Any reputable pipe repair shops out there?

[RDnuTZ]

I have several sets of chambers with various dents in cones and road rash, etc. Are there any shops still in business that repair them at reasonable cost? Used to a be a couple that did mainly MX pipes but I've lost track.

TIA!

[rdsarefun]

I had a older set of DG's that were dented in the bottom from loading onto a truck without adequate clearance.  I purchased a kit from eBay that pressurized the pipes, then you heated with an acetylene torch to massage the dent out.  It was a little sketchy and I had the plug pointed away from anything valuable in case it let go.  Worked pretty good, with exception of deep creases. Just an FYI, kit was about 130 bucks. Hardest thing was getting a good seal as the DG's had a pop riveted plate on it and would leak.  I removed this, JB welded it and then once completed, sanded it all down and painted. 

[RDnuTZ]

I'm familiar with that method. Just don't have the time or desire to do it myself and would rather pay to have it done. Used to be a place near Las Vegas years ago that did great work for reasonable $, but they were always backed up months and would even pause new orders to get caught up.

[RDDave]

You may consider a body shop. Whereas they used to pull dents by drilling a hole and using a screw in the hole to pull with a slide hammer, they now use small weld-on rivets that are pulled with a slide hammer. Works well and can be combined with a torch for the more difficult dents. That's what I used on my chambers. Actually, the most difficult part was holding the chambers solid enough without adding more dents. 

The only thing may be getting a body shop to mess with it. That and they are expensive. Now, if you knew someone well enough to let you use his stuff, it really isn't difficult. Just time consuming. And after doing a dent or two, you get the hang of what needs to happen pretty quickly. Especially if they would tutor you on the first dent or two.

Just a thought.

[Kawtriplefreak]

I filled them with water and set them outside when it is freezing temperatures. The colder it is the better it works...

https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=12.msg38#msg38

[pdxjim]

There's a guy on IG in San Francisco,CA area who does 2T pipe repair. He appears to do good work.

https://linktr.ee/robbys_pipe_repair?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=73852e04-cfdd-4d04-9dbc-cf711b3e88d0

[RDnuTZ]

thanks for the tips guys. I have new & usable RD250/350 pipes but only had stock and dented DGs for my 77 400. The K2tec Type2 from Webike looks very attractive now for the 400 at that price and apparent quality