Dude! You had better get to a shop and get your muffler bearing checked. You could have bigger problems than you think.
5th Gear or Imperial are good bets.
5th Gear or Imperial are good bets.
Possibly. I mean, safety first and all that, right?yea? why is that?
you mean my muffler might be damaged?
Bill doesn't always have stuff in stock. I'm surprised he didn't special order it for you though. Muffler bearings are a common problem.I asked them if they would have a muffler bearing but they said they didn't have any.
Besides, my bike's insurance has expired already, if i were to bring it to a shop, it would have to wait till next riding season.
Haha sweet....I asked them if they would have a muffler bearing but they said they didn't have any....
41 actually.I'm getting a Muzzy power band for mine since it's a kawi. I hear they add like 40nM to the bike.
You are one helpful mofo. Thanks!
i've got several muffler bearings kicking around. is your muffler oval or round??Hey guys, I've got a question for ya..
Due to my last fall, the muffer band (the metal piece that wraps around the muffler to hold it against my bike and for support) has cracked. It is still attached to my bike but the muffler weight is making the band (now in 2 pieces) to go lower and lower. So there the gap between the broken band is getting wider and wider. I bought a aluminum long piece of metal from home depot yesterday. It's about the same width (1"). It's much longer but that's no problem, i have a cutter to cut that.
BUt here is my problem:
what is the best way to bend the new piece of metal so that it will fits nicely around my muffler and replace the hold one?
I am guessing i will have to use a drill to make room for the screw later but my 1st concern would be the wrapping job.
Any ideas guys?
Thanks again!
Does this "muffler weight" serve the same purpose as coolio's frontal wheel weights but instead keeps the rear of the bike planted?...the muffler weight ...
Um...I am afraid that i made everybody misunderstood. Cuz the picture to this link is not what I am talking about all along. Just to be make sure, i am talking about something more like http://www.hoffmann-speedster.de/images/produkte/520/520_3900.jpg
I know this has probably been mentioned a million times but where is the chopshop and Supersport? Since it's only a piece of metal that's supporting the muffler, i think these places would work best.Go find a pristine band/bracket at a bike boneyard (Supersport or Chop Shop are good bets). Failing that, buy a new OEM if you have to, but don't do a home repair making do with the wrong part. It'll likely turn out looking like crap and it'll look that way for you and the next purchaser.
Thanks for the confirmation vili, that cleared things upRing, boys were just fucking with you, frankly you even made me crack up. There is no bearing in muffler for obvious reasons as there are no rotating parts
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If I were you, since you have an older bike and do not wish to waste cash on fixing the thing properly, take a nice thick piece of steel wire, and twist tie it around the dangling muffler. Do it in a few places. It ought to last a month or two before you need to redoit.
Why do things properly when you can do them half assed?