Wertzy Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 Recently picked up a set of Paul Turner Mids for my bike. I've always wanted a set after hearing people rave about them. Finally got a set and take them for a ride. All I can say is WOW. Love these pipes! Went on a local dice run and had a great time. However...after returning home from said dice run...I started cleaning my bike and noticed a rather large dent in the left side headpipe. It looks like it hit the front motor mount bracket. Anyone else have this issue? The clearance between the mount and the pipe is very tight. Now I don't know what to do with this dent...how can I get it out? Quote
sheerider11 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 Wow. I wouldn't know about the clearance. The tabs are cut on my girls bike. But maybe some heat and air pressure can get that out. Read up online how to do it. People use ice. But it is kind of uncontrollable and can split the pipes at any spot. Quote
Whitbread Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 My high rev's clear everything pretty well, soooo afraid I can't offer any input on that. Quick and easy way to get that dent out would be to heat that area up and use sockets (starting small and working up) to drive the dent up a little at a time. Done it on a ton of old radiator fittings that always seem to get dinged. Quote
98_sheester Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 Your pipe is gonna rip on the far left side i feel since its so creased so make sure your careful. Use a little heat plug each end with a pressure fitting but on the cylinder side put an air valve on it heat it up but dont get to crazy and put some air in a little at a time and it should start popping out. Do more reading on it before you try it i seen alot of dirt bike pipes done that way Quote
Rage_kage Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 Your pipe is gonna rip on the far left side i feel since its so creased so make sure your careful. Use a little heat plug each end with a pressure fitting but on the cylinder side put an air valve on it heat it up but dont get to crazy and put some air in a little at a time and it should start popping out. Do more reading on it before you try it i seen alot of dirt bike pipes done that way I've done it on a couple bike pipes, it works, doesn't turn out beautiful but it pops the dent. I plugged it up and pumped 4 or 5 psi in them and heated the area evenly and the pressure builds with heat so you just gotta watch because my rigs would always pop off with some force. Quote
98_sheester Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 Yeah i feel it should work well but then again i dont have first hand experience so i cant go all out and say yes do this it works Quote
sleeper06 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Posted April 28, 2015 Lol no way in hell that dent is gonna pop with compressed air, a lil dent ok I've done a few myself and they took a lot more than 5 psi . The way that metal is rolled over and stretched I'm skeptical. Worth a try just be careful Quote
Wertzy Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Posted April 28, 2015 I'm gonna try heating it up and beating it out with a socket first...seems like the least drastic way so far lol. If that doesn't work, might just go with DDQ's way and...eeek...cut it and reweld it. =\ Quote
justsmith94 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Posted April 28, 2015 I used water on my rm pipe before and it worked pretty well. BUT it can also split the pipe somewhere. Just fill the pipe with water, plug both ends and freeze it. Quote
sleeper06 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Posted April 29, 2015 If yourgoing to weld just cut out dent and lay a patch in Quote
Deadbeat Posted April 30, 2015 Report Posted April 30, 2015 its so close the the inlet you should be able beat most of it out from the inside Quote
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