rivets on TBR muffler came off

[Spyder Tony]

Got home from a ride and noticed I had lost the last 4 rivets on my Two Bros Racing exhaust popped off (where the pipe on the bike meets the exhaust). Didn't have a rivet gun, so called muffler shops (becaused they opened b4 the powersports dealers). Muffler shops won't touch it, so waited until the powersports dealer opened. Twin Cities Motorsports told me to bring it down, replaced the missing rivets with steel ones, ordered a couple of parts for a Campaign my bike needed, adjusted my e-brake, and printed up a full service history on the bike (as I bought this one used) from the previous owner and his dealership. In the end, the grand total was $30 for the labor (even though my bike was back there at least an hour and a half).

I knew when I bought the bike that the rivets were loose, but it was discomforting to know I was on a 300 mile ride and nothing (but the bracket) was holding my TBR on. First thing I did was search this site and found this thread which laid out exactly what to do:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-on-Muffler-loose!!!&highlight=muffler+rivets

Want to send thanks to Spyderlovers members for again helping out when I was in a jam; and thanks to Twin Cities for hooking me up with the rivet job, campaign repairs, and bike history. Thanks to y'all I'll be attending a 200 mile ride tomorrow:yes::yes::yes:

 

[ChasingWind]

Glad your back on the road - but if the rivets fell out probably a good warning - for your TBR to be re-packed --they sell the kit online - easy to do - just a thought


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[Chupaca]

Here too..!!

have had the rivets pop off my Hindel exhaust also. Stainless rivets at that where possible replaced them with screws the rest with new rivets...rubber mounted the muffler to keep vibrations down...hyea: