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AndyD:
Hard to see or get good images of the silencer fitting.
Couple of photos hopefully show how it seemed to fit best - but one bolt missing and the other not tight due to the weld in the threads.
Guess the bolts will pull the silencer bracket tighter / better aligned to the frame bracket but the holes all lined up correctly this way and silencer alignment looks right so hopefully this is fitted as intended!
Will take it off, clear out the threads and fit properly when I get a moment.
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Cheers,
Andy

mattsz:
It's almost hard to tell what we're seeing, everything is so shiny!  8)

Winterfield:
Thanks for that Andy.

My bracket is a separate piece which bolts onto the frame, but the bolts to the silencer on both our bikes look like they're sticking out at a jaunty angle. I think I might just live with it, and use some loctite to try and ensure they don't come undone.

mattsz:

--- Quote from: AndyD on August 12, 2020, 08:01:28 AM ---Yes, can't say I was too impressed either.
Silencer arrived and is a nice finish but also had a couple of issues with it...
Same problem with the gasket - after a 10 minute session of self-doubt determined that it was simply too thick so had to thin the gasket down (messy) to get it in.
--- End quote ---

Getting ready to install my exhaust - I checked and found the same problem with my silencer and gasket.  The gasket’s outer diameter is 49mm, but the diameter of the silencer opening (where the tabs end) is only about 47mm. 

Andy, what did you do to thin down the gasket?

I suppose I could bend the tabs open enough to fit the silencer onto the gasket, but it wouldn't slide all the way home that way...

AndyD:
Matt,
I looked at opening the tabs but decided this was likely to crease and maybe damage the chrome as hard to do neatly.
It also seemed that the problem is the gasket rather than the silencer so I just ‘peeled’ a bit off the outside of the gasket with a Stanley knife, trying to keep it as even / round as possible.
Messy but seems to have worked OK
Good luck with your one
Cheers
Andy

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