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Muzzy Carbon fiber exhaust, sections gets hot very quick

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fba218

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Hi,

I brought a new Muzzy CF exhaust for my 03 ninja 250 last year and only rode for a few times. I have noticed a few things:
1. there is a small area on the CF exhaust that looks like melt away after I rode it for few times. (Now it seems like it stopped melting)
2. sections of the exhaust gets hot very quick while other sections stays cool to touch.

Now, I am starting to wonder if the CF is fake or something is broken inside the pipe that causes the heat and melting. I brought it new from starcycle and I can't return it as its over 30days and shipping to the states is expensive. I am trying to see if anyone can give some lights here then I could fix it myself?

Thanks.
 
If it's the exhaust can itself that getting hot in some areas the packing inside isn't evenly distibuted or it's already breaking down. I had that issue with an aftermarket can. I drilled the rivets out and took it apart and you could see where the rolled packing had thinned/broke up right where it was hot to the touch. I repacked it with Silent Sport brand and never had an issue again.
 
DJM said:
If it's the exhaust can itself that getting hot in some areas the packing inside isn't evenly distibuted or it's already breaking down. I had that issue with an aftermarket can. I drilled the rivets out and took it apart and you could see where the rolled packing had thinned/broke up right where it was hot to the touch. I repacked it with Silent Sport brand and never had an issue again.
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Thanks for the information. I will try to find online and see if there is instruction on how to drill out the rivets and take it apart. (as I have never done it before, don't want to screw things up. If you are aware of any link/website can you share?)
 
The hard part is to put the thing back together. You'll need a rivet gun and rivets. I just had Ken (kneedragger88 ) do this for me :)
 
Where is it melting? Pics?
 
fba218 said:
Interesting... I will need to find some tutorials... but will the rivet gun and rivets works from CanTire? or there is special rivets for bikes?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/SpecialtyTools/RivetersRivets.jsp?locale=en
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You will need proper size rivets (HD and CT sell them) and a decent rivet gun (HD had one on sale recently). I just wasn't comfortable doing this. Drilling out the rivets is probably possible with a basic drill, but obviously it is much easier to do with a drill press.
 
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