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Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:18 pm
by Kayos
So as the title states i'm in need of a new exhaust. Basically the pipe at the start of the box/silencer has snapped a bit somehow and in result exhaust fumes are pouring out whenever i'm riding, sure i shouldn't be riding the thing in that state though i need to get to and from work & college. As of yet since welding the thing about two weeks ago i thought i wasn't in any need of a new exhaust BUT i noticed that there was a hole somewhere in the weld which i couldn't see and that kinda re-opened the hole again...I put some gum gum on it but that was no use as it only fell off so, i was wondering if anyone here knows of any sites which sell cheap exhausts? I could go straight to the dealer though i wouldn't risk it because the price maybe a bit too high.
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:51 pm
by mottza
Done any googling or ebaying?
I got the exhaust off the Leo on eBay for the 1/3 of what it was supposed to cost.
Also I wouldn't ride around like that, you'll get pulled.
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:39 pm
by kayz1
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:39 pm
by Kayos
mottza wrote:Done any googling or ebaying?
I got the exhaust off the Leo on eBay for the 1/3 of what it was supposed to cost.
Also I wouldn't ride around like that, you'll get pulled.
I know though that's the only form of transport i have and i cannot go to work without it. But yes i've been looking on Google and Ebay, seen some around £160 though i just wondered if anyone here knew of any site or place that sell them cheaper
EDIT: Took a look at that website, found an exhaust there for an AN125 for under £135 but doesn't look as if it would fit mine.
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:57 pm
by Deleted User 62
Keep looking Kayos..
Any chance it can be welded, keep you on the road while you look for another exhaust?
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:36 pm
by mottza
Kayos, the plod won't take that as a excuse, you seem to like eduacting others the rules of the road, but you seem to be flouting it.
Clives suggestion is sensible. But even for now get a exhausts bandage (about a fiver in the shop) for a temp fix.
But £150ish is the price for a exhaust these days for a scoot. The Leo was £180, the X9 250 is about the same. The 125 leader is about that too.
Have u tried emailing or calling the place that does the £135 one?
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:58 am
by Kayos
Yeah i've emailed them but as of yet got no reply. I took the exhaust back off over the weekend to re-weld it and also got a bandage for the thing just in case it happens again, got myself a new exhaust now so i will put it on now before i go to work.
Also, in regards to the law? Sure i do advise/tell folk to follow it and also complain allot but that doesn't mean that i don't follow it myself and there are some that do take the odd risk though whether they want to get caught and fined or not is up to them.
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:55 am
by mottza
Just saying you're keen to lay down the law, but not follow it yourself. But I see you had got it re-welded and had a bandage handy as a temp fix.
Glad to see you have a new one as well, what was the cost of that one?
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:52 am
by Kayos
It didn't cost me much, cost about £160 and i've fitted it now so all is going good again. What beats me is how the thing snapped in the first place...
Re: Needing a new exhaust.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:02 am
by mottza
Vibration normally and potholes in the road.