Exhaust clearance problem

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#16 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon May 07, 2012 10:17 pm

Yep, know what you mean. Lets see what gives when the pics come.

Shetland Woody · #17 Post by **Shetland Woody** » Mon May 07, 2012 10:32 pm

No probs, i'll get on that tommorow.
cheers

furygan man · #18 Post by **furygan man** » Tue May 08, 2012 3:36 pm

I know i'm not qualified to say this but are they the correct link pipes/exhausts...sorry bit too obvious to be of use...will get back into box and switch off light!!

blinkey501 · #19 Post by **blinkey501** » Tue May 08, 2012 4:35 pm

Shetland Woody wrote:2 into 1 now there's a plan
Here some pics not sure if they will really show how bad it is but here goes
just a quick pic to show my nice new swinger on and the hugger just set in place to get an idea of how it looks

here's to show how much shimming is on the hanger allready and it still touches the arm

exhaust bracket allready shimmed aswell as the hanger

Nice swingarm, I really like the black ones lol

Shetland Woody · #20 Post by **Shetland Woody** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:23 pm

Hey guy's, just in and have to go out again so i may not get to the zorsts tonight. If i do i'm going to remove the mid section and start again without any shimming anywhere and see what gives, i'll take pics along the way.
Furygan, any suggestion is good to me

but i bought these for the falco a few years ago so i'm fairly sure there the right ones but you never know.

Blinkey, i'm glad you like the black ones because i do too

and thanks for selling it to me

for a split second i wondered will this suit her in the flesh but yes yes yes it does, just need to get these exhausts sorted

Aladinsaneuk · #21 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:39 pm

The mid section is wrong IMHO

I cannot work it out but the side on photo looks wrong - cannot put my finger on it

Woody - take the mid section off - then somewhere on here is a thread that shows the before part of gregd's mid section mod

I think that will confirm it

D-Rider · #22 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:52 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:The mid section is wrong IMHO

I cannot work it out but the side on photo looks wrong - cannot put my finger on it

Woody - take the mid section off - then somewhere on here is a thread that shows the before part of gregd's mid section mod

I think that will confirm it

Greg's mid section mod is for a modified Mille 2:1 - it's of no relevance to this issue

Shetland Woody · #23 Post by **Shetland Woody** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:10 pm

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... id+section
Is this the post you were refering to Alad?

I measured between the two ends inside to inside and got approx 360mm maybe that size would match someone else's and let me know if the left pipe is perhaps bent in. Iv'e spent hours working on her tonight trying the exhausts on and off and nothing seems to work for the left can, feeling kinda scunnered with it now

Aladinsaneuk · #24 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:44 pm

andy - as normal was right - BUT it was the trigger i needed - and yes, i am pretty certain that the left outlet and rear down pipe on yours is faulty woody

i cannot prove it - but i think calling a breaker or two, or chatting with a few aprilia folk would be a good idea

(I think griff may have one but i could be wrong. I do not have one spare - i sold mine for 50 quid last year....)

Samray · #25 Post by **Samray** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:46 pm

*K on Sam's Pooter*

That looks fekked. How it got that fekked is beyond me but those dinks would explain your symptoms. Alad or D-R will confirm as to whether it should have indents but from memory it shouldnt. all I can think is that it's been dropped on it's side with the original fitted can on the left taking the hit and causing the collector to bend.

New collector or heat and bend, which will mean trial and error with how much. Tis the cheaper solution maybe.

Or go for the single sided option but that will require a larger bore can..

I guess the existing cans and link pipes could part fund the single side though..

Anyhoo. See what the Gurus recommend..

**edit** ok, wait for the badger.. Alad has posted

Aladinsaneuk · #26 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:53 pm

nod

it is the drink on the left that should not be there - along with the ripple in the metal (There is a dink on the outside for the side stand but....)

also, the down curve from the rear header is wrong - hence the splaying out

i knew that looking at the picture from greys work would trigger it - but i could not really browse on the phone from work LOL

blinkey501 · #27 Post by **blinkey501** » Wed May 09, 2012 4:48 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote: but i think calling a breaker or two)

Ac bikes had a falco in last year they was breaking..Not sure whats left has i have posted on here before...01322222731.
They are down in Dagenham and i think their postage costs are very fair

Samray · #28 Post by **Samray** » Wed May 09, 2012 5:31 am

Samray wrote:*K on Sam's Pooter*
all I can think is that it's been dropped on it's side with the original fitted can on the left taking the hit and then a truck run over it causing the collector to bend.

What a mess!

old git · #29 Post by **old git** » Wed May 09, 2012 6:06 am

That xaust looks way to low in the side-on shot.
I don't have the Essex mod of the mille swingarm, but looking at my pipes, the front comes off the head, down & ROUND the right side of the oil tank, not under it as it shows in the pic.
Maybe the front & back header pipes have been mixed-up (no offense) and 1 is longer than the other or something which has thrown the geometry out.
My front pipe runs round alongside the oil tank so much higher up so all the angles will be different etc.

furygan man · #30 Post by **furygan man** » Wed May 09, 2012 4:13 pm

Ah well what do i know amongst this lot! Welcome to the 'Black Swingarm Club'!!