Rocks in Belgium - help

[neltek]

Hi

Just on day 2 of our Europe trip
Currently sitting in youth hostel in Luxembourg.

On way here a rock (boulder) rolled off the hill I was driving past - and then a loud bang.

Stopping later I found it had hit my exhaust pipe in front of my foot on right hand side. Just below the oil cooler on bottom bend of down pipe.
There is now a rather impressive dent in the pipe

Any ideas if a replacement is available?
How much?
where from?
and is there any specific model or are they all the same or all same after '04 for example...?

cheers

Ian

[Locky]

I wouldn't worry about it until you get back , unless its a very bad dent that's restricting the gasflow . Can you post a pic ?

[neltek]

will do

phone was out of battery so wouldn't let me use flash tonight

[neltek]

IMAG0306 by neltek, on Flickr


IMAG0305 by neltek, on Flickr


IMAG0308 by neltek, on Flickr

[neltek]

I wasn't looking to fix it now - just wondered if the section can be replaced and how much that has cost me

[Fatbelly]

Must have hit it pretty hard, I reckon

[frez]

You can get some dents out by filling the pipe with water and freezing. The ice expands and pushes out the dents. It may take a few cycles to get a large dent out. Worth a try before you pay for a replacement or for a professional to fix it.

[mr_diver]

that is a section you can replace- you can one-screw the 2 bolts that hold it onto the front cylinder and the bolt on the joining flange. it should just pop off, but be careful with the bolts into the cylinder- you don't want to damage the threads on the aluminum cylinder head!

I don't know if you can get a separate piece from a stealer, but try a breakers- sv 650 might fit!

I like the freezing option but it might just bend the rest out of shape    but as frez said,

Worth a try before you pay for a replacement or for a professional to fix it.

did the same thing to my ybr 125 custom when I went for a bit of an adventure.

[Locky]

Yes as said , quite easy to renew and will be fine to leave till you return ..Will try find cost of new..

[Oldie]

There's one on ebay at the moment - buy it now - £45 used. Includes the header for the rear port too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2010-Suzuki-D ... 2a0f35af55

[Locky]

Just found that one too . Should clean up to a nice standard . can't find the cost of a new one .

[neltek]

How long does the warranty last on new bikes. Not to get the exhaust done under warranty, but if my bike has outstanding warranty then I may need to get new fitted by a dealer to avoid invalidating it...

[Locky]

how's the dealer going to know its been changed ?

[Oldie]

don't worry about the warranty. Just send the bloke a message saying you will pay 25 quid for the front pipe, then get the autosol on it. I'll get it for you if you want.