| Author | Message | ||
     Fast_eddie_1956 |
I installed a Jardine pipe about three years ago. About two months ago I installed the small baffle that goes on the exit pipe. Today, while on a ride, the whole pipe came apart at the front where it is riveted together. Thank God I kept the stock pipe. I think the baffle restricted the air flow so much that it caused the rivets to fail | ||
| Union_man |
If you search you will find that this happens far too often. -1 Jardine | ||
| Froggy |
There has been at least 3 other threads this month from other users with the same issue on their Jardine pipe. I can't discourage people enough from the Jardine. Hell their 1125R pipe while it doesn't fall apart like the XB, it sticks out and drags in sharp right handers. | ||
| Yamafreak |
Box up that old Jardine and send it to me to play with! I will Super Glue it and use it.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
It'd be a waste of super glue.... | ||
| Fast_eddie_1956 |
I'd be more than happy to sell it, but its pretty much toast. The whole front end of the pipe tore away from the rivets, but if you really want it, its yours. I put the stock pipe back on and I am happy to report the bike runs better and still sounds good. I'll be sticking with the stock from now on. | ||
| Bdrag |
When I was looking at pipes I could see just from the pics in the adds for the Jardine that it was a bad design. That much unsupported length along with the engine vibes on the Buell and you will be lucky to get 10,000 miles from it. How many miles you put on that pipe? I love my OEM look 09' Special Opps.....  | ||
| Aussiexbox |
Normal rule of thumb is 8000 km's then repack,if you get 3 repacks it's gone,so you upgrade to a better system,Jardines are cheap and nasty,and as they say you get what you pay for,I had mine and looked after it,but got sick of the ear splitting noise on longer trips,so I went back a DB or 3 and found a manufacturer locally that built me a stainless steel unit which looks tops,and is slightly quieter. Horses for course's jardines are,but if you have the chance to get something better go that way. Phil | ||
| Bartimus |
I've got over 45,000 miles on my Jardine, it's been moved from my XB9SX, to my XB12XT, then to my XB12SS, and now it's on my GF XB9SL. I've had zero problems with mine, it's held up well, is still shiny, and sounds great. I've repacked it every 10,000 miles. It's not "unsupported" but has a bracket in front, and another in the rear. Neither one has failed, and both are still in great shape. I think it's the carbon fiber ones that are falling apart. the steel ones only come apart if you never repack them. then the exhaust pulses beat them to death... | ||
| Brakes2late |
Ditto. 20K on my and just pulled it for the first time to repack. Probably could've have made it another 5K. | ||
| Pontlee77 |
I had mine for possibly around 10k miles, had repacked it with the buell tuber race muffler repack kit, a bit hard to fit in but it really works well, but decided to change to a d&d, jardine was the cheap option d&d was a good deal. and love it. |
