This is a great exhaust header pipe for the 2015 XT250, I am sure will last the life of the bike. This pipe is high grade stainless, almost non-magnetic. The OEM was steel and rusted in 3 years until it broke off at the engine, Yamaha should have made it stainless, and I did not want to buy another OEM pipe. This stainless pipe was also less expensive than the OEM one.There are 2 small differences between this Japan (Serow) model and the OEM for Canada/USA XT250 models:1. The mounting for the heat shield is slightly different. The Japan model has a one-piece single long heat shield that uses 3 mounting screws, while the Canada/USA model uses 2 separate shields with 4 screws. If you can do some metal working, the main front shield can be modified to fit easily. Or else there are many after market heat shields that can work, or even wrap it with exhaust wrap tape. The fancy fix would be to buy a Japan model heat shield, but they are not easy to find.2. Japan model header pipe comes with a port for an O2 sensor, which I think is M18x1.5 threads. Canada/USA XT250 does not have or use an O2 sensor. The port should be able to be plugged with a short bolt, or else cut short and welded closed. Cutting it short will also allow the Canada/USA front heat shield to fit with less modification.Even with the bit of modification needed, I am very happy that I could buy this pipe, it fixes the poor quality OEM problem. I am also very happy that Web!ke had this part, I could not find it anywhere else in the whole world, and Web!ke was great to buy from and great price. I will never be afraid to buy parts here, they have some quality things I can't get anywhere else.
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