David, I recentley priced up a genuine Yamaha Cat from North West Superbikes in Preston. �602 plus v.a.t. (tax at 17.5%). A complete Renegade systems only around �700 I think. So I know what I'll be doing when the Cat eventually falls to bits. (In Built Obsolencence I think they call it).
Having said that I've just had some work done on mine. Found the remains of 2 of the clamps in the belly pan. Took the bike back to the dealers to sort out (still under 3 month used bike warranty). What the mechanic did was remove the cat, shot blast it to remove all the surface crap and flaking metal, cut off the remains of the four inlets, welded on four new pieces of tube of a suitable length and diameter, coated everything in heat proof paint and reassembled. A first I though he'd just replaced the cat as he'd done such a good job of it. Oh yeah my bikes a 96 model with 23000 on the clock. But certainly for the previous three years it has lived outside all year round, at Gt Yarmouth by the North Sea coast. (Nice salty environment). Doug Long ----- Original Message ----- From: "uranus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Re: Exhaust noise > At 00:00 20/11/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Just curious as to the mileage on your GTS and what > >type of road grime has it been subject to. I have a > >93 US GTS with 52,000 miles on it and down pipes are > >in > >perfect condition. I do live in Florida, NOT by the > >sea, so my bike has only been ridden through rain > >storms at the worst. Thanks. > > Peter, my mileage is not high, about half yours. The big problem in the UK > is the use of salt to clear the roads in sub-zero temperatures, plus in > London the sheer amount of urban filth and grime on the roads (no I don't > mean the mini-cab drivers) which is flung up by the wheel and sticks to the > pipes and front of the engine round the oil filter. Really one ought to > wash the underside of the bike every week, but somehow I never get around > to it. > > It's not the downpipes that are the problem, mine are I think still fine, > it's the front of the mild steel collector box / catalyst housing that rots > away, where the downpipes enter. A replacement collector box / catalyst > housing would probably fix my exhaust problem just as well, I can't > remember the price of it but it was I believe a lot more than the Renegade > system. > ============================== > David Thurgate (for Name-Shop) > http://www.name-shop.co.uk/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44 [0]20 77035349 > +44 [0]794 1158849 >
