The RC46 story

If you have previously read about my pipe fitting fun  then you will know I managed to snap a stud in the process. With the increased decibels of a full stainless system with carbon can I had not noticed much noise but as time wore on and a bit of exuberant riding later a noticeable splutter on the over run was starting to become creep in. Extraction Stud extraction is a pain. VFR800 studs are something else. At only 6mm they snap easy and are a bugger to remove. Luckily for me the stud had gone just under the nut so I had something to grip onto. I had been soaking the stud in anti-seize compound for a while so I was fairly well prepared for this. Clothes off (the bike not me), pipes displaced and sat in the garage I was ready to tackle this. With no threads or welding equipment another nut was out of the question so I went for a stud extractor I had spotted in a mates tool kit. I had planned to use easy outs so this was a bonus. Stud Extractor  After a falt...

Pipe Dreams One down side of the mighty Viffer is that due to some boring laws, Honda had to muffle her voice rather more than I'd like. A new can is the obvious answer to this with the added bonus of additional ponies, maybe. Having recently looked at the exhaust system as a whole, I was also in the market for a new system as the old one looked a little suspect in some places. The cost of a system is not cheap. In addition to this I wanted stainless which would make it a bit more and it's for a V4 remember, so that is not going to be a cheap stainless steel octopus I was looking to buy. Well you might think that but as it happens a top individual posted up  a Motad stainless system for a VFR800 with no pictures or further description so with me as the only person daft enough to bid, I won it for £149. Bargain! As you probably expected, I went to my trusted motorcycle pats specialist; eBay. I was however in need of the end can bit and annoyingly other people had th...