What to do with Pipe Supports

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morganid
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What to do with Pipe Supports

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There is a pipe mount/support right below the gas tank and another one at the bottom of the pipe, close to the cylindar. I had a KX500 that would eat through these. I could never keep them on the bike in one piece. The rubber would shear. I figured it was because of the brain-rattling vibrations from that bike. KDX however, doesn't vibrate that bad. I noticed the one below the tank was sheered a couple years ago. In my frustration, I drilled through it an bolted it back together. (See picture. Bolt with 2 nuts is my mod) Yesterday, I noticed the other one sheered.

Any of you guys have this problem? What do you do about it?

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Replace or repair. Over time, they do fail. Yours are 15 years old, right?
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I drilled through and bolted both of mine.
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Yeah. My bike is an 03. On my 500, it seemed I replaced them on a yearly basis. Didn't even bother on the KDX. Good point though about it being 15 years old. Maybe they will last longer on the KDX.
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The drill and bolt method works great. As a bonus, you get some adjustment from the mounts that you didn't have before.
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