Cbr125r downpipe header is stuck

He needs the cylinder head...not the cylinder. And if he just buys the head, it will need camshaft, valves, valve springs etc changed over. And an exhaust system. And the oxygen sensor.

I have an assembled cylinder head sitting on my workbench, and an exhaust system...and it comes with a (partially disassembled) complete bike. The stuff that's broken on mine is different from what's broken in this case.
 
Degumotorbike said:
The downpipe has been welded on the cylinder head now
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I guess the next time it needs to come off it will be with the same method as this one?
or maybe a lot more brute force then this time.
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Wingboy said:
He figured out how to weld steel to aluminum. He's rich now. He can buy a bunch of new toys.
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Good welders are hard to come by during these Covid times.
 
Gotta say, most entertaining thread in a long time!
 
don’t understand why you lot are being like arseholes, it’s my problem not yours how does it affect you. I came for advice but you guys gave me a lot of ****.
 
Part of the problem is this:

Degumotorbike said:
The downpipe has been welded on the cylinder head now
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To those of us on the other end of an internet connection, this does not compute. The cylinder head is aluminium. The downpipe is steel. They cannot be welded together. (They can SEIZE together, but that's another matter.)

So, the rest of us don't know what you've actually done. You've obviously broken the cylinder head. Did you get that welded back together (with the engine still in the bike...interesting). JB Weld, or actual weld (difficult at best)?
 
Degumotorbike said:
don’t understand why you lot are being like arseholes, it’s my problem not yours how does it affect you. I came for advice but you guys gave me a lot of ****.
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I don't know how long you have been lurking on GTAM for since you just joined on Sunday.
You may not know this but the guys that gave you sound advice are some of the best guys in the community and are very knowledgeable.

We are all on here to help each other out when needed. Sometimes that's with advice and I know at times that's with actually helping physically on a project or borrowing tools or gear.
I don't think anyone was being an arsehole or gave you crap. Simply put, you asked for advice for an issue that you did not know how to deal with (which is completely fine). You were given a few options (great options) but chose the least popular one. As a result you had ruined the part you were working on and you are now in a bigger pickle.

The members response after the failed attempt at the repair (after sound advise was given) is something you should expect on a forum. Comes with the territory.

Clearly you do not have the mechanical know how (which is completely fine) to fix these issues and asked for advise. Best thing to do is follow it. But yes, you are right it is your problem, your bike and not ours. You can do what ever you want to it.

If you look through the forum, there are many threads by new members asking for advice. Also with not much mechanical knowledge, but they followed the advise given by some of our experienced members and were able to work with them reporting back on the issue. At the end of it all, the steps given were followed and feedback was provided and further actions were taken. Resulting in a fixed bike.

Welcome to GTAM.
 
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oioioi said:
I don't know how long you have been lurking on GTAM for since you just joined on Sunday.
You may not know this but the guys that gave you sound advise are some of the best guys in the community and are very knowledgeable.

We are all on here to help each other out when needed. Sometimes that's with advise and I know at times that's with actually helping physically on a project or borrowing tools or gear.
I don't think anyone was being an arsehole or gave you crap. Simply put, you asked for advise for an issue that you did not know how to deal with (which is completely fine). You were given a few options (great options) but chose the least popular one. As a result you had ruined the part you were working on and you are now in a bigger pickle.

The members response after the failed attempt at the repair (after sound advise was given) is something you should expect on a forum. Comes with the territory.

Clearly you do not have the mechanical know how (which is completely fine) to fix these issues and asked for advise. Best thing to do is follow it. But yes, you are right it is your problem, your bike and not ours. You can do what ever you want to it.

If you look through the forum, there are many threads by new members asking for advise. Also with not much mechanical knowledge, but they followed the advise given by some of our experienced members and were able to work with them reporting back on the issue. At the end of it all, the steps given were followed and feedback was provided and further actions were taken. Resulting in a fixed bike.

Welcome to GTAM.
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Thank you. My fuse is too short sometimes.
 
So I took it to the mechanic, he looked at the cylinder head and has a guy who can weld aluminum . So he can weld the bit that’s came off back on.
 
Degumotorbike said:
I did but the whole thing just broke.
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No, you didn't. We told you to stop. But you went ahead and ruined your cylinder head. It's ok to learn from mistakes. Now take Brian's advice. But his parts and get someone with experience to help with the build. Good luck.
 
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