Better exhaust header gasket?

[wicks]

Is there a better one that seals tighter in an 850 LM1 head to header? Getting a little leak on the right side after reinstalling with new gaskets. Everything is aligned and torqued properly.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

In the 42 years I've been riding and working on Guzzis, I've never found the need for anything other than the original type.

[wicks]

So I must have done something wrong there...can't imagine what.

[73 sport]

    Are they the correct size? Check for nicks or dents on the gasket. Check for nicks or dents on edge of head pipe. If problem persists, use two gaskets. I also use nickel anti seize on the gaskets.

[John A]

I snug up the headpipes first , by themselves so the rest of the exhaust system does not influence the fit at this stage. Then I mount the rest of it, gradually getting into place. I use nickel antisneeze as well and I only replace the gasket if it gets squished too thin to seal. I make sure there is no bind on the system as I massage it into place to help eliminate cracks.

[John Croucher]

Maybe the stud is pulling out of the head.  Threads stripping.

Make sure exhaust is mounted tight down stream.

[Stretch]

If problem persists, use two gaskets.

Shade tree mechanic solution.... 

                                         -Stretch

[chuck peterson]

Shade tree mechanic solution.... 

                                         -Stretch

Ha! I was going to suggest there are two in there now causing a leak…it might take a dental pick to get them out. Smashed in there completely they can look like there isn’t one

[bigbikerrick]

Ha! I was going to suggest there are two in there now causing a leak…it might take a dental pick to get them out. Smashed in there completely they can look like there isn’t one

This was exactly the case ,when I first got my Convert. There were 2 gaskets, and you could hardly tell, after pulling the first one out, that there was a second pressed in there tightly.
Rick.