Head bolt re-tensioning

[mike-s]

Everything is back together, used the kneadable epoxy and a washer to plug the hole in the muffler. I figured out that the hole was there because that is where the centrestand ended up contacting. After i get a new pair of muffler that aren't made out of italian rust-magnet mild steel (these new ones are made in the USA) i'll have to put a little rubber lug on the muffler /the centrestand to stop it happening again.

Tomorrow i need to get more muffler wrap as i have to cut back/replace some of the wrap that is on the crossover as it's making a god-awful racket. Fingers crossed that aside from the muffler replacement in the near future, this is the end of it all.

[mike-s]

Hmm, was a hole on the crossover you could fit your thumb through. However it's plugged with a good sized lump of kneadable epoxy and then reinforced with a few layers of strategically placed muffler wrap. Long term fix is to get hold of a welder and cut off the metal behind the headers and then recreate the rest of the crossover and muffler mount. Love to do it myself (and i will learn how and then do it myself after i have an appropriately setup garage), but would likely have to get a muffler shop to do it for me if it needs to be done prior to me being able to

[mike-s]

Took her to work this morning and the epoxy held, however the shitty metal located next to the bit i patched up didn't, so coming up the wakefield parkway the volume suddenly doubled . Next step is headers off again and give it a thorough once-over to make do until i can get someone to replace the metalwork *sigh*.

[mike-s]

Chalk one up for findapart! put a request in for a new header system last night as i've gotten the shirts with my current bucket-o-rust (tm) setup and wanted to find a non rusted part. Got an email this morning from Eastern Motorcycle Wreckers regarding a 2-1 (which is what i was hoping to get hold of compared to a 2-2 anyway) and hopefully it's in the post by c.o.b. today! for $125 delivered, woohoo! Fingers crossed its here by friday.