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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:26 am

After 6 months on the maintenance stand, the bike is finally on the floor. Suddenly, it looks dinky. Kinda like a low rider

Now comes the treat of TRYING to hang the exhausts. I bought new clamps and rubbers for the center junction. I wish I had kept the old rubbers. These new ones are super tight. So tight in fact I may never get the pipes on. I have to stretch them to get them on the header pipe. When I do that, it forces the larger end to fold / tuck in on a hole that is already too small. Is there a trick? I thought maybe I got the wrong ones, but the part number for the 380 is the same. P.S. the block of wood on the head means nothing.

Craig380 · Post by **Craig380** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:30 am

Looking good!

pearljam724 · Post by **pearljam724** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:06 pm

Try heating them with a blow drier. Before they cool off, hit the insides with a lubricant. A lubricant that will dry away. WD-40 for example.

GT750Battleship · Post by **GT750Battleship** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:16 pm

Hi,the trick is to fit the rubbers to the exhausts..not the header pipe ! spray with something like WD40 or the like & it won't be a problem,works every time on my 750

I'm sure this fitment method is mentioned in my Haynes manual

OR you're try to put them on the pipe the wrong way round

Cheers,
Roger

Cliff · Post by **Cliff** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:20 pm

Put the rubbers/clamps on the center mufflers first then slide them onto the header pipe. Might need a bit of lube on the ID of the small end. Snug up the bolts on the center pipe where it bolts to the cylinder first. That will hold the header in place and you can work the mufflers on.
She's starting to look like a bike again! Nice work!!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:05 pm

Anybody ever tried flipping the bike over to do the job? I've been toying with that idea in my feeble mind.. I have filled the transmission, but if the o-ring on the cap is good and I cap off the breather pipe--------hmmm. Oil tank and brake hydraulics are still dry.

GT750Battleship · Post by **GT750Battleship** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:25 am

Hi,a little awkward to do whilst lying under the bike....my biggest problem is getting back up again

must be getting old

Roger

Post by **Alan H** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:55 am

I got my exhausts together by putting a load strap around all 3 and ratcheting them together. Plenty of lube on the O rings.

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:39 am

Alan H wrote:I got my exhausts together by putting a load strap around all 3 and ratcheting them together. Plenty of lube on the O rings.

I've done the same thing. I lubricate the o-rings with three-bond which helps the sealing as well.

Lane

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