Delkevic Slip on Review

[FJools]

I love those blue spot brakes too. Are they clamping on the OEM FJ rotors ? I picked up an R6 front wheel with rotors that I am planning to use.

I have finally amassed all the parts I need to convert so watch this space for a new thread beginning soon.

I also got the Delkevic collector box to replace the rusty dinged originals.

[ribbert]

Ray, yep, I especially like Noel's front brakes....

Haha, I'll tell you all about 'em some time. 

Noel

[MOTOMYSZOR]

On eBay Delkevic sells cans for FJ1200 up to 1990. When I asked if those: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-Steel-Stubby-Oval-350mm-Exhaust-Silencer-Slip-on-FJ1200-3CV-89-90-/271575956677?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
will fit for my 1991 I received this answer:

"While we have heard of clients buying them and fitting them, it is not straight forward".


Anyone know what mean "not straight forward"....... ?

[flips]

Hi Guys.

I went with the tri ovals and collector box and polished some late model headers for my 86 ambulance.
The only installation issues I recall were the heat Shields on the collector had to be removed and the brackets that hold the heat shield on  had to be bent in as they interfered with the lower fairing. Also, I fitted some 15mm noelathane swaybar bushes (red of course) in between the slip on hanger and the outside of the footpeg bracket to gain enough clearance from the swing arm/rear axle.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Yamaha-FJ1200-1986-1993-Stainless-Steel-Exhaust-Header-Collector-Box-/171172237089?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27daa90f2

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tri-Oval-320mm-Stainless-Steel-Exhaust-Silencer-Slip-on-Yamaha-FJ1200-3CV-89-90-/271610505563?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f3d3f695b





Cheers 

Jeff P

[cclase]

Jeff, you've got a beautiful bike!
chris

[ribbert]

Cheers 

Jeff P

Wow Jeff, that is just beautiful.

I notice you have the centre stand on, I couldn't get mine to retract up far enough and left it off. Not so bad now that chain maintenance is no longer an issue but would prefer to have it on.

Noel

[flips]

Cheers  

Jeff P

Wow Jeff, that is just beautiful.

I notice you have the centre stand on, I couldn't get mine to retract up far enough and left it off. Not so bad now that chain maintenance is no longer an issue but would prefer to have it on.

Noel

Hi Chris & Noel.

Thanks for the compliments.The bike has had a slow and incremental series of upgrades since I got it in 97, but is still far from "perfect".

The Centre Stand! .... I knew I forgot something when I was  mentioning installation issues.Thanks for reminding me Noel.
I too had concerns about the centre stand not retracting high enough as the "foot arm" on the centre stand hits the mid pipe in the up position,
not leaving enough road clearance.I ended up heating up the arm with the oxy,putting a piece of 20mm id steel pipe on and bending it forward to gain the clearance.The unfortunate side effect  was reduced mechanical advantage  as the fulcrum point/angle on the " foot arm" was changed making putting the bike on the centre stand more difficult , but still manageable.

I believe it would be possible to fabricate a new  longer more curved " foot arm" to fix this ....wait....or maybe I need to get an 89 swing arm setup with dog bones to raise the ride height to make it easier to put on the centre stand....wait...then I will need to get an RPM rear shock to match the installed RPM fork valves...wait...Then I might have to modify the upper rear shock position as I believe Monkey Mark had some issues.....wait...then I might have to put " a platform shoe" on the side stand as this will be too short....wait......on second thought, maybe its fine the way it is....

Cheers  

Jeff P

[ribbert]

I too had concerns about the centre stand not retracting high enough as the "foot arm" on the centre stand hits the mid pipe in the up position,
not leaving enough road clearance.I ended up heating up the arm with the oxy,putting a piece of 20mm id steel pipe on and bending it forward to gain the clearance.The unfortunate side effect  was reduced mechanical advantage  as the fulcrum point/angle on the " foot arm" was changed making putting the bike on the centre stand more difficult , but still manageable.

Jeff P

Jeff, for different reasons, bad back, I have can no longer easily put my bike on the centre stand.

I made this, I can now put it on the stand in bare feet. Just roll the front wheel up this, put the stand down and will fall back onto it with no effort.
It has a stop so you don't go over the front and even a handle so I don't have bend down and put it in place/pick it up. It took a few mods to get the height and length right and make it so the leading edge bites the floor when the tyre hits it and doesn't shoot out (like the first one)


As you can see, it never got finished beyond prototype stage but I don't believe tidying it up and painting it would make it work any better.

Now, if I just didn't have to bend down to slip the bolts through the CS.......

Noel

[ribbert]

On eBay Delkevic sells cans for FJ1200 up to 1990. When I asked if those: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-Steel-Stubby-Oval-350mm-Exhaust-Silencer-Slip-on-FJ1200-3CV-89-90-/271575956677?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
will fit for my 1991 I received this answer:

"While we have heard of clients buying them and fitting them, it is not straight forward".


Anyone know what mean "not straight forward"....... ?

You might have trouble getting the centre stand to fit. The fact that some do and some don't suggests not everyone is fussed about it retracting as far up as original, assuming we are all using the same mid pipes.

I was lucky, I got some intermediate pipes that someone had paid an exhaust shop to fab up that allowed for a perfect fit, with the centre stand going all the way up. Then I got unlucky, it's been 4 years and many garage tidies since and the bastards still haven't reappeared. I lost them!

Noel

[The General]

I too had concerns about the centre stand not retracting high enough as the "foot arm" on the centre stand hits the mid pipe in the up position,
not leaving enough road clearance.I ended up heating up the arm with the oxy,putting a piece of 20mm id steel pipe on and bending it forward to gain the clearance.The unfortunate side effect  was reduced mechanical advantage  as the fulcrum point/angle on the " foot arm" was changed making putting the bike on the centre stand more difficult , but still manageable.

Jeff P

Jeff, for different reasons, bad back, I have can no longer easily put my bike on the centre stand.

I made this, I can now put it on the stand in bare feet. Just roll the front wheel up this, put the stand down and will fall back onto it with no effort.
It has a stop so you don't go over the front and even a handle so I don't have bend down and put it in place/pick it up. It took a few mods to get the height and length right and make it so the leading edge bites the floor when the tyre hits it and doesn't shoot out (like the first one)


As you can see, it never got finished beyond prototype stage but I don't believe tidying it up and painting it would make it work any better.

Now, if I just didn't have to bend down to slip the bolts through the CS.......

Noel

Pleeeeease tell me there`s rubber under your gadget....such a nice unpolished bonnet?....Bolts thru the Centrestand?. ...Only 29 deg here. 

[Mark Olson]

The center stand can be a bitch to put the fj onto. However if you mod the rear wheel and raise the back end up it becomes really easy. 

[ribbert]

Pleeeeease tell me there`s rubber under your gadget....such a nice unpolished bonnet?....Bolts thru the Centrestand?. ...Only 29 deg here. 
[/quote]

You might be on to something, it slips all over the place when I roll the bike onto it if it's polished and it's a bit of job getting it up there, I'll try it on the ground next time. (btw, that's Saab #3, I bought it just for the roof)

I don't have the centre stand fitted to my bike so when I want to use it, I just poke the bolts through loose, no nuts.

Yeah. been stinking hot down here. I thought I'd ride somewhere for some relief today and the bloody heat's melted all the snow!


(From the summit at Mt Bulla)

650 kms for nothing.

I detoured hundreds of kms just to take this shot for you Doug, an FJ in front of the Flowerdale Pub. An Aprilia in front of the pub just ain't the same, feel free to show this photo around after the weekend and claim ownership. This joint has a veranda just made for drinking and telling lies, particularly when it's chockers with bike riders revelling in a weekend of machines they use to ride and how fast they were on them.

Sounds like a great weekend and the pub is just the sort of place that seems to suit such an event. It is only 30 kms from Broadford.

'

Noel

[scotiafj]

These are one of the the things that I bought for the FJ that I'm 100% happy with. I briefly flirted with the idea of a 4 into 1 but I actually prefer the look of the Delkevics and like the sound so much I dismissed it as fast as I thought of it, I think the look suits the FJ's and I don't care about weight savings, it's not a racing bike and it's down low anyway.



As for durability, mine probably have well over 60,000 kms on them and look like new. They took a few thousands Km's to break in but once they had, the note has remained constant with no deterioration or evidence of repacking  required.

I ran them with the baffles out for a couple of years then decided they were a bit loud and have now had the baffles in for a few years and like the sound.

I polish them lightly every month or so with Autosol. Once a year I remove them and give them a good going over on the rag wheel.

These shots were taken about 6 mths ago on a trip so they were not even particularly clean or recently polished.






Yes, I am very happy with them and think the quality exceeds expectations for the relatively cheap price. They are well built, have lasted well and I expect many more years from them.

What rear brake is this ? 

[ribbert]

What rear brake is this ? 

Mid 90's FZR600R

Noel

[Pat Conlon]

What rear brake is this ? 

Mid 90's FZR600R

Noel

....and how is it anchored?  Did you weld a tab on your swing arm?