skyhawk expansion exaust

[sly_wheelz]

So i have had my exaust on my bike for maybe a month and today on my way to work i noticed it get a little louder and i thought maybe it was loose but i was on my way to work and didnt have time to stop... i than felt a little wobble, loss of power and the bike revved very high and was loud as F**k. i looked down and my shiny new exaust was gone.... after further inspection i realized it was due to poor welding, my studs, bolts, nuts, washers, seal and very end of exaust are still attached. I work at 4:30 in the morning and the ride is a 5 mile ride, i had to pedal half of it and ended up puking my brains out when i got to work, i must be out of shape... but all in all my main message is that i dont really recommend this exaust, i know products vary from each individual item and i may have just received the only crappy one but this is my story and it sucked.

 

[MotorBicycleRacing]

I don't know of a skyhawk expansion exaust so your warning isn't helpful?

What expansion chamber were you using?
Do you have a link or pic and where you bought it from?

 

[sly_wheelz]

It's the one spooky tooth sells, at least I know one of there pics of it says sky hawk on it.

 

[dodge dude94]

Is it the chrome banana pipe?

 

[sly_wheelz]

Yeah that's the one

 

[Dan]

Man Sly, that ain't fun.

 

[Kioshk]

I had something similar happen with the larger BGF pipe. Fortuneately it hooked around my downpost, and I had the muffler-end secured. Was about 3 miles from my destination at about 3AM. Took the chance and rode home "naked". Loud as ****, but actually ran like a beast. My school of thought is you can ride short distances without your exhaust in emergencies; no real risk of longterm damage.

 

[maniac57]

Don't blame the pipe for failing unless you had it mounted correctly. Hanging ANY pipe on only the exhaust studs will cause problems and breakage.
Rig up a second mount of some kind to keep it from flopping around and you will be MUCH less likely to run over it again.