Exhaust link pipes.

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Viffer · #1 Post by **Viffer** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:11 pm

May seem like a daft question but the link pipe above my sidestand has a flattened/detailed area, it doesn't look particularly like a simple bashbut I don't know. Should it be circular in section or not.

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:39 pm

Yeah - this fools most people but it's a standard dent (for those of you that have exhausts on both sides).

Viffer · #3 Post by **Viffer** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:41 pm

Cheers matey, I was a little troubled there

Nooj · #4 Post by **Nooj** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:35 pm

It's where the side stand fits.

Viffer · #5 Post by **Viffer** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:06 am

Yeah, I can see that Nooj and that's why it confused me coz my sidestand wouldn't touch the pipe even if it was round.

Nooj · #6 Post by **Nooj** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:17 am

Aprilia obviously pre-empted the GSXR stand mod

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:22 am

Viffer wrote:Yeah, I can see that Nooj and that's why it confused me coz my sidestand wouldn't touch the pipe even if it was round.

Yep - it all adds to the confusion.

My guess is it's there to accommodate the longer US-spec sidestand - dunno if this is true but I think it's likely.

sabestian · #8 Post by **sabestian** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:56 pm

No, still a lot of clearance.

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:47 pm

Perhaps the bloke with the big hammer at their factory was under-utilised so they gave him the job of making exhaust dents to make up his hours

HowardQ · #10 Post by **HowardQ** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:27 pm

He did a bloody good job, cos he fooled all of us at some time!

Viffer · #11 Post by **Viffer** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:13 am

It's a very nice dent as dents go, it just doesn't need to be there.

D-Rider · #12 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:32 am

Viffer wrote:It's a very nice dent as dents go, it just doesn't need to be there.

Certainly doesn't - I got rid of mine (along with the surrounding pipework that is also superfluous) ....