Posted by me on April 13th, 2008 filed in
Progress
Guess witch one is polished.
Posted by me on April 11th, 2008 filed in
Documentation
I should have four of these, but I don’t, one was missing. Now I just have to decide if I want to buy one or four new ones. I could sand blast and polish them back to life, but a new one only costs $2.80. So if I buy just one new, I’m cheap. And [...]
Posted by me on April 11th, 2008 filed in
Documentation
There are two things that I do not like about the Marving mufflers, they have a logo in them at the far back, and the have a different look in the end. But it seems to be impossible to get original looking exhaust for a Suzuki GS1100G. Maybe I should look into changing the mufflers [...]
Posted by me on April 11th, 2008 filed in
Dismantling
This is after the weld has been removed, had to remove it to get the mounting ring off the bend. This is one of the bends in the middle and the ring can’t come off in the other direction because of the connection pipe.
Posted by me on April 11th, 2008 filed in
Dismantling
Some previous owner has lost one of the pressure half-rings that presses the pipe against the motor. And instead of getting a new one, has made a weld to “replace” it.
Posted by me on April 11th, 2008 filed in
Documentation
The exhaust mufflers and bends laid out. I have found that the mufflers are beyond repair and I have to buy new ones. I found a Swedish company, Duells, that sells the Italian exhaust brand Marving. And at a good price too. According to their catalog it costs 2600,- SEK. Here is a picture of [...]
Posted by me on October 11th, 2007 filed in
Dismantling
Looking into the exhaust port reveals a lot of sot and clogging. This has not been inspected since I bought the bike in 1995. Notice the bumblebee stuck in between the ribs, poor little thing.
Posted by me on October 11th, 2007 filed in
Dismantling
The exhaust pipes was the first to come off. They have a lot of rust in the chrome, but I am hoping that I don’t have to buy new ones. They are very expensive compared to the exhaust system of a car.