Motad y-piece fitting...
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roddy
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MOTAD
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Quick question Ian.
Well 2
1/ Are your Y pieces Stainless
2/ Any plans for Stainless Down pipes in the near future.
thank you.
Yes, we use 304 stainless throughout
We have been asked about pipes- but not in sufficient numbers to justify the development
Are you changing becuase of corrosion or breakage?
Any other others interested?
corrosion/wear and tear.
methinks they sold enough 1150's/GSA's Worldwide,that are now getting on 2000-2005.
And as nobody else is making replacements,maybe it's worth a punt......
[don't forget my commision]
brad949
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I have a motad y piece fitted. Really pleased with it. Excellent quality. Excellent service from the guys in Walsall. Hope they will produce downpipes and a rear box.
DutchBryn
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Hi Ian,
This thread is 1 of 2 (about Y-pieces) that have appeared on the 1150 section in the last week or so. The other one related to problems (melting!) that can occur for users of the OE plastic panniers, if a Y-piece is fitted.
Perhaps you could look at offering as an accessory, an extension pipe to carry the gas past the vulnerable area? I was thinking about something similar to the 'stubby', but with a more moderate bend. Possibly to be retained by spring-clips (there are suitable holes on end cap of standard silencer, to hook into).
I want to fit one of your Y-pieces, but need to get around the above (potential) problem.
B.
tasosktm
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i have hb gobi plastic panniers
and i want to order a y piece from Ian
is it possible to experience melting problems??
and i want to order a y piece from Ian
is it possible to experience melting problems??
MOTAD
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We have not had any feedback on melting- and can only assume that the problem is with some of these cheap copies/ripoffs. Excuse my reticence but I dont have a lot of enthusiasm for making extension pieces to rectify some of the counterfeiters problems.(!)
Or is there a real demand for an extension for heavy/hot use of a Motad/ correctly made Y piece?
IM
BTW- looks like with th original downpipes stainless (if if not top grade) there may not be sufficient demand for replacement downpipes
Even though ill-fitting, the cheaper y-piece i had definitely made the silencer angle up more towards the indicators/numberplate
The Remus y-piece I eventually fitted doesn't have the same issue so no melting for me - assume the Motad ones are also angled thus then, so equally no issue with melting.
The Remus y-piece I eventually fitted doesn't have the same issue so no melting for me - assume the Motad ones are also angled thus then, so equally no issue with melting.
richierex
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How can a Y piece, under the engine cause a pannier, on the side of the bike, to melt. Sometimes I despair at the anal attitude of some posters. If you fit something and it ends up too close to the pannier, its hardly the Y piece, its the fitting. Check the clearance and fit some heat proof tape on the bottom of the pannier, job done and this forum is not full of more shit. Ta
How can a Y piece, under the engine cause a pannier, on the side of the bike, to melt. Sometimes I despair at the anal attitude of some posters. If you fit something and it ends up too close to the pannier, its hardly the Y piece, its the fitting. Check the clearance and fit some heat proof tape on the bottom of the pannier, job done and this forum is not full of more shit. Ta
Because the angle of the y-piece's outlet means the silencer sits higher or is angled such that the exhaust gases flow out at an angle that passes to close to the pannier/indicator/numberplate - delete as appropriate.
And in most cases the y-pieces are marketed as being 'made to fit with the stock silencer' - therefore the difference in the angle/shape/required-fitting of the y-piece can cause problems.
No calm down and have a drink
(PS - if people complained less about 'shit' that they're clearly not interested in then you're right - there would be far less 'shit' in the forum)
DutchBryn
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where angels fear to tread...
I don't normally go in for the personal abuse stuff. Nope. Still can't be bothered.
How can a Y piece, under the engine cause a pannier, on the side of the bike, to melt. Sometimes I despair at the anal attitude of some posters. If you fit something and it ends up too close to the pannier, its hardly the Y piece, its the fitting. Check the clearance and fit some heat proof tape on the bottom of the pannier, job done and this forum is not full of more shit. Ta
I don't normally go in for the personal abuse stuff. Nope. Still can't be bothered.
DutchBryn
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known knowns and known unknowns.
Hello again Ian. Please see:
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259607
The above shows what can happen. Apparently.
Whose Y-piece it was, was not part of that story.
I have already pondered over the relevance of alignment / where the silencer ends up pointing to.
If mechanical factors alone resulted the dreaded (for me) pannier melting, then I'd be happy to buy one of your Y-Pieces. To minimise (bad) variables, I'd be happy for a professional motor cycle mechanic to install it, too.
I was thinking out loud vis: the extension pipe idea. Don't laugh too much, though, a competitor of yours was producing one (but for their own silencer).
To this day, I have no idea why it had to look quite so 'after-thoughtish', as it did.
Others can offer better opinions as to the likely future demand for after-market S/S downpipes. But riders really do use these 'bikes, and will be likely to keep them on the road for some time.
It must be frustrating to have to defend the quaity of your products in this way. Especially when threads are started, naming, but not actually concerning your work.
When (20yrs ago!)
I had a problem after fitting a Motad full-system to my ZX1100, the factory arranged for me go to a Kawasaki garage with the meter necesary to correctly dial-in the dfi. This sort of after sales service is rare.
B.
Hello again Ian. Please see:
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259607
The above shows what can happen. Apparently.
Whose Y-piece it was, was not part of that story.
I have already pondered over the relevance of alignment / where the silencer ends up pointing to.
If mechanical factors alone resulted the dreaded (for me) pannier melting, then I'd be happy to buy one of your Y-Pieces. To minimise (bad) variables, I'd be happy for a professional motor cycle mechanic to install it, too.
I was thinking out loud vis: the extension pipe idea. Don't laugh too much, though, a competitor of yours was producing one (but for their own silencer).
To this day, I have no idea why it had to look quite so 'after-thoughtish', as it did.
Others can offer better opinions as to the likely future demand for after-market S/S downpipes. But riders really do use these 'bikes, and will be likely to keep them on the road for some time.
It must be frustrating to have to defend the quaity of your products in this way. Especially when threads are started, naming, but not actually concerning your work.
When (20yrs ago!)
I had a problem after fitting a Motad full-system to my ZX1100, the factory arranged for me go to a Kawasaki garage with the meter necesary to correctly dial-in the dfi. This sort of after sales service is rare. B.
Aye, and though I did correct myself, it was my mistake, so apologies for that!
(I'd read somewhere that the Sandy Bike Spares were actually Motad stock - turns out that was wrong info)
And as I said, there's plenty a good word said about Motad y-pieces on this forum!
DutchBryn
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Aye, and though I did correct myself, it was my mistake, so apologies for that!
(I'd read somewhere that the Sandy Bike Spares were actually Motad stock - turns out that was wrong info)
And as I said, there's plenty a good word said about Motad y-pieces on this forum!
I didn't intend to rub it in.
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