Guest August BB Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Haha, yeah. After opening the box, I looked at it, thought it was cool since that is one surefire way to get the package delivered safely. But then taking it out was a real pain. But I suppose sacrificing convenience for your exhaust to be delivered perfectly is well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acenturian Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 That looks and sounds AWSOME!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Hey August. How was the finish on your header pipe. I was a little disappointed with mine. The top is pretty scratched up due to what I'm assuming is the flanges moving around on the pipes. I was shocked they didn't have them taped in place or something. Also there is a few spots of some blackish goo I'll need to clean off. And there are spots that have general scuffing, one that's about two inches on and right on the most prominently visible bend. Don't get me wrong. Overall, it looks great, but much lower production quality than I expected from Yoshi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August BB Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 No rubber bands holding the header flanges in place? Yes, mine had some black stuff on it as well. And there were light scratches/scuffs on the header pipes and on the muffler. I've never ordered exhausts before and so I didn't think much of it. I'm ignorant in this realm. You can see mine had rubber bands holding the flanges. And the black stuff was around the middle bend around the welding points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 No rubber bands holding the header flanges in place? Yes, mine had some black stuff on it as well. And there were light scratches/scuffs on the header pipes and on the muffler. I've never ordered exhausts before and so I didn't think much of it. I'm ignorant in this realm. You can see mine had rubber bands holding the flanges. And the black stuff was around the middle bend around the welding points. Thanks for the pic. Nope, no rubber bands on mine, they were just free to flop around, and the scratches prove it.... Oh well, I guess I'll get it installed and probably still love it to death :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted November 6, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2014 I would contact Yoshi and send them some photos of the damage. Maybe you can get them to send you a free fender eliminator or something instead of having them replace the pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I would contact Yoshi and send them some photos of the damage. Maybe you can get them to send you a free fender eliminator or something instead of having them replace the pipes. Good advice. I decided to give them a call and they asked that I ship it back and they will replace it. That's not an awesome situation.....I don't know whether to just deal with it or send it in. Will probably be another month or two before I'd get a replacement..... Edit: oh, and August, sorry, they said it has to have not been install to send it back, but I'm guessing you're loving yours and don't want to send it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August BB Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Ship it back on your own dime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Ship it back on your own dime? Oh, good question! I'll have to figure that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hobbs Posted November 6, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 6, 2014 OMG! This packing material takes for ever to get through! jpg What the hell did they do, fill the box with syntactic foam?! Stable for shipping at least. Everything went braap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member motomeek Posted November 6, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 6, 2014 Interesting packaging method. And nice sound bite @abb. Can't wait til you're done breaking it in to enjoy the sound of it then. Hope you wear ear plugs! Instagram: @meekmade | You don't need to flat foot a bike to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricochet08 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Interesting packaging method. And nice sound bite @abb. Can't wait til you're done breaking it in to enjoy the sound of it then. Hope you wear ear plugs! I should really look into some ear plugs soon :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Interesting packaging method. And nice sound bite @abb. Can't wait til you're done breaking it in to enjoy the sound of it then. Hope you wear ear plugs! Do you have the silencer in or out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member motomeek Posted November 7, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 7, 2014 Interesting packaging method. And nice sound bite @abb. Can't wait til you're done breaking it in to enjoy the sound of it then. Hope you wear ear plugs! Do you have the silencer in or out? If you're asking me, I have it in. Instagram: @meekmade | You don't need to flat foot a bike to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Do you have the silencer in or out?If you're asking me, I have it in. I was asking you and you have to wear plugs with the silencer?! Is it that loud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member motomeek Posted November 7, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 7, 2014 If you're asking me, I have it in. I was asking you and you have to wear plugs with the silencer?! Is it that loud? Haha, you want to save your hearing or not? You should be wearing plugs regardless. Wind noise is a killer. But yes, don't let the nice low grumble fool you. You'll hear your cilia (the hairs in your ear that don't regenerate) dying (that ringing noise you get) after a nice ride out without them. Instagram: @meekmade | You don't need to flat foot a bike to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I was asking you and you have to wear plugs with the silencer?! Is it that loud? Haha, you want to save your hearing or not? You should be wearing plugs regardless. Wind noise is a killer. But yes, don't let the nice low grumble fool you. You'll hear your cilia (the hairs in your ear that don't regenerate) dying (that ringing noise you get) after a nice ride out without them. Hahaha. Wow. OK. Yeah. My last Yoshi wasn't that loud with the silencer in. I ride with plugs above 40 mph, but I have a reeeeealy quiet helmet (unlike my last one that required plugs on every ride). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August BB Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I had to use an ear plug even before installing the muffler because of the wind noise in my helmet. I'm guessing Shark Raws have more wind noise than a full face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acenturian Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Mine arrived today Now just need to find the time to rip off the boat anchor stock stuff and put on the Yoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hooooooooooly Effffffff! OMG, this is pure audio pleasure! The sound bites do it absolutely no justice. And yes, it's LOUD LOUD LOUD without the silencer. With the silencer in, I still feel like full on hooligan mode This all happended because I was talking to my buddy who was comparing the scratches with the time it would take to ship it back and get a replacement, and then, what if the replacement was the same? That said, we went ahead and installed it. After hearing it, no regrets! Also, almost all of the scratches and blemishes are not in visible locations, so I'm ok with that. Taking our time, it took us about an hour, maybe 1.5. It really helps to have four hands in a couple places (especially holding up the right rear-set while trying to manuver and bolt the muffler band/bracket, to the bracket installed on the frame) though most of it can easily be done by yourself. IMPORTANT!! If you want the silencer in, you really should do it with the muffler off the bike. The bolt that holds the silencer in is on the inside near the swingarm and I don't think it can be installed while on the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August BB Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 @bigity were you able to torque the silencer bolt to 8lbs? My freaking head got stripped even before hitting 8lbs. Luckily I loctited it, so hopefully that is enough to hold the bolt in place. But yes, even with the silencer in, it is very loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August BB Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Mine arrived today Now just need to find the time to rip off the boat anchor stock stuff and put on the Yoshi Pics when installed! Oh forgot, you too @bigity ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigity Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 @bigity were you able to torque the silencer bolt to 8lbs? My freaking head got stripped even before hitting 8lbs. Luckily I loctited it, so hopefully that is enough to hold the bolt in place. But yes, even with the silencer in, it is very loud. Wait, huh? It stripped? You're talking about the head of the bolt, not the threads, right? Were you using a Standard or Metric Allen wrench? If you used the wrong one it definitely could strip easily. I think these were all metric. I don't have a torque wrench that works down to 8ft/lbs. So I had to use my 6-years-auto-tech-wrist-torque-wrench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acenturian Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Quick question all...did you have to drop radiator to get to the bolts? I was looking yesterday and that looks like a tight fit between header pipe bolts and back of the radiator??? Thanks AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August BB Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 To get in there you need a smaller ratchet drive. Like 1/4 inch. But no, I didn't have to do anything with the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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