who had her before me put on a sexy tail tidy and some nice, loud Akra pipes (should be compulsory for a grunty V-twin I reckon!). The problem I have is that the exhausts shake a lot more than they should when riding. I have some brackets to put on them, but the tail tidy has effectively eliminated anywhere to bolt them straight in to.

So... What I need is to find a circular bracket with a bolt hole in it, so I can put it around the subframe (approx 21mm diameter) and then bolt a metal plate, like a nail board or something down to the bolt hole of the exhaust bracket. This is the simplest way I can see, since I don't have a welder. Been to a few hardware stores though, and nobody seems to have any of these bracket things (I have no idea what they're called). Does anybody know where I could get these or know how to fabricate something that could work? I have attached a little diagram with the parts I need highlighted (A and B).

I have also had a suggestion that welding some sort of bracket to the subframe could be an option... I just don't know where to start or who to ask about this!

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, before my exhausts crack from too much shaking...

[bogan]

You might be able to find applicable bits in plumbing hardware. But that'd be plan B as it won't look as good as something made specially; perhaps send The Reibz a PM about it.

[Devil]

...................

[Kendoll]

...................

Figured it would save you having to do it hehe, or me having to harrass you into doing it

[Kendoll]

You might be able to find applicable bits in plumbing hardware. But that'd be plan B as it won't look as good as something made specially; perhaps send The Reibz a PM about it.

Thanks for the help, yeah you're right about it not looking as good but if it's the only option I can find then plumbing hardware it is!

[BuzzardNZ]

Thanks for the help, yeah you're right about it not looking as good but if it's the only option I can find then plumbing hardware it is!

Which is kind of appropriate as the diagram you posted looks a bit like a dunny

[HenryDorsetCase]

I made a bracket like that for my VFR: some 100 x 2 or so mm alooominum strap, formed it round the exhaust, trimmed it and drilled it. It looks like a piece of jewellery from the HRC race kit.*




*yeah, not really. But its not too shabby.

[Kendoll]

Which is kind of appropriate as the diagram you posted looks a bit like a dunny

Haha, I wondered how long before this thread went down the toilet.

[Kendoll]

I made a bracket like that for my VFR: some 100 x 2 or so mm alooominum strap, formed it round the exhaust, trimmed it and drilled it.

Ah-ha! So it is do-able. Thanks! Glad it looks good too

[jasonu]

I know a lot of you guys on here know your stuff when it comes to fabricating little bits and pieces to customize your bikes or fix things on them, so hoping you might be able to give me some ideas with my little problemo...

I have an '07 KTM SuperDuke 990r, the model that came with the single seat setup. She's second hand and the guy who had her before me put on a sexy tail tidy and some nice, loud Akra pipes (should be compulsory for a grunty V-twin I reckon!). The problem I have is that the exhausts shake a lot more than they should when riding. I have some brackets to put on them, but the tail tidy has effectively eliminated anywhere to bolt them straight in to.

So... What I need is to find a circular bracket with a bolt hole in it, so I can put it around the subframe (approx 21mm diameter) and then bolt a metal plate, like a nail board or something down to the bolt hole of the exhaust bracket. This is the simplest way I can see, since I don't have a welder. Been to a few hardware stores though, and nobody seems to have any of these bracket things (I have no idea what they're called). Does anybody know where I could get these or know how to fabricate something that could work? I have attached a little diagram with the parts I need highlighted (A and B).

I have also had a suggestion that welding some sort of bracket to the subframe could be an option... I just don't know where to start or who to ask about this!

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, before my exhausts crack from too much shaking...

You could try Affro Engineering or Niggarigg Motors. Both located in Otara.

[BigAl]

Thanks for the help, yeah you're right about it not looking as good but if it's the only option I can find then plumbing hardware it is!

Yeah Bunnings has quite a lot of various sections of ali strap/brackets, may be worth a look.

[more_fasterer]

Would one of these do the trick? You can get them from The Bolt Shop (that's its name) on Archers rd in Glenfield.

[Mike.Gayner]

more_fasterer, that's what I was going to recommend. Replace A and B in your diragram with a P-clip, which you can also get from auto-elec suppliers (they're used to hold wiring looms, among other things).

[nadroj]

P clip & flexi mount.

The firmer you mount it the more likely something will crack.

[The Reibz]

Would one of these do the trick? You can get them from The Bolt Shop (that's its name) on Archers rd in Glenfield.

These here would be ideal. If they dont have the right size I could always whip something up.
Could be expensive though, the bolt shop isn't known for its low prices