Gas Gas Txt 280 Exhaust

[marsh774]

Hi guys and girls I'm new to this site and trials itself I have come from road racing so sorry if this topic has been posted before. I got myself a 09 280 pro to get into trials but being a over enthusiastic so and so I managed to flip off a 4ft high wall !! In doing so I have bent the exhaust to the point the air box/seat unit won't fit properly ! Does anyone know if it's possible to get the exhaust bent back into shape and where I can get it done or where I can get a new/second hand one ? Thanks for your advice in advance

[shercoben12]

hi and welcome to trials! we had an 07 125 ( exactly the same exhaust as yours. ) when we where learning the sport we also bent it upwards to the point the airbox wouldnt sit back properly. we got a blow torch( really really really hot one ) it depends in what way you bent it? up down left right? but heat the whole rear end can where it joins to midbox. it should get hot enough for you to be able to ( with alot of force ) push in the direction you want it to go and straighten it up. ours did not split or crack so yours should be fine also. last resort if you cant get that to work is to just cut where it welds on and re align it all and weld back on. if your mad you would buy new silencer for about 500 squids from gguk. ( rip of ) so first call for me would be phone richard allen ( http://www.allensusedtrialsspares.co.uk/ )

he breaks bikes for spares and always has parts in stock. this week he just got an 04 raga 300 which he is breaking up . give him a call and im sure he will sort you out with a new rear silencer.

luckily because your on the best bike made GASGAS the pros have alot of interchangeable parts like the silencer. any more questions just ask

ben - 15

[marsh774]

Thanks very much Ben I will give the heating up method a try