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That side is the return line so as long as you can dump the oil back into the crankcase it should be okay to relocate the line. The bolt you are talking about doesn't happen to be on the oil filter cover does it? It's the only one I can think of that's about the same size. Maybe you could mark the corner of the banjo bolt that's making contact and grind a bit more off. As long as you can get a socket or box end on the bolt head for tightening it shouldn't hurt to take more off.
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Why don't you dimple the ex pipe where it hitsComment
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Somehow I doubt he wants to dimple his brand new pipe.Comment
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The only "right way" I can see installing this pipe is to have someone machine a longer sleeve for the cylinder creating the problem (as mentioned early on by one of you guys)....if I just grind away more of the bolt, the stiff springs that hold the header to the sleeve will just pull it farther on. Thus taking up any space created by grinding bolt. Option 2 may be to relocate the oil cooler return line. I wish I had more experience working on bikes in a case like this, but rest assured this thing is going on...
edit: Yeah dimpling the pipe isnt an option. With that said, a few MINOR adjustment by V&H and this header/pipe would make alot of GS owners very happy. Decent price, and a direct bolt on application.Last edited by Guest; 03-15-2009, 12:32 AM.Comment
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Looking at your photo of the area it looks like if you can turn the bolt just a smidge it gets the corner away from the pipe. That's just about the way my Duplex fits by the bolt.Comment
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Havent forgot about you guys... I dropped the bike off to a guy I know so it could be checked with a gas analyzer. He had a bike he was trying to get done with so it took a few days to get done. He gave me a call and said it checked out good on the meter. Now I have alot of faith in this fella cause he does a ton of clean good work on a ton of bikes, and has never charged me anywhere near what a shop would. Just thought it was a little odd being as everytime someone on here goes to a 4-1 they insist on a stage 1 jet kit. Again I have no questions as to the the guys work ethic, or quality on anything Ive seen him do. He told me today he just wanted to take a run on the bike tomorrow to make sure it stays smooth higher in the RPM's. He didnt have a chance to do that tonight.
To my knowledge I have stock jetting in my carbs besides the mains. Stock was 122.5 and for anyone that may remember me joining GSR a little over a year ago I wrote that I changed those to the 125's. I figured since I read that these bikes ran lean and the dealer didnt have 122.5's I would just put in the 125's rather than wait for them to be ordered.....What do you think???Comment
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So you got the pipe on? I had given the clearance problem some more thought and had come up with a tweak. I was going to suggest mounting the pipe then reaching under from the left side and tugging on the collector to see if you could get it off the bolt. If so you can give it a good tug and get it tweaked to stay. The midpipe can be turned to offset that minor adjustment.
Are you still running the stock airbox? That would help keep jetting close.Comment
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Well in the end the bolt got ground down farther and the bracket that was made was made of steel. Rather than using aluminium, the fella that does some of the work for me suggested the steel because the bracket could be made to put a little tension downward at he rear of the exhaust which ultimately helped with clearance at the front
Yes Billy the stock airbox is and will most likely remain in place just with a K&N filter installed. If I could get my hands on another good runner at a decent price, I might consider doing more mods to this one. Then the nice days and downtime wouldnt bother me so much, and I could get some much needed experience working on bikes.Comment
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Once you do the K&N you may find out you need the kit. It will flow more air and lean things out. When my bike was only about a year old I installed a Kerker and it ran fine until I started playing with the intake. You can always get the K&N and try it. If you find out you're running lean you can put the stock filter back in until you're ready to play with jetting.Comment
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Sorry for the confusion, I didnt think about it until after I posted. What I meant was I do have the stock airbox, with a K&N currently installed. When I got the bike the old filter was rottedComment
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finally all done...
Last night I got the bike back,and Im very pleased. I got dropped off and rode the bike home about 18 miles and it was a chilly ride at about 35 degrees.....
Today I took a few pictures and even a silent video before I took another spin so Im going to put them in my album in the next few minutes. I tried to set up a photobucket but it keeps saying "upload failed due to a network error"...
Hope you all like the new look....I sure do
Mike.Comment
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Hope you don't mind me taking the liberty of posting the picture of your bike with the exhaust on. It looks great. I'm going to have to think about one of these long and hard for my bike. Good job.
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Nope, I dont mind at all...in fact thank you sir I appreciate the help. Sometime tomorrow I will try to get the video on here cause I did a little walk around the bike. Or maybe a different one with audio just to help you make your decision haha. She sounds much better now....and I probably dropped 20lbs of weight off the bike by making the switch. Im happy with it in all regards...
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Vintage Yoshi 2nd Gen Gixxer 750 pipe
This might work for someone.
ebay link here.
If you have an R the seller is over at Gixxer.com look under classified.
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Thanks for the link. If it doesn't get too high I may try to pick it up.Originally posted by posplayr View Posthttp://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...940#post977940
This might work for someone.
ebay link here.
If you have an R the seller is over at Gixxer.com look under classified.
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