HM323 Update

[hairygit]

What is your problem with Dave Silver then Julie? He goes out on a limb to find parts, or have them re manufactured, parts that simply not be available if he didn't. Never met the guy, but on the phone he is very friendly and helpful, as are his staff. I think without him, a lot of people on this forums bikes would be a pile of bits in a shed, rather than on the road.

[Nurse Julie]

I have not got a problem with him as a person Hairy, never met the chap but would like to very much. I just get p'd off when you order parts, they send the wrong parts and then make out it's your fault. It's the business practices and ethics that I don't like. I agree with you though, we would all be in the poo without him at times but luckily he's not the only supplier of Honda parts so my money would go elsewhere firstly and DSS as a last resort.

[shifter]

Here , Here, Hairy , I totally agree with every word , if it wasn't for the likes of this guy we would be at a loss,  as most of the second hand spares are gobbled up by greedy individuals that are never used ,just put under there bench,
 Keep it up David Silvers ,

[Nurse Julie]

I hope your not implying anything Shifter 😃😄😃

[AshimotoK0]

I'll come clean ..he was the guy who sold me my 'dealer take off' seat for my 500K0. Without him, I don't think I would ever have found a seat like that in my lifetime ! It wasn't cheap but he gave me 1st dibs. When you see the number off staff he has, he must have fairly high overheads. Surprised at his dealings with you both though Julie. I once ordered a CB750 front guard and there was a slight blemish in the chrome. He had a carrier pick it up FOC and return posted the only 'perfect' one after going through 14 he had to get one that good. This is before I had actually met him in person. His only worry at the time was that if he complained too much to Honda, they might just delete the part ...like they did with 750,500,400/4 genuine pipes and 400/4 seats.

[Nurse Julie]

I hear what your saying Ash but why did he send out a sub standard part in the first place?. Anyways, lifes to short to worry about DS and his parts, the sun's shining and we are off out on the bikes for a ride.

[shifter]

         🎩🎩 who's wearing the hat 😜

[Nurse Julie]

 No, I have just looked through all these crates of spares that I'm hoarding but, cant find no hats 😃😃😃😃

[royhall]

Although David is rather good, he's far from being the only supplier. The Netherlands is full of them, and Germany has a few good ones as well.

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[MeilakJ]

Hi All ,

Today i dismantled my newley installed replicas HM323 to carry out some work on my bike.

I noticed when I dismantled them that they have soot at  the rear around the bolts which you tie the brackets to. Not too much but Obviously for me these are leaking from this place. I shall post pictures tomorrow of these.

I do not think that any seal should be installed there? Also has anyone experienced this ? Is this also on the original ones ?

I have only yet covered 200 miles since my rebuild.

[Honda Al]

Hi All ,

Today i dismantled my newley installed replicas HM323 to carry out some work on my bike.

I noticed when I dismantled them that they have soot at  the rear around the bolts which you tie the brackets to. Not too much but Obviously for me these are leaking from this place. I shall post pictures tomorrow of these.

I do not think that any seal should be installed there? Also has anyone experienced this ? Is this also on the original ones ?

I have only yet covered 200 miles since my rebuild.

When I fitted my set of repro's I had exactly the same issue. I contacted CMS, they were surprised and asked for pictures, and after a couple of days they came back to me with an answer.

The old ones used to do it so the new repro ones do!! Ha ha.

I was told that I could either 1. Seal it around the stud area with exhaust gasket glue sealant stuff (exact wording!!) or 2. let soot from the engine seal it over time.

I opted for rubber o rings placed over the studs, pushed right up against the exhaust. Seems to have worked with no issues, probably done around 400miles since fitting.

Alan


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[AshimotoK0]

Think I will get mine out of the loft, bung up the drain holes and and outlet, pressurize and see if they leak, better to seal before they have been used than after running them.
My new 400/4 headers (Gen) came with silver painty stuff on the welded joints ... 'bikepusher' agreed that this was how they were on a few NOS sets he's had. So his input/contribution was indeed useful on here before he threw his toys out of the pram    .

Sorry I misunderstood, do you mean around the clamps? There should be a copper /asbestosy crush seal in there, plus there can  often be  one or two old crushed flat ones left in there from previous exhausts.

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[Trigger]

New 500 pipes used to have the silver paint around the stud area as standard. Maybe it acted as a sealant until it coked up around that area? I also seem to recall it was where the downpipe and silencer met as well.

No silver paint on the NOS ones I got from you around the pipe to silencer, only round the bolts and a little dribble out of the drain holes.

[Seabeowner]

Last year I bought some 323 pipes from DS. Today I failed to fit them. I have existing brackets that although a bit rusty were fine on my old set. The RHS were a bit of a struggle, but they are on. (and nearly aligned!) The LHS are a nightmare. There is no way I can get the balance pipes at the rear to anywhere near line up. Tweaked the bracket for hours. Anyone else have this problem? I'll order new brackets, but don't hold out much hope.

[Seabeowner]

Well they're on. A cup of tea helped followed by some more bending and twisting of the lower bracket. Not perfect and the bracket is a bit of a mess to look at, but at least I've a bike on the road. And louder than I expected.