B40 high level exhaust

[Stubaker58]

Hi,
My B40 build is progressing, alloy mudguards on, carb fitted etc.
It's to have an off-road look with genuine alloy tank although with road biased gearing.

It's a swan neck frame and I have a high level exhaust which will fit inside the rear subframe, doing this will however put it in between the oil pipes and I'm a bit concerned about cooking them!

Has anyone fitted such a pipe on a swan necked frame?

I've seen a metal wrap on some oil pipes, any ideas where I could get that?

Thanks

[Andy Kay]

I had a similar problem on my B44.
The oil pipes seemed to be a little too close for comfort.
I purchased a small roll of the woven heat resistant tape that they wrap around the header pipes on bobbers and custom bikes to prevent them from burning their designer jeans.
I bought it off EBay and it came with stainless cable ties.

[Stubaker58]

Thanks Andy.
Silly question but did you wrap the exhaust or the oil pipes?
Regards

[limeyrob]

You warp the exhaust and you can also put steel springs around the oil pipes.  A10 have the steel springs as std.

[Stubaker58]

It's been suggested that I could replace a section of the return pipe in metal (copper?) with shorter lengths of rubber joining the two ends to the engine/oil tank.
Has anyone done this?
TIA

[neil1964]

It's been suggested that I could replace a section of the return pipe in metal (copper?) with shorter lengths of rubber joining the two ends to the engine/oil tank.
Has anyone done this?
TIA

Early bikes (30s to early 50s)had this arrangement with copper pipe.  In fact in my Goldie bitza I have a remote filter (off a Commando) in my tool box. I used copper/nickel pipe (does not work harden like pure copper) carefully shaped to avoid rubs and rubber pipe on the ends. I did add over wraps of pipe in a couple of strategic areas and rubber grommets through the box holes.

[Stubaker58]

Thanks Neil
What diameter pipe is best? Will 1/4" OD brake pipe do the job?
Thanks again.