Here's some REALLY newbie questions that I just don't know and have been meaning to find out since I got my YZ back in May. Ok, since I got my YZ I've noticed that for one, I don't have the 2 rubber exhaust ring "gaskets" that go on the engine-end of the head pipe. I know this is causing spooge to leak down, but besides that is it a problem for powerloss or anything? Does that needed to be sealed up?
Ok, then number two, since I've had the bike, the area where the head pipe and the muffler's pipe meet is just pushed together. So that drips spooge too, although very little, it gets on my nerves. Someone told me to get a short (1.5-2") rubber hose, slip over both ends and use 2 screw clamps (like on radiator hoses) to hold it on place. Would that work? What does it look like from the factory, I can't even imagine what would hold them together. This is my first bike, obviously, and none of my friends have bikes (all quads) so I can't look at others and see.
Ok, then number two, since I've had the bike, the area where the head pipe and the muffler's pipe meet is just pushed together. So that drips spooge too, although very little, it gets on my nerves. Someone told me to get a short (1.5-2") rubber hose, slip over both ends and use 2 screw clamps (like on radiator hoses) to hold it on place. Would that work? What does it look like from the factory, I can't even imagine what would hold them together. This is my first bike, obviously, and none of my friends have bikes (all quads) so I can't look at others and see.