Happy Grumpy Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) After a decent space of time the rubber strip inside the exhaust holder broke apart and fell away, leaving only: Causing a buzzing rattle at certain RPMs between the exhaust and the metal bracket. Stopped at a mom n pop electrical shop to see if they had any sort of rubber strips that I could use. They looked at the bike, had a moment's thought and gave a Mai Mee. Behind them was a toilet plunger. Grabbed it, measured it next to the exhaust, perfect. How much? When they finally picked themselves up off the floor from laughing, they said 60b. Great. I unscrewed the handle and handed it to them, don't need this. When they finally picked themselves up off the floor from laughing again, they said 50b, as I'm only taking the rubber plunger. 10 minutes after arriving at home. Trim off the toilet plunger: Perfect. Job done. So to speak. Edited November 4, 2015 by Happy Grumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Bravo! Better looking than new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 555 or should that be 222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanB Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I love this stuff..."60baht"...what about the handle, got a use for that? Waste not want not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 I love this stuff..."60baht"...what about the handle, got a use for that? Waste not want not.... Might pick it back up from them and use it as a straight bar handle-bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yes, it's about the right diameter. Some black spray paint.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
properperson Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 .. "back of the net" - well done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttakata Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Good idea but that rubber wasn't meant for high temps so it might melt. You might want to just lay a thin strip of high temp silcone/gasket maker on the inside of the clamp or cut up a silicone trivet for hot fry pans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Was thinking something like that. Will test it today and check it. Internet research says it should handle the temp okay. Good ideas though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 In the first close-up photo of the install, it appears that the clamp is not bearing well on the gasket. Re-positioning the gasket aft a bit would be better. How bout a pic of the whole bike since you have washed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanB Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Maybe plastic, but rubber doesn't melt it is vulcanised .... and in my day burning rubber was the sign of a good party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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