Need short term fix for crack/hole in exhaust

[isaac_]

Advise needed.

Cracks develop on the weld of the catalytic on my mid pipe. We attempt to weld ... and well ...



Question is, can I throw a wrap and be ok until I source a new midpipe or get this to another welder?

If you were me... what would you do? I'm trying to make the next round next weekend.

Also... this is an akra system. That can only be sold through ktm dealers. And they won't sell the midpipe as a standalone unit. I have to buy the full system. 900$. Fuck.

[MFChop]

Is that Ti?

[Garandman]

Titanium?

Took a welding class at Artisan Asylum and the instructor welded TI bike frames for a living. He went by the name "Skunk." From the work he showed us, it seems like a really skilled welder might be able to repair it.

[isaac_]

Don't think it's Ti. A description online says durable high strength steel. Maybe a blend?


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[theducman]

Rada?

[isaac_]

Rada?

Ya already touched base with him but won't see him until end of month. Maybe.

[Trajiks9]

JB Weld

[SteveM]

Too much heat, too little patience.

Jb weld should be good, but I'd wrap it as well.

The thread title brought me back to my youth when a soup can and two worm clamps would fix and exhaust leak in my $300 cars.

[Philkinson]

Yale Muffler Cement. Works wonders... have some on my SV, held together during the wet races.

[Pittenger5]

A cut up VP Fuel can and a couple rivets got me through a race weekend once. That would be a tough place to patch it though.

[isaac_]

A cut up VP Fuel can and a couple rivets got me through a race weekend once. That would be a tough place to patch it though.

Yea it's the location that I'm struggling to figure out how to patch.

I think my solution for this coming weekend is to borrow a mid pipe and send this to Rada to patch up.

[carsick]

Advice needed.

Looks like it should be covered under warranty.

[csmutty]

Looks like it should be covered under warranty.

Time is of the essence.

[Rada]

Ifn you want me to weld it don't put any goop of any sort on it...

Either run it or borrow until I can fix it.

[Philkinson]

Looks like it should be covered under warranty.

I would say that warranty went out the window as soon as a welder hit the pipe, unfortunately.

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[isaac_]

Ifn you want me to weld it don't put any goop of any sort on it...

Either run it or borrow until I can fix it.

I'm covered this weekend. Going to run Lea's mid pipe. (She just upgraded to an akra this year). Will be sending it to you via mail and I'll pick it up at the end of the month in Palmer. No goop.

[isaac_]

Looks like it should be covered under warranty.

Also, it was bought from a private seller who bought it in 2015. I'm sure the warranty had expired.

I would say that warranty went out the window as soon as a welder hit the pipe, unfortunately.

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Unfortunately I agree with you.

[Mr. Kurtz]

Adam will make that better than new.

[RandyO]

Looks like it should be covered under warranty.

I think that went away with the botched attempt to weld it

[isaac_]

Product was at least 2 years old. Doubt the warranty was still active. And any welding good or bad would have voided it.

I think that went away with the botched attempt to weld it

[Stromper]

I would see if silver solder/ brazing stuck if so make a pat ch from steel

[isaac_]

I would see if silver solder/ brazing stuck if so make a pat ch from steel

I'm through my crisis period here and have sourced an alternate exhaust to run this weekend. Rada will take it and make it pretty. Or at least functional. He can post up how he plans to do it.

[tomk1960]

I found a few small pinholes in a V&H 4-into-1 that I was prepping for high temp powder. The first attempt to MIG weld them shut resulted in larger holes. I turned down the current and tried again with much better success. I'm sure yours can still be fixed.

[carsick]

Time is of the essence.

I would say that warranty went out the window as soon as a welder hit the pipe, unfortunately.

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Also, it was bought from a private seller who bought it in 2015. I'm sure the warranty had expired.



Unfortunately I agree with you.

I think that went away with the botched attempt to weld it

Product was at least 2 years old. Doubt the warranty was still active. And any welding good or bad would have voided it.

That's it, I'm changing my avatar to the sarcastic green smiley. Jesus people, it's humor. I was drawing a tenuous connection between the fact that my bikes are usually old enough to vote and Isaac's bike is in contrast still smelling of India(ns).

[isaac_]

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