Stock Exhaust removal

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Hi all: First post. Recently acquired a mostly prisine '83 GS1110ED with about 16K miles. It was a great, stock canvas and I am trying to keep it as close to showroom as I can. I am attempting to remove the exhaust for cleaning and painting but am stuck--can't seem to get the middle two pipes and the connector box to budge. Is it just a question of how much WD40 and elbow grease I use or is there a technique I am not aware of?

[GlenT.]

Hey I figured it out. Remove the muffler brackets and the header clamps on the outboard exhausts and the whole thing will come off as a unit. The inner exhaust collector has now come free and I think it will be easier to reassemble by putting the inner pipes on and adding the mufflers later as per the shop manual.

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[Octain]

Welcome to the forums!

[posplayr]

Hi all: First post. Recently acquired a mostly prisine '83 GS1110ED with about 16K miles. It was a great, stock canvas and I am trying to keep it as close to showroom as I can. I am attempting to remove the exhaust for cleaning and painting but am stuck--can't seem to get the middle two pipes and the connector box to budge. Is it just a question of how much WD40 and elbow grease I use or is there a technique I am not aware of?

Welcome aboard, you mnight want to try someone like jet hot for those pipes. The stock ones have a unique black chrome.

http://jet-hot.com/

[GlenT.]

Thanks all for the warm welcome and the tips. BTW, I hope nobody cringed when I mentioned painting the exhaust on my bike. Actually meant that I was painting the collector pipe and anything underneath that was rusted or otherwise corroded. The black chrome on the headers and mufflers is in great shape for it's age and I'm doing what I can to maintain it's original look.