Re: Silencer rechroming

Posted by Hendred on Feb 09, 2015; 6:31pm
URL: http://silk-motorcycles.221.s1.nabble.com/Silencer-rechroming-tp5001255p5001257.html

Yes.  There is a thread on the page before this about repacking the silencer.  Was pretty straight forward.  I decided to use the fibreglass wool packing, somebody else was going to use stainless.  Pay your money and take your pick.  I used this packing, it expands on heating and filled the silencer nicely:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-Exhaust-Can-Silencer-Re-Packing-Wadding-Sheet-450mm-x-1m-High-Quality-/181633559294?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4a342afe 

Take out the cap head screw and remove the aluminium endcap.  It is a tight fit.  Remove wire gauze and old packing, if there is any left.  Look down the silencer and you will see a pipe. Cut a piece to fill the space around the pipe and stuff into the silencer.  Cut another piece to fit around gauze, enough to make a snug fit between gauze and silencer body. Insert into silencer, replace end cap.  Start engine and allow to heat up.  Job done.  

Made a big difference to the running of the bike.