quick questions for the mechanical geniuses of the board. i bought a 2006 with stock pipes that are painted black. paints starting to peel so i was able to get some 2011 stock pipes cheap on ebay. they fit , but the exhaust gasket is thinner then the one on the 2006 pipes. i assume i need to order some 2006 gaskets and replace them. question: any secret to getting the old one out and putting the new one in ? is there any other solution? thanks in advance! Dave

No Dave, the gaskets are about a 2 shot deal. In other words, off goes the stockers, on goes the aftermarket and if you took it off again, maybe it may start finding a leak. And you don't want to tighten down a pre-crush where there were 2 crushes before that.

Buy new gaskets. To get the old out, make an "L" out of an old screwdriver tip. Get that behind the gasket and the port hole. Once you can pull it or collapse it, wrinkle it out of there, it's not rocket science, but more a PITA. When you see the new gaskets and the fold is over to make the ring? Put that folded over side on the port end side. smooth side faces the exhaust header.

* Last updated by: Hub on 10/24/2011 @ 5:27 PM *

thanks for the quick reply! i think i may possibly be able to pull that off!

Yeppa. Like the black pipes too. Stealthy look.

i like em too, but the paint is not holding up. previous owner had 4500 miles in 5 years! im up to 9000 in 6 months and its starting to bubble up! thats why im going back to chrome..

If the new gasket don't stay in place, put a little bit of grease on the back sides of them. Then they will stick to the heads.

Mad

Yo Mad...I think he's talkin about the PIPE gasket?I've had mine 'reused' for several piping switches...several.Haven't had any exhaust leaks at the midpipe.They can be unusably damaged though if you don't take care getting them out and go slow.Mine...well...they show some wear from removing and such,but the sealing surfaces are just fine.

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 10/26/2011 @ 1:46 PM *

Yeppa. Like the black pipes too. Stealthy look.

I'm not an OEM exhaust guy but all black, I like that look especially on a black bike.

Hmmm...my bad...guess he DID mean header gaskets .