Exhaust Clamps

[BarneyS]

Hi all,

 

My exhaust clamps have rusted (as everybody's, mind the previous owner of the bike mentioned it on this forum and doesn't seem to have done anything about it)

No 12 I think but guessing I might as well do them all: https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/5843851/vfr800-crossrunner/exhaust-muffler

I am not keen to pay Honda prices so is there anything to know about buying non-OEM, Ebay seller doesn't seem to specify one for 2015 Crossrunner, Wemoto doesn't have any specifically for the Crossrunner.

Is it just a matter of measuring diameter with verniers and buying a clamp the right diameter or is there more to know?

Thanks all.

[BarneyS]

Looks to me that these would do....?

https://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/ay-y78-43-47

[Corringdon]

If they're the right size I can't see a problem. I'd recommend using a heat resistant silicone to seal the joint.

[Skids]

Originally Posted by Corringdon

If they're the right size I can't see a problem. I'd recommend using a heat resistant silicone to seal the joint.

Never used any sealant on any VFR exhaust clamps, indeed I thought they recommended not to, but I'm not sure where I got that from so happy to be proved wrong. 

[Corringdon]

Originally Posted by Skids

Never used any sealant on any VFR exhaust clamps, indeed I thought they recommended not to, but I'm not sure where I got that from so happy to be proved wrong. 

I swapped the OEM can for a Scorpion and they recommended a small amount of silicone. The joints never leaked and when I had to take the Scorpion off last week the joint broke easily.

[Skids]

Originally Posted by Corringdon

I swapped the OEM can for a Scorpion and they recommended a small amount of silicone. The joints never leaked and when I had to take the Scorpion off last week the joint broke easily.

I could easily be wrong m8, or maybe both work as I've never had a leak either. Who knows, certainly not me.

Btw, my new DAM end can is due to arrive tomorrow.     

[BarneyS]

https://tidyco.co.uk/store/online-catalogue/catalogue-search-wider.asp?product=SUPRA%20W4 look favorite, W4, not W2

[Si Click]

I put Mikalor high pressure clamps on mine.  The Honda ones rusted inside a couple of years, so why would I go for original.  Mikalor clamps are stainless, will not rust and can tightened to far higher torque - not that you need to in this case.

https://www.clampcouk.co.uk/mikalor-clamps.html
http://www.mikalor.com/hose-clamps-high-pressure-eng