{"id":54872,"date":"2016-10-22T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T10:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=54872"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:47","slug":"gsx1100s-muffler-repair-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20161022\/everyday-events\/gsx1100s-muffler-repair-2","title":{"rendered":"GSX1100S Muffler Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"dsc_2104\"
\nThe band clamp fix worked at first, but it kept coming loose\u2014that’s no good.
\nTime to improve it.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"dsc_2104\"
\nI got some material from a famous muffler craftsman the other day for spring hooks, so I bent and made them.<\/p>\n

\"dsc_2106\"
\nI stripped the paint and welded hooks at six spots.<\/p>\n

\"p1630205\"
\nI gave it a light rust-preventive black coat.<\/p>\n

\"p1630206\"
\nI bent a flat bar on a three-roll bender and attached a stopper. Now with the spring plus stopper, it shouldn’t move at all.<\/p>\n

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\nI ground down the broken end to reuse it and prepped it for welding.<\/p>\n

\"dsc_2107\"
\nWelding the perforated section directly would cause it to break, so I welded a pipe first and then slipped the perforated section over it.<\/p>\n

Some expert said that pulse welding beads lack a certain “character.” I have to agree.<\/p>\n

\"p1630200\"
\nFirst I did a light fit check.<\/p>\n

\"p1630201\"
\nThen I tack-welded about sixteen spots to hold it in place.<\/p>\n

\"p1630202\"
\nA straight pipe would be too loud, so I’m making it gentler on my own. I punched out the perforations with a die.<\/p>\n

\"p1630203\"
\nGetting it as tight as possible makes the welding smooth.<\/p>\n

\"p1630204\"
\nI welded it together wherever I could.<\/p>\n

\"p1630208\"
\nI don’t have fiberglass wool on hand, so I made a dash over to the nearby motorcycle shop.
\nThat place is so convenient.<\/p>\n

\"p1630209\"
\nAnd by chance, the size I bought was a perfect fit\u2014couldn’t have been better.<\/p>\n

\"p1630210\" Then I gently inserted it and fixed it with rivets\u2014done.<\/p>\n

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\nFor the spring, I used my favorite soft Yoshimura one plus a shrink tube.
\nThe sound is now gentler and we’re all set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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