Expansion Chamber from Indonesia

jradnich · October 14, 2023, 12:35:25 PM

I ordered a pipe for my 79 DT125 from Indonesia. It was $270 with shipping, It only took 16 days from ordering to get it. The pipe is stainless steel, welds and construction look good.
I inquired about RD pipes. He sent some pictures for both AC and LC bikes. His RD pipes have manifolds and slip in pipes, not a solid flange like the DT pipe.
The seller deals through Facebook, name Kenzo Knalpot Racing. He's also on Instagram.

m in sc · October 14, 2023, 01:15:12 PM

hm it actually showed up. interesting, ive seen the ads.

rodneya · October 14, 2023, 06:06:11 PM

Looks pretty good. The guy who welded that did a neat job.
Ive seen a lot of complaints about the indonesian pipes regarding design and quality and welds cracking, but never from anybody who actually owned a pipe or has any evidence of the issues.

Deadly Ed Lee · October 15, 2023, 11:15:01 AM

Alright, someone finally bit the bullet. Can you post up a sound clip when you get them installed?

jradnich · October 15, 2023, 12:54:23 PM

I had some time to try installing the pipe this morning...and it doesn't fit. I'm going to have to contact the seller to see what he will do to correct this problem.

2 Smoker · October 15, 2023, 09:08:09 PM

That sucks

LMS · October 16, 2023, 06:34:44 AM

Thats the common theme in regard to these sellers on FB. Pipes look great, but none seem to fit right.

oxford · October 17, 2023, 05:30:06 PM

Curious what the fitment issues are?

SoCal250 · October 17, 2023, 06:26:17 PM

Oof! That bites that it doesn't fit. It looks awesome! Hope you can get a solution

jradnich · October 17, 2023, 10:23:02 PM

Quote from: oxford on October 17, 2023, 05:30:06 PMCurious what the fitment issues are?

The header pipe hits the downtube of the frame and is still 1" from the exhaust port. The mounting tab isn't even close to the mounting location on the frame. Stinger seems wrong too. I think he sent the wrong pipe.

I have tried contacting him, no response and he was right there to respond when I inquired about buying one. I did pay through PayPal so maybe they can help.

I didn't have much choice. I haven't seen any other options out there for a 79 DT125. I tried Dogster, no luck there.

m in sc · October 18, 2023, 10:26:36 AM

have you tried jemco?

2 Smoker · October 19, 2023, 05:56:33 PM

Every time I look at this exhaust it makes sad that it did not fit, when I seen it I wanted one for my 75 DT175

jradnich · October 20, 2023, 07:22:44 PM

Quote from: m in sc on October 18, 2023, 10:26:36 AMhave you tried jemco?

Yes, no luck. I wish Circle F was still around.

jradnich · October 20, 2023, 07:25:27 PM

Quote from: 2 Smoker on October 19, 2023, 05:56:33 PMEvery time I look at this exhaust it makes sad that it did not fit, when I seen it I wanted one for my 75 DT175

Funny thing is, I think this pipe is designed for the older twin shock frames and the seller assumed it would fit later monoshock bikes.

jradnich · February 18, 2024, 09:50:20 AM

I was looking over messages between myself and the seller. The pipe he sent was not the one he sent me a picture of. He sent me a photo of this pipe installed...on a twin shock DT100. I was able to get in touch with him in December. He said he was very busy with a big Christmas order. After Christmas, no response to my messages.
I finally opened a claim with PayPal and that got a lot of response. He's going to have someone send the pipe out right away. Then a message to please drop my claim. Sorry he has been slow to respond but he's in the hospital (along with a photo of someone in a hospital bed with a IV drip).
So I'll wait and see if it actually shows up.

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Expansion Chamber from Indonesia