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Above is the write up I did, its the easiest way I have found.
Above is the write up I did, its the easiest way I have found.
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d_adams aka Keda Designs aka mr 1125 aftermarket pipe maker aka Mr bad ass muffler builder said.
It's not easy. You'd need a lift or a way to secure the front end, pull off the muffler, jack the bike up some, remove the rear wheel, then drop the swingarm by taking out the shock bolt on the swingarm. From there, you should be able to get an extension, swivel and 10 mm socket in there to remove the nuts and take the pipe off. I'd also remove the O2 sensor prior to loosening the header pipe.
d_adams aka Keda Designs aka mr 1125 aftermarket pipe maker aka Mr bad ass muffler builder said.
It's not easy. You'd need a lift or a way to secure the front end, pull off the muffler, jack the bike up some, remove the rear wheel, then drop the swingarm by taking out the shock bolt on the swingarm. From there, you should be able to get an extension, swivel and 10 mm socket in there to remove the nuts and take the pipe off. I'd also remove the O2 sensor prior to loosening the header pipe.
so is this for the 1125 or the xb? its in the 1125 topics?
i've done it heaps of times on my 08 1125r
take the muffler off, support the bike underneath
remove rear wheel, remove rear shock, undo o2 sensor
let the swingarm hang down making sure it misses rear brake lever or you'll scratch the swingarm (i know)
then with various 1/4 drive extentions, wobblers etc you can get to all the nuts, once they are undone you can rotate the header until it comes out, it sometimes seems impossible to get out, then it just falls out, then you wonder how does it go back in?
simples really
i've done it heaps of times on my 08 1125r
take the muffler off, support the bike underneath
remove rear wheel, remove rear shock, undo o2 sensor
let the swingarm hang down making sure it misses rear brake lever or you'll scratch the swingarm (i know)
then with various 1/4 drive extentions, wobblers etc you can get to all the nuts, once they are undone you can rotate the header until it comes out, it sometimes seems impossible to get out, then it just falls out, then you wonder how does it go back in?
simples really
Yep, 1125r![up] Beautifully wrapped headers though!
I took it apart like the links above show. Sure seems like alot to mess with for 4 bolts.[down]
Anywho, headers are off and painted, everything is hangin up in the garage dryin over night now, Tomorrow we will put it all back together. Wake-n-bake! Well after work anyway.
This isn't the easy way getting there, but once you're to this point, everything is accessible. Valve check is next, then on to some other stuff.
Finished 'curing' tonight, looks good, dinged it once on the 2 screw header cover with the flash light[down], ohh well, was bound to happen, at least I dont have to tear her down to fix. Though I'm prepping myself to have to do that come winter. I read alot of people saying it dosnt last that long, I just might give her a once over when the time comes. Tomorrow morning I have to run to my parents house to work on there Envoy, bout a half hour, Thats the next test run. Not bad for $12. Here are the before and after.
