My Cagiva Raptor 125cc has a split in the exhaust just after the box going right round the circumference of the pipe. I am going to get an arrow exhaust in a few weeks so just need a temporary repair until I have the cash for the new exhaust. I've been looking and there are lots of products on the market - Halfords do an exhaust repair kit and Holts seem to have several options. Which is the best to go for?
2007-10-08 01:30:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
some exhaust gunk a beer can and some wire,
the halfords exhaust repair kit (the one with the length of metal and a thing to tighten it up) worked ok for a while on me zxr untill i got a new exhaust,
i blame those bloody salty british roads ;d
good luck
2007-10-08 01:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by hmmmnz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a stainless steel worm drive clamp like the ones used on auto radiator hoses. They can be unscrewed fully to allow them to be put around an exhaust pipe and then screwed back together to tighten around the hole or split in the pipe. You can first wrap some aluminum foil from your kitchen around the pipe before putting a couple of the clamps around the pipe to hold the aluminum foil in place. Larger stainless steel worm drive clamps are also sold in home plumbing centers where they are used to go around plumbing pipes.
2016-04-07 21:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welding will give a permanent repair.
Steel filled epoxy putty works better than any exhaust repair kit.
2007-10-09 13:48:04 · answer #3 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wire welder
Grind the area clean
weld it shut
grind it smooth
paint it black
2007-10-08 01:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋