Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Mister Fishfinger]

Sounds like it will do the job then. Good luck.

[KiwiCol]

You can get a high temp epoxy 'glue' as well. Safe for engine temps (285 degrees c from memory) & not bothered by petrol / oil either. Sets in 5 min, can be filed / drilled etc.

[Dave]

Hi thanks for adding me. New to this stripped down the bike looking for a pair of pipes to go on my 02 any ideas.

Thanks

[gsxbarmy]

Assuming you want to retain the wheelbarrow look on your K2, maybe look at the range of cans from Beowulf, well made, not stupid money, I had a set of Tri-ovals on mine and was very happy with them.
http://www.beowulf-performance-products.com/

Another option are Blueflame
https://www.blueflameperformance.com/

These are just a couple of examples, plenty of choice out there with Growlers, Delkevic etc - any you have your eye on particularly?

[Dave]

Would like a pair but can't find header pipes

[seth]

Remember you'll also need a left twin pipe rear footrest hanger a set are for sale in that section of the forum .
Later models down pipes are better than early model ones and all years will fit as will collectors .
After market pipes and collectors are available .

Google is your friend so is eBay.

[Dave]

Can find headers but do any end cans fit or are they all different

[seth]

Aswell as down pipes you'll also need a 4-2collector and link pipes for the end cans you want to fit .
If your K2 is standard part from the exhaust you should have the correct exhaust and footrest hanger.

[Notty]

Fitted 

[Hooli]

I'd keep the Akra, more power & a bit lighter which you can feel flicking it around in bends. I'll admit twin cans sounds better though.

If that's a full system like mine you'll need down pipes too & selling that setup would probably pay for what you're fitting. I think mine was about £800 new in 2002 according to the receipt I got with the bike.


EDIT: If it's got a PC3/similar to suit the akra it'll need a different map for twin cans too. Although you could just run it stock & sell that as it'll be fine with just non-standard end cans.

[Speedy1959]

 Went for a ride with a mate to a bike meetup place about 35 miles away.
Whilst drinking my coffee I noticed the bloody back wheel seemed very near to the ground.
Yes you guessed ... A puncture.
The tyre only had 6psi left in.
I hadnt noticed anything untoward on my ride....
Soooo
Luckily I have under the seat a " Stop & Go" punture repair kit complete with mini compressor.
No nail sticking out...Just a small hole in the centre of the tread.
It was simple to use and plugged the hole very well.
The compressor took 5 or 6 minutes to reach 35psi.
That was enough till I got to the garage to top up.
When I got hom I wet around the rubber mushroom plug area and very small bubbles were appearing.
The point is the bike got me home just fine..
In fact I would have been happy to ride home from a greater distance and check pressures every 50 miles...

After watching a youtube "howto" I suspect I didnt pull the stem of the mushroom hard enough outwards to seal the head against the inside of the tyre. Hence the small leak.

My local tyre guy is putting a permanent vulcanised repair on today.
Its certainly well worth keeping under the seat.
Recommended.

[grog]

toss the tyre in the bin. no repairs for me.

[seth]

We carry a picture repair kit and a can of tyreweld under the seat of each bike .only use once but got Emma home from Newcastle(300 miles as we couldn't find a place who would repair it there)the kit we have leaves the tyre inseparable so a new tyre was needed but it got her home .
If we'd have been further away or mid Europe it would still have got her home .
I'm happy to use a plugged tyre if repaired by a professional.

[Mister Fishfinger]

...
Soooo
Luckily I have under the seat a " Stop & Go" punture repair kit complete with mini compressor.
...

Top tip, but also - big round of applause to the Suzuki designers who gave us a massive under-seat storage area. It's amazing what you can get in there.

[Mick_J]

I've used plugged tyres a few time with no problem but they have always been professionally fitted mushroom plugs from the inside of the tyre.