how to remove and repack a vintage motorcycle muffler exhaust baffel silencer with fiberglass
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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In this how to video, I demonstrate the proper procedure and steps needed to remove and repack a vintage motorcycle muffler exhaust silencer baffle with fiberglass
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That polishing machine is BAD ASS!
I am English and am very familiar with the BSBWSH (British Standard Bees Wax Shaped Hole) series of fasteners.
Over here, we can buy ready made adapters from any hardware store. Unfortunately the British Standard mandates that these be made of chocolate.
Glad to see that you come up with a permanent solution to the problem.
+Chris Williams I'll watch for them on fleabay. I would thing the Chinese will be knocking off the BSBWSH originals at some point in the future. Probably.
I did the same on my ebike exhaust and it is now as silent as it was 10 years ago. Thank you very mutch!
What made me laugh is the buffing mahine.
Great vid as always, nice to see you continually adding good quality tools to your collection.
I love the packing material. Chosen with care. Made me laugh for 10 minutes.
+Lucky Goose it's the good stuff !
The english motorcycle muffler screen scissors, high temp muffler wire, and english security bolts were pretty good too.
my son and I love these vids! we are both avid motorcycle enthusiests, especially cafe bikes. we recently watched the how to video of the screwdriver and such. BAAADAASSS! keep 'em coming man!
+George Mcmillan hey, thanks for watching George !
Freaking genius! I never knew how to remove those European security bolts! I always had to cut them off, drill them out, and then tap and die it! This will save me weekends of time. You're the best!
+beau danner you are very, very welcome !
Ichiban replied to my post!!!! Totally geeking out! :)
+Raphael Pilon never heard of them. My cousins name is Allen. Are you saying HE can do it?? I hope not. He's a moron.
Its an allen key bolt
Or torx bit...
wow there's no way I could have made this video look real without laughing or snickering good job
mufflers are serious business
Those bolts are socket head cap screws, they require an allen wrench to unscrew - Or a custom made adapter like you created.
Candy floss works really well too!
I must keep an eye out for those diamond Swiiss shears your grand dad left you. Great tool....the shears that is.
+Mason Ringbinder I have a saved search and alert set up on ebay
It's actually best to keep the mice inside the muffler as they keep insects from building nests inside the muffler, as long as you keep feeding them when you cover the bike with insect netting so they don't starve they are beneficial to your bike thanks for the videos keep it up!
+big dolla I totally forgot about insects !
Hold on big spender, you could have used free dryer lint. That is renewable high therminal protection and sound absorbing fluff, almost free of animal droppings.
Most honorable Ichiban sir and superb mechanic it would give us great pleasures to offer to you highest of quality tools.
Going to town with that buffer!
I LOVE this guys vids! Subtle humor - hilarious.
Seriously Dude - I'm going to add this to my inspiring stuff pile. Can I add you to my will? I think I should.
Dude, your killing it. I just pulled a abdominal muscle from laughing...
That's bad ass making a tool out of screw to remove those English security bolts, normally I use chopstick and took me days!
my grandmother has a vast chopstick collection
An Allen key would have saved that emery paper.
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Those english screws are called Allen Screws, if you search on ebay you can find allen keys which are like a hexagon "L" screwdriver
They are made that way so that they can be used around corners.
This guy rocks! Special tool to remove allen bolts, and sure no vintage muffler packing is complete without some proper aged mouse poop! ROFLMAO!!!
Said that, seems like a person who loves his work!
+Daniel Lemberg I do, I do ! :)
Wow, an excellent idea making your own tool to undo the British baffle bolts. I've been using a hacksaw blade to cut a slot in them to use a conventional screw driver for years! Your method is much better. Thanks for the tip my friend.
+Triumph Rascal (Triumphrascal) and I'll be ready for the next brittish muffler that come in
tool selection is over the top 😀
right tool for the job dad always said
I like how you kept talking after "make sure you pick the poop out" like you didn't just say that lol. Good video
it would burn off anyway.. but why not pick it out before assembly
I can't stop watching your educational channel... great laugh...keep going...please...
thanks for watching !
That is one bad ass hand polisher you have, works better and faster than my power drill. I gotta get me one of those!
and it never lets me down
That security adapter was bad ass!
+arcadeuk I keep running across the cam things
i love how you made that diy bolt extractor tool same principle applies when removing rounded bolts with a round wrench 🔧...
thank you man i really needed this
That is Awesome tip!. I have some of that packing material in my attic.
now that's convenient !
Now I can tell my neighbors to shove it with the noise complaints. Thanks Ichiban!
+PistnRods good mufflers make good neighbors or is it good weed makes good neighbors?
LOOOOL
im baffled!
badass toolmaking
Awesome! Just what I needed.
those scissors are way to big
i dropped my smaller scissors in the shag carpet and have yet to find them
Man you make the Dollar store look like a swanky place
never finish watching your video without laughing so hard
I don't have muffler screen can I use my wife's stockings I think they are heat resistant as she says she feels hot in them !
and attach stocking mesh with green zip tie or heat resistant construction tape ?
+Jeffrey Butt temperature grade assembly tape is a good replacement for muffler wire and is much cheaper than green zip ties
And can you help with some advice on balancing carbs please? I had them on the scales for ages and they are exactly the same weight,a perfect balance but my bike still won't run nice. What am I doing wrong?
+Andrew Wilson maybe one carb is alloy and one is iron? watch my DIY Vacuum Manometer video on how to balance carbs.
make sure the carb oppsite the kick stand is slightly heavier because the handlebars won't turn if it isn't
Fun to read all the retarded comments on this stupid comment lol
Sweet! the ultimate minimalist...
Good day all : I have moderate experience with 2 stroke exhaust systems and similar problems . Fiber glass packing in exhaust systems . I disassembled and repaired exhausts on old Yamaha's , Kawasaki's and Suzuki's with fiber glass packing . The glass packing was most often the same problem ; moderately packed with carbon and congealed unburnt 2 stroke oil . They were most often found with fiber glass packing that had been pushed to the rear end of the mufflers by the exhaust pressure . This in itself clogged the mufflers and caused twin and triple cylinder bikes to be not revving freely and "Fighting Themselves" . This condition I found on Yamaha RD 350's / 400's , Kawasaki 350's/500's and 750's and Suzuki 250's twins . Removing the baffles , pulling out all the old jammed fiber glass packing , next was to mount each baffle in a vice and use a propane torch to heat up area by area on each baffle around the outside . As each small area was torched , a wire brush was used to scrape away all the black junk off the baffle . When they were all finished and reinstalled the exhaust systems were certainly much more free flowing and much easier revving engines with cylinders not fighting each other . Even a lot of licensed mechanics could easily overlook clogged mufflers with unequal cylinders and wrongly think that it's due to worn cylinders/pistons or even some wrongly believed it was time to re - jet carbs . Over the years I spoke to a pair of 2 stroke snowmobile owners and they also have removed old fiber glass packing congealed with old cooked 2 stroke oil that was clogging their mufflers and like me both would never put fiber glass packing into their mufflers again . Another thing was to use only synthetic 2 stroke oil you can't go wrong with that . The cleanliness of the exhaust was better , better cold starts with smoother acceleration , much less smoke etc . Hope that I've been some help for you all ! bye bye for now .
What are you supposed to use then ? I have an old 1969 Yamaha AT1 Enduro, and someone took out the whole silencer baffle, and it's to loud for my neighborhood ? I can't find any OEM, so I ordered a 4" baffle that is 1 1/2" at the end to fit. Just a small pipe with holes, but I'm thinking it's still going to be too loud, that's why I'm here.
@@dronai The only thing I could suggest there would be to try to find a good used replacement baffle or a whole exhaust of that same model bike . These are sometimes available through the cycle wreckers . You might be able to leave your name with the wreckers and they will search the system for you to locate that replacement exhaust . There also may be up to 5 or 6 other models of Yamahas that are 1 or 2 years older or 1 or 2 years newer that also may use that same exhaust . that would help your search . You might be able to search the system with your own private computer to locate another whole exhaust that you could clean and install . Hope this helps you .
if you do not have allen screw wrenches you can use a bolt of the right size.
It is also a 6 sided pattern and you can put 2 nuts at the end to lock it in place.
Or take a long bold and and band it 45 degrees and you have a simple wrench.
Hello 👋 nice working👍 informative content
Sure am Glad Most British Companies use Metric now
I want to see Ichiban's wentworth adapter, Great video!
from metric or imperial
in the netherlands we use that kind of bolt all the time. this kind of bolt is not so easy to mess up so its easier to use. We call it imbus.
+Thomas Timmermans "imbus" lol
+Thomas Timmermans I need to search for an entire set of imbus
the tool is called an Allen Key everyone should have one for goodness sake.
nuther way bad ass instructional video
"make sue you pick out the little mouse poops"
that's solid advice right there
Great vids, new fan here.... I wish, if possible to make a tuttorial how to bad ass clean a windshield
+Ricardo Tavares I will add that to the video list !
Thanks Ichiban! Looking forward!
+Ricardo Tavares send me your dirty windshield and I will use it in the how to video :)
Great, that will be totally bad ass! Sure, I´m going for a road trip this weekend, I´ll sending you the windshield asap...
Great video, thanks! One question, for real you don't have Allen keys in your workshop? It's the first time I hear "European standard bolts". I thought Allen keys were popular all over the world...
cripes , just by a screwdriver bit set , those tools are in there for that .Andy while your at it get some calipers , there quite important for accuracy . \
I hate those British muffler security bolts so hard to get out hahaha
+TheDrummist88 ikr such odd thing
Allen screw
He made his own tool! Haha! Not tight at all!
they're bloody allen head for christ sakes
That's the joke people. Same with the "micron respirator" and the wall insulation for baffle packing
its weird occasionally i find a similar British bolt on my italian or japanese motorcycles but I guess they all share parts around the world. need to get some sandpaper and make myself an adapter like u
maybe the funniest thing I've seen in a while. that buffing wheel was hard to top.
works badass !
Yeah there's no way the rust came off that muffler with the contraception he was using. Just use some steel wool andl some metal polish. It's not like it's a trade secret.
What R value do you use? I use R15 for the summer and R25 for the winter cause its cold in Canada I also use a small allen key to poke the insulation right into the little baffle holes seems to keep the pipe a little warmer. ,,Just sayin
+Triplescanada I used RRR values... thanks for the excellent tips from the great white north !
Good one. The pipe came up really nice How hard you compress the packing will have an effect on the sound, and how loud it is
+Paul Ford simple rule- the looser, the less louder
i love this guy !
Damnn this is epic.. i will share your great work in my blog hahaaa..
haha ! why thank you so much !
That diamond paper is some BADASS stuff. Funny I can't find it at the store.
maybe Nickel Town Customs?
That's badass making your own tools , probably takes 2 hour to make or you buy a set it comes handy
And the scissors where did you get it ?
He didn't charge extra for the mouse poop, what a guy.
thankyou for your video.
perhaps i will try with my car old muffler. ^ ^
Thank you for the tutorial. I followed all the steps and with great success. However I am stuck at cutting the muffler screen. I can’t find 1/2” screen cutting scissors anywhere. I tried Amazon and flee bay but to no avail. Please post a link so I can finish my project. Thank you.
very useful
I'm building a electroplating bath and I'm having problems suspending the little nickel squares in the bath without contamination from the wire or solder.
I don't feel like paying £28 for a titanium cage that won't fit well so any suggestions ?
Next try is with jumper clamps chopped of garbage held up with bolt and nut so i can adjust height but I'm open to suggestions.
Wow, what did you do to remove that rust from the exhaust? That is chrome right? I have a honda cm 125 and I've been wondering about how to make the chrome look better. I'm gonna blast and spray the frame and bits, probably take the wheels apart, buff the hubs rims and replace the spokes, but I don't wanna strip the chrome from the accessories and tank it's value. I also don't wanna pay a tonne of money for re-chroming :P
You can also use steel wool to pack your baffles and it will probably last a lot longer.
i shall try that !
Worked for me. I used back in the 70s for my CB350 after I got a ticket with drag pipes on it (young and dumb) and it worked so well , I left it in until I sold the bike.
I thought you might be interested in my latest discovery, inspired by your good self. Upon realising I was short on diamond paper I realised I should find an alternative. I cut a length of fabric reinforced pressure sensitive tape and inverted it on my workbench. A layer or organic ground aggregate was evenly spread on it,pressed and then the excess placed back into the sandpit. Et viola, a fresh custom graded abrasive paper!
+Andrew Wilson bad ass ! check out my angle grinder video !
This guy is a nut
Is there a big hole where the insulation used to be in your loft pmsl
Just found this video... WOW ... The comments or the video! LMAO ....Fak ME!
Are those bolts not allen acrews? They certainly look like it.
im in canada and we dont call them english bolts its called WORLDWIDE allen keys
who is this allen guy?
Ichiban Moto wow you really dumb
interdit no tresspassing yes . everyone in the world uses ellen key except murica .
...... because 'murica !!!!
Hey Itchie, I hope the harsh remarks of your arctic neighbour haven't dashed your confidence - whatever Monsieur La Canada thinks, we believe in you!
Is This Old Tony doing motorcycle repairs?
6 sided pattern? You mean an Allen head bolt? Those are pretty standard at hardware stores
Maybe they are where you live Mr fancy pants.
They are even standard at furniture stores .
hahaha nice one with a scissors etc man great videos
subs from me
thanks for watching and sharing ! :D
Nice video... bad ass!
Omg it's a allen key for fs sake man, not a six sided pattern
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@@jaishetty8586 these people worry me! To think these people walk amongst us it's mind blowing.
You guys kidding?!? That buffer wheel is sweet old school, my old shop was full of DIY tools, sure it takes more time, but what's the rush when it comes to perfection?
I used on my exhaust fiberglass and warped it around many times. I see you use fiberglass cotton to wrap the exhaust. Am I going to have problems? Do I have to remove it?
I'm needing to replace the cats on my parts truck, I think I could save myself the trouble of getting new parts and just repack them. Ichiban, were would be the place to order that performance grade packing material?
Tabby or ginger depending on the year of your truck
hello you can used fiberglass insulance to repack the muffler
glass has a very high melting point
hex drive tamper-proof security bit is what they are called :) There are many shapes and sizes, however the point is to stop people from walking along with there budget screwdriver set for 1 usd 99p pound store and removing them. Some are put in places that require human protection, E.G park benches, other places are used in gadgets, mains plugs + current and toys which stop children from attempting to open them to self service, However due to the fact we now have Ebay and Amazon, kids are able to just go online and buy these sets, where as before the days of the Net people had to order them in specifically from certain tool makers. P.S im UK was born in the 80s and as a child i loved taking things apart, sadly my Nintendo NES had these screws deep into the case and i always had to wonder in my wildest dreams what was inside that shell :( So i just got the radiator bleed key and opened the valves to see where the water come from :D
I can't believe they dont have allan keys in japan (you are in japan right?) I think you guys have a better version of philips screws and a type of star key right?
love your video haha
Holy shit that was phenomenal! 😂
Ever heard of an Allen key wrench set?
They looked like everyday allen head screws
+Trev S who is allen?
Ichiban Moto its used on bolts and screws normally made from high tensile steel or exotic metals
+Trev S why can't they just use common fasteners. .. jeez
Ichiban Moto Allen key screws & bolts are of a higher grade material & specification - with tensile strength 2-3 times that of ordinary bolts
+Trev S seems silly for something as simple as a baffle
pink panther insulation works the best
wont that rust ?
Torx...js screwdriver. Hahahha #1 tip phillips
hello wondering if you can help, my exhaust baffle broke from inside the exhaust and i have no idea how to remove it. so its bouncing around the cylinder while riding..
i need tips on repairing a 2004 flywing mx150 Silencer its missing entire baffle and end cap. the end cap looks like it was torn off during a wheelie or something and it bent the very end of the silencer so i had to cut off about an inch of the piping still have a ton of space but now has zero mounts for baffle or end cap im a machinist but i dont know the assembly or whats needed
Is this what a benadryl trip feels like?
I swear either this guy works part time somewhere else or his relatives. Because I I get shit packed just like that sent to me all the time.
Classic!
You ever heard of a hex key/allen key? Why are you making adapters?
even the icecream van sells allen key sets.
don't you have alan keys in the USA
In the U.S. of A. we use keys for open and locking doors...not hardware removal, and we don't give them silly names like that, something more badass like maybe......
+Branden Burnett In Norway we call them umbraco keys/tools
they are some type of British security fastener
No we don't..but we do have Keven keys they are almost the same but left handed .
I thought that to..lol
Lmao that polishing though
you make jest, but i got many a 5th place finish in the late 90's with some r-12 jammed in the FUCKINRIVETEDSILENCERCAN to get through whatever race i couldnt afford to be at...