• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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250-500cc pipe on wr300 hitting rad

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kelwar

Husqvarna
AA Class
The bottom of my left rad is completely smashed in from my pipe hitting the bottom of it every time I jump over a log it pushes up and hits it I have enduro designs rad braces but I wouldnt think they would move the rad over enough to cause a problem but who knows..... but has any one else had this problem and can you get a skid plate that goes over the pipe to protect it? thanks I have only 4 rides on the bike its driving me nuts every time I break some thing I cant seem to keep it like new
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The pipe isn't strong enough to take log hits, it's bent. You could try a FMF Gnarly pipe (much thicker). Pipe gaurds keep them from getting dented, but the will still bend an contact the rad. I made a kevlar skid plate that extends and wraps around my pipe, but nobody makes anything like it and it's not an easy thing to make.
 
Yeah I was hoping the pipe would be a little tougher than that I was going to fab up an aluminum skid plate but I always end up riding it instead
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the pipe does look fine though no kinks or dents but there is only 1/4'' between the pipe and rad (also pushed in though) and I seem to remember almost a 1/2" when it was new. I only remember one "direct" log hit on the second ride but I didnt think it was near hard enough to bend it but I guess I was wrong ..... good excuse for a new pipe and silencer I guess
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1/4" gap is fine, as long as there is no contact. Try loosening your pipe mounts and tweeking it a little.
 
I ended up taking the pipe off last night and I used the port a power and the spreader attachment to straight it back out and now I have an inch of clearance
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Thanks I was surprised how easy it bent back I thought it would dent the pipe when I tried to spread it a part but it went right back into shape with out damaging it
 
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