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Exhaust link pipes.
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:11 pm
by Viffer
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.
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:39 pm
by D-Rider
Yeah - this fools most people but it's a standard dent (for those of you that have exhausts on both sides).
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:41 pm
by Viffer
Cheers matey, I was a little troubled there
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:35 pm
by Nooj
It's where the side stand fits.
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:06 am
by Viffer
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.
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:17 am
by Nooj
Aprilia obviously pre-empted the GSXR stand mod
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:22 am
by D-Rider
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.
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:56 pm
by sabestian
No, still a lot of clearance.
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:47 pm
by D-Rider
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
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:27 pm
by HowardQ
He did a bloody good job, cos he fooled all of us at some time!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:13 am
by Viffer
It's a very nice dent as dents go, it just doesn't need to be there.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:32 am
by D-Rider
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) ....