bikelee Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Yes they still are available from MPH Cycles in Houston Texas. I just bought a set last week. Leon Mirsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandozip Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Are these still available??? Yes Ordered a set on 3/11/08 from MPH and Installed them this morning rattle gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Anthony managed to get some orders elsewhere and we will be able to make the shims for the $59 price. Of the 25 sets I have ordered from the machine shop, 20 are spoken for. The Ten from this forum are … Bill Hagan 1 Droydx 1 Anthony 2 Skeeve 1 Rocketman 1 Martin Barret 1 Frank Long 1 Guzzista 1 Mr. Bean 1 These individuals should e-mail me with shipping addresses. If I have left anyone out let me know. The five unclaimed sets will be first come first serve. When the sets arrive a month or so from now, I will write the lucky recipients with the shipping costs and ship out when I receive a check. Anthony and I are not good businessmen and you guys are getting a deal so don’t expect fancy things like warranties. Thanks guys for a great forum and help with my bike when I needed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scura R Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 These are still available from MPH Cycles in Houston Texas. I got mine in the beginning of july. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi1 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 just installed the shims and i am happy. pipe is tight and the pinging and low rpm hiccup/backfire are gone. the man said he has only one set left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkat Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 When I installed these shims a couple of years ago they worked great and then they eventually started to loosen up. I put some high temp sealer on them which worked for a little while and then I lost one of the shims, so Todd sent me another one. But even with the high temp sealant they do not work at all. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino1369 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I know this is an older thread but I also know its pinned for a reason. Anyone know if these are still being produced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scura R Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Last summer, not long after I mounted these shims, my right head pipe cracked, and I welded it. This summer my left cracked, and I welded again. Both cracked just a few cm from the head. I believe it has to do with these shims being solid and not (a little) flexible, as the original shims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grossohc Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Last summer, not long after I mounted these shims, my right head pipe cracked, and I welded it. This summer my left cracked, and I welded again. Both cracked just a few cm from the head. I believe it has to do with these shims being solid and not (a little) flexible, as the original shims. Or it could be coincidence, there has been a few cases of cracked exhaust pipes without the use of these shims, some have even cracked without having the crossover pipe!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeve Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I know this is an older thread but I also know its pinned for a reason. Anyone know if these are still being produced? Not AFAIK; it was a one-time deal [which is why we needed to preorder, to get an accurate estimate of the # to produce so the lead wouldn't be out of pocket for a ton of shims nobody would buy.] Since the only reason the stock units fail is because they get cranked down hard enough to keep the front x-over from flopping about & crushed to death from the added pressure, it may be the easiest thing to do to take a piece of stainless wire & weld it at each end to one of the headers and the x-over, so that you only have to crank down the connection btw the two enough to get a good seal, & the wire [fairly heavy gauge, obviously] can do the job of stabilizing the x-over's positioning. Someone else suggested just welding the x-over to the header on one side, but that would be pretty tough to undo if you ever needed to, whereas a heavy wire could be cut & redone when needed w/o too much hassle. It might even have sufficient flexibility to prevent cracking of the header(s), & if done on the back side btw the headers & the engine, wouldn't even be very visible should you need to cut the wire & grind off the stubs at some future date. Ride on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino1369 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Well it cost me nothing to fix it. I had a sheet of exhaust gasket material that I cut 2 strips and put 1 in the back side of each. Took the rattle right out and since the center is metal, crush to tight fit. No leaks or blowout for 500 miles so far. Yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banco Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Great idea- i'm in for a set for my ,04 Ballabio cheers Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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