I haven't been paying attention to all of the threads, but I have found that every time I pull a tire I should put in a new stem. I like a nice alum 90* to make life easier. I swear you work for Evaporust! Are you a sales guy in VFR clothing? lol
I'm still learning and have reached the same conclusion - new stem when tire replaced - and yes - make it a 90. And yeah I know I buy a lot of it - but that ER stuff really comes in handy! Earlier today when I was checking on my exhaust I threw a few more things into the pail....lol. You have to remember.......I'm in Florida and live in a barrier island. That salt air is corrosive! If I had a huge shop I could keep everything in - it wouldn't be such a problem for me. The trade off though is worth it as I love being so close to the ocean and the water here is very warm, so there's that.
Going to pick up some Rustoleum hi-temp black paint tonight from Walmart for the pipes on that Yosh. Then follow Joe Nelson's tutorial on polishing the Yosh itself. 11. Muffler Refurbishing - Yoshimura It's missing a few fasteners so gotta source those from somewhere.