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Exhaust Gasket?

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Uzi9mm:
My bike is a 2002.  Its in good shape overall.  Heres a picture.  This pic still has the broken back fender.  You can see the blue zip ties just behind the seat.  This is after I replaced the bars, grips and throttle slider.  You can see the pipe looks nice.  Just doesnt fit.  Maybe, the guy trashed the previous pipe and made this one work. 

Uzi9mm:
FMF suggested that the pipe is bent.  At this point, I am going to try a new pipe.  I wanted a Pro Circuit 2 anyway.

serafin:
Definitely get  a new crush washer and new o-rings to start.  My experience with after market pipes is that they all need a little bit of tweaking.
Start by hanging the pipe loosely with the exhaust springs, then see how the mounts line up.  Sometimes you have to bend the mounting tabs on the pipe a little and/or you have to enlarge the hole a little.  On my pro circuit I had to shim out the lower mount (add a washer or 2 and use a longer bolt).  Hope this helps a bit.

Serafin

awak100:
I agree with serafin.  Hang pipe with springs and start from front of pipe to rear bending tabs if needed,or shims.  By the way I'm makeing new style exhaust mounts/dampner if anyones interested, alot stronger.

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