James Gasket Exhaust Port Gaskets 17048-98

Great product

Fit better than the V&H gaskets i used last time, still took a little finesse. Ill probably try the screaming eagle gaskets next time.

I have a thunder header on my '05 Roadking and it has had the same metal/copper crush gaskets on it since it was new, I broke an exhaust bolt of so I decided to replace the gaskets while it is apart.The lower rating is because these gaskets are not what I thought I was ordering, i.e. the original metal/copper crush gaskets. I will not attempt to use these. Maybe a stock exhaust system seats differently? The Thunder Header was installed by Harley before I picked up the bike and I assumed the gaskets that are there are OEM.Any suggestions are needed and appreciated.

Installed well and work well.

On the advice of a forum I put these on my 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan which was backfiring badly. As soon as I took the old ones off I new I was on the right track as they were flat steel rings and had split around the rim and were allowing air to enter the exhaust igniting unburned fuel, hence the backfire. The H-D's were thicker, almost woven looking, and after torquing them down, I fired the beast up and no more bang. Very happy.

If you do your own maintainence on your bike, you need these. I used them on my Kawi Vulcan 1500 Classic and now on a 1600 Nomad. A lot of maintainence requires the exhaust to be removed and a new set of gaskets should always be used and these work great. No leaks on either bike.

Good product and good price.

I may be me, and this low review may be unwarranted, but I could not get these things to seal. I had no problem with the metal/copper crush gaskets. This spongy material seems to be harder to get that perfect seal.