Microlighters

Posted: **Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:46 pm**

I have spotted a crack right next to one of the welds on the trike's exhaust so it needs attending to. Can anyone give me a local name and tel No. ? Many thanks.

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:25 am**

Sorry for "bumping" this one up..

PS I am JHB based

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:31 am**

demon wrote:There is a crown I use here in Strijdom Park

A royal repair shop is it?

:D :D

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:17 pm**

Nope, just a dentist who was battling to make a living looking in peoples mouths.

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:40 pm**

Hey Demon - thanks in advance. if I don't get this pipe sorted soon the ole 503 will start to sound like a V8.

As for the above two "Jokers" - pardon the pun - very kwik hey

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:32 pm**

demon wrote:OK despite the 2 jokers

Sorry demon

:D :D

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:18 pm**

despite the 2 jokers

Second one apologises too

Thanks goodness for the lighter side of life :D

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:00 pm**

Posted: **Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:50 pm**

Bacardi, that's a good question.

These exhausts are as ugly as sin. Remember those "wildcat" free-flow pipes

Thanks Demon for the info on the Royal Repair exhaust shoppe

Posted: **Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:34 pm**

Will anyone support an locally made Stainless steel or similar exhaust system. Surely there is somebody out there that can do something like this

Posted: **Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:51 pm**

apparently there is a company called Powerflow, I know they have a branch in Pinetown, and I'm sure they have one in JNB. They will make any exhaust out of a solid piece of stainless, as well as the silencer.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:49 pm**

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:49 am**

I think all the horrible springs and stuff are there for a reason, i.e. to dampen the vibration from the motor and preventing the exhaust from fracturing. I know the ball joint is supposed to be greased regularly with the Copper stuff to keep it flexible but I don't know many people who actually bother. IMHO

Posted: **Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:57 am**

Morpheus,
Thanks for the latest comments, vibration is a real bugger on these machines so a "solid" one piece exhaust would take strain.
When we dismantled the exhaust before sending it in for powder coating, I noticed a lot of gunk on the ball joint. I will remember to smear some copper slip on it when we re-assemble. I'll use the same springs again and then loop either safety wire or thin cable thru the springs so they can't go overboard if they happen to get loose.

Posted: **Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:21 pm**

ACE wrote:Morpheus,
then loop either safety wire or thin cable thru the springs so they can't go overboard if they happen to get loose.

I use wire fishing traces. cost a few ronts each, but are easy to put through, and clip in place.

Microlighters

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