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Message started by BradleySmith96 on 05/25/20 at 16:16:20

Title: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by BradleySmith96 on 05/25/20 at 16:16:20

I noticed my exhaust shoots right onto my rear brake and part of the brake line... Is this heat enough to damage anything?

I was thinking about just taking a hacksaw and cutting the muffler down a little. Are there any drawbacks to doing this? (I'm a novice mechanic xD )

Also, I saw some aftermarket turnout muffler attachments.
What's your experience with these and would you recommend them?

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by batman on 05/25/20 at 18:32:49

The muffler is steel ,if it doesn't melt ,the brake cable and arm won't either. however it may get covered by soot , but I don't think cutting it shorter will change that ,or affect the noise level , or it's bad performance.

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by BradleySmith96 on 05/25/20 at 18:42:57

That's what I thought. :D
It's already gotten kinda sooty, but that's nothing a nice scrub can't fix! :D

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by LANCER on 05/26/20 at 08:37:40

A turnout piece will divert the exhaust away from the rear and are relatively cheap. It works.
Or you can get a short piece of pipe, bent 10-15 degrees, and install between the header and muffler and move the muffler to a better position.
Or build a new exhaust system with your desired header/muffler combo. That’s always fun. [ch128526][ch127949]

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/26/20 at 10:50:50

Or RIDE the thing and dont sweat it
Said the guy with the black brake

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by ohiomoto on 05/26/20 at 11:27:43

352A2C2B3631003000382A266D5F0 wrote:

Or RIDE the thing and dont sweat it
Said the guy with the black brake

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+1

Though I don't get much soot build up since I cleaned up my jetting.

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by Serowbot on 05/26/20 at 12:08:13

Soot looks cool... ;) ;D

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by srinath on 05/26/20 at 13:16:11

013122272F263A102E2A372B7A75430 wrote:

This is one reason I like turnout's on the savage. BTW On a GS500 a poorly aimed muffler like the cobra F1 used to be, will splatter your rear right turnsignal with soot, and if you have a backfire it will melt it. Don't ask how I know.

Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by LANCER on 05/26/20 at 13:19:58

So how do you know ??

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by SoC on 05/26/20 at 21:36:55

Less then 2 weeks ago there was a whole discussion on the concept of aftermarket turn-outs and loud pipes. In the end it all involves a lot of fabrication and compromise to make it work.

When it comes to what you can buy for our rides there are limited choices and when you look, some sketchy install when experimenting with unusual things. Like the post featuring a muffler bolted to the swingarm from a couple weeks ago.

The angles of the alignment of the header and the mounting bracket on frame make it a challenge to put any thing else in there and have it look good. A solid, shock mounted attachment is the issue of importance if you don't want it falling off as you go down the road. My buddy who has been building bikes for 30 plus years and rides them on trips of hundreds and thousands of miles made sure to emphasis that to me when I discussed my exhaust build ideas with him.

What works around town isn't necessarily good build engineering and safe riding.

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by srinath on 05/27/20 at 07:19:02

29242B2620377772450 wrote:

So how do you know ??

Yea well I got a GS with a partially melted right rear turn signal. I love those high exit pipes, but really that was just too much.

Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by LANCER on 05/27/20 at 09:38:07

484952555A4F533B0 wrote:

[quote author=29242B2620377772450 link=1590448580/0#8 date=1590524398]So how do you know ??

Yea well I got a GS with a partially melted right rear turn signal. I love those high exit pipes, but really that was just too much.

Cool.
Srinath.[/quote]

Wow, that’s a lot of heat out the exhaust.
How close were they ?
I’ve just not had that happen before.

Title: Re: Straight pipe + rear brake = bad news??
Post by srinath on 05/27/20 at 09:40:33

It was pretty close 2-3" maybe, and this may have been a flame out+explosion exploding right in front of it, spraying fuel onto the T/S followed by another explosion where it caught fire.