ID'ing FMF pipe

484 · Post by **484** » October 28th, 2009, 7:13 pm

My pipe says FMF gold series, but doesn't say gnarly or fatty. Just says "feel the power" under the logo. What is it?

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » October 29th, 2009, 7:56 am

what year of a bike is it on?

484 · Post by **484** » October 29th, 2009, 11:18 am

it's a 96.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » October 29th, 2009, 6:46 pm

i havent seen one for a honda but i seen one on a ktm. they have welds in different locations than a fatty and 'appears' to be a different pipe but i could be wrong.

484 · Post by **484** » October 29th, 2009, 8:25 pm

speaking of welds, I had to weld it as it cracked quite badly in the big bend that comes out to the left of the bike. this is the second time it happened. Is this common?

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » October 29th, 2009, 8:25 pm

ive seen one on a 500 before, looks more like the gnarly but i couldnt tell ya' for shure... try calling FMF...

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » October 29th, 2009, 8:26 pm

484 wrote:speaking of welds, I had to weld it as it cracked quite badly in the big bend that comes out to the left of the bike. this is the second time it happened. Is this common?

yes, did it crack on the extra welded on plate with the 2 holes drilled into it?

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » October 29th, 2009, 8:44 pm

caseyracing222 wrote:
484 wrote:speaking of welds, I had to weld it as it cracked quite badly in the big bend that comes out to the left of the bike. this is the second time it happened. Is this common?
yes, did it crack on the extra welded on plate with the 2 holes drilled into it?

your about 15 years off. the pipe he has is old skool, even before the fatty im pretty sure. the one i seen didnt have the extra plate.

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » October 29th, 2009, 10:34 pm

100hp honda wrote:
caseyracing222 wrote:
484 wrote:speaking of welds, I had to weld it as it cracked quite badly in the big bend that comes out to the left of the bike. this is the second time it happened. Is this common?
yes, did it crack on the extra welded on plate with the 2 holes drilled into it?
your about 15 years off. the pipe he has is old skool, even before the fatty im pretty sure. the one i seen didnt have the extra plate.

Bingo! That one pre-dates the fatty. Betcha it's pretty light feeling too! Original Gold Series were pretty thin-walled IIRC...

484 · Post by **484** » October 30th, 2009, 11:19 am

well I've never held any 500 pipes but mine but it definitely isn't heavy. I've thought about calling fmf but am a little skeptical about them knowing more than some of you guys, especially on such an apparently old product.
It only has one ding! speaking of, I guess freezing it is out as it will also pop out the factory indents that help it clear frame and whatnot?

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · October 30th, 2009, 11:26 am

put it on + run it

south central hoon · October 30th, 2009, 1:37 pm

photos?

484 · Post by **484** » November 1st, 2009, 6:34 am

ok I'm an idiot and could only get one photo uploaded, don' tknow how much it will help.
http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37 ... ipe001.jpg
It was on bike when I go tit, so I've been running it. I haven't ridden any other 500s so I don't have a reference. It does make awesome power down low for sure, but like I said I have no idea how it compares. Excuse the grey paint, I thought I was buying CLEAR vht, I wanted works look. Now I have the scratched up grey look!

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » November 1st, 2009, 9:21 am

Fixed

484 · Post by **484** » November 1st, 2009, 6:08 pm

holy crap my bike is a mess! Why can't I keep anything clean?!
so can anyone tell anything about the pipe from the pic? It runs great. About looped it 8 times yesterday.

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » November 1st, 2009, 8:42 pm

Roostius_Maximus wrote:put it on + run it

X2!! It looks very useable, any pipe is better than no pipe.

484 · Post by **484** » November 2nd, 2009, 10:44 am

ha ha you can' t see the weld job on the other side! Not the prettiest job( wire was too big) but it fixed it and I covered it with a little fiberglass wrap.

Aleman · Post by **Aleman** » November 24th, 2009, 11:33 am

Did you ever get any more info on this pipe? I have the same dilemma. I have a FMF pipe that just says Gold Series with Dons signature below. I compared it to a Gnarly I have. Its about 1/4 " larger in circumference at the fattest part of the bend. I then compared it to a Fattty and it measures about the same as it. Im gonna put it on and run it. ..
Any thoughts?
Thanks

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ID'ing FMF pipe

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