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Preserving New Silencers

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MarkCR750:
You could place a couple of low wattage garage tube heaters under the exhausts when you leave the bike in the garage, that would evaporate the internal moisture out quickly, but I think the best option is just to forget about it, they’ll probably last 15 years, you’ll be 85 with probably more to worry about than rusty exhausts 🙂

Moorey:
Every few tanks of fuel I add some  2 Stoke oil whether it helps or not only time will tell.

adespin:

--- Quote from: MarkCR750 on June 20, 2018, 06:11:33 PM ---You could place a couple of low wattage garage tube heaters under the exhausts when you leave the bike in the garage, that would evaporate the internal moisture out quickly, but I think the best option is just to forget about it, they’ll probably last 15 years, you’ll be 85 with probably more to worry about than rusty exhausts 🙂

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That's a sobering thought :'(.

 I like the suggestion of the tube heaters, i'll look into it but i will still try the Waxoyl route, the area that rots is the silencer, do they get hot enough to burn away the Waxoyl or just melt it into a liquid state which is ok.

Green1:
I have 341's on my k1 I don't look after them as well as I should.
They have been on there for 5 years and there is no rust on them the bike is used in the rain and always long journeys. 50 miles minimum.
In that time I have removed them twice to clean them properly.
What I have noticed is the left lower pipe fills with water if the bike is stored over winter on its side stand. 

adespin:

--- Quote from: Green1 on June 20, 2018, 07:29:31 PM ---I have 341's on my k1 I don't look after them as well as I should.
They have been on there for 5 years and there is no rust on them the bike is used in the rain and always long journeys. 50 miles minimum.
In that time I have removed them twice to clean them properly.
What I have noticed is the left lower pipe fills with water if the bike is stored over winter on its side stand.

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Thats odd !! do you think all the pipes would collect water on the main stand ?. Do you know if there is much performance difference over K1 pipes ?

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