Topic: Does "slip on" really mean slip on?

[Lenny55]

Read lots about "slip on" exhausts, but no real definition of them.  Checked the FAQ and searched but, still unclear.  Do they really just slip on?  Does the seam have to be sealed or something?

Lenny.

[gmonkey]

I could be totally wrong here but to me slip-on means as opposed to weld-on.  It's held on with a clamp.

[Lenny55]

Oh, I see.  There is a seam on my pipes where the muffler meets the header that definitely isn't clamped, but doesn't seem to be welded either.

[Kframe]

Oh, I see.  There is a seam on my pipes where the muffler meets the header that definitely isn't clamped, but doesn't seem to be welded either.

Any way you could post a picture of the junction in question?
-K

[kck3]

It is my understanding that "slip on pipes" are just that- you slip them on the header pipe.  They are held on to the pipe with a clamp and then bolted up near the end of the pipe to the frame of the bike.

[MaaseyRacer]

My dads Yamaha FZ1 has a slip on exhaust. It just "slips on" the exhaust pipe and is tensioned in place with a spring.  Most the the time, "slip on" is "slip on" with some sort of tensioning piece to hold everything snug.

[Lenny55]

Interesting, I can post a pic of my exhaust tomorrow, it's too dark right now.  There were some little puffs of white smoke coming from the seam yesterday, and it got me wondering about how they were attached. Also the megaphones are in much better shape than my headers.  My exhaust is 4 into 2 by the way.

[gmonkey]

Oh, I see.  There is a seam on my pipes where the muffler meets the header that definitely isn't clamped, but doesn't seem to be welded either.

Can be held on with rust too.  Rust works great. 

[Lenny55]

Too true.