How To Clean Motorcycle Exhaust Ports

Clean with a cloth and soapy water to remove major gunk and grime using an old toothbrush to clean hard to reach spots.

How to clean motorcycle exhaust ports. All the way back to the exhaust tip. This cleaning must be done outside to minimise the risk of inhaling acid fumes. Motorcycle exhaust pipes turn blue as a result of extreme heat passing through them.

Lay newspaper out on work area. Generally I never clean silencer as it is hidden inside the panels Yamaha R3 2 Thanks 8th November 2017 0045. I cleaned the carb and fired it up for maybe 10 minutes and it was still smoking.

There is no need to gasket match the exhaust ports to the header or manifold. The quickest way to get rid of the discolouration is to use an acid to etch away the corrosion. Smooth the same sorts of casting.

Though not on my motorcycle silencer but I used Cif to clean the induction motor of the kitchen chimney once. The cleaning agent is high acid content heavy duty toilet bowl cleaner. Dans Motorcycle Power Valves.

The engine is the heart of your vehicle and like our hearts they work best if kept in the best possible condition. Clean the ports with some contact cleaner and check to make sure the studs and the threads are in good shape. I had problems with leaks on my bike until I replaced the gaskets.

Begin the cleaning process by spraying your motorcycle exhaust pipes with a commercial metal cleaner. Stand your cold motorcycle near the drain with a hosepipe connected and in close proximity. Ive run into my fair share of blue motorcycle pipes during my restoration days.