Will you look at this.

[ItBeMe]

T he bike started to run like crap and this is why.

[Lug Nut]

You got one of them rare two-piece rubber manifolds lol

[Chooch]

Good job. How did you find that?

[Lug Nut]

You are my...NEMISIS....

[davej]

first one like that I've seen. Good find!!

[brianmac]

make sure u get right part, 1600 is different from 1700.

[Lug Nut]

Ok
is that a NEMISIS aluminum manifold OR did the metal insert come loose from a standard rubber intake manifold??

[ItBeMe]

Ok
is that a NEMISIS aluminum manifold OR did the metal insert come loose from a standard rubber intake manifold??

No it was ported a long time ago and just gave up.

[Duke]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing.
The first one I have seen that wasn't vulcanized as good as one that I tried to cut all the rubber off. I was wondering if that was a OEM manifold, or one of the cheap aftermarket ones that's hitting the market today? If it has part numbers on it, it's OEM.

[ItBeMe]

I’m not sure if it was OEM but when I get out there tomorrow I will look for a part number and let you know I did not do it the owner before me get it

[ItBeMe]

Well I checked and her no numbers whatsoever on her so I don’t know what it is what it serve me good for a long time.

[Lug Nut]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing.
The first one I have seen that wasn't vulcanized as good as one that I tried to cut all the rubber off. I was wondering if that was a OEM manifold, or one of the cheap aftermarket ones that's hitting the market today? If it has part numbers on it, it's OEM.

I've used the non OEM ebay ones on 2 or 3 bikes with good success so far....but definitely something to consider now that I have seen this. New OEM manifolds are over $100 shipped now...about $120.....so the eBay ones are half price BUT only available in 1600 not 1700

[Duke]

I took a old manifold and tried to remove all of the rubber off of the aluminum flanges that bolt up the heads, and boy-o-boy was that hard. I never did get all of the rubber off of them, so I gave up on that idea. I was going to try to create a homemade manifold, but gave up.