1 Exhaust Headers, should I be concerned Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:32 pm
Chuckinator
Silver member
I was reading speedaddictedberk'd post about his RT rebuild and naked bike conversion ( https://www.k100-forum.com/t7689-the-how-not-to-restore-bikes-thread )
In it he writes about the exhaust header mounting bolts basically disintegrating as he tried to remove the headers. I realized that I never looked at mine upon taking ownership of my K. (Oops)
I went and stuck my head under the bike and snapped a few picks. I can't tell if these nuts and bolts are too far gone to try to remove. I'm going to give them a light scrub with a soft copper wire brush and see if if there is any shiny metal under or if it's rusted deep.
In it he writes about the exhaust header mounting bolts basically disintegrating as he tried to remove the headers. I realized that I never looked at mine upon taking ownership of my K. (Oops)
I went and stuck my head under the bike and snapped a few picks. I can't tell if these nuts and bolts are too far gone to try to remove. I'm going to give them a light scrub with a soft copper wire brush and see if if there is any shiny metal under or if it's rusted deep.