(01-25-2016 08:38 AM)uscgmac Wrote: This happens on all head pipes unless its a double walled chrome dipped pipe like on the Delux. It has nothing to do with abuse or anything else. The pipes change colors and that's pretty much the extent of it.
Gentlemen,
There is one other way to deal with this and it is to coat the pipes with Jet Hot chrome finish (it's not chrome at all though, just looks like it). Below is a photo of my stock header with hundreds of miles on it and a bunch of heat cycles. Unlike chrome this finish will not "rainbow" near the heads like actual chrome does. This stuff is the bomb as the bronze header really bugged me. The heat shield I fabricated hides the ugly catalytic converter and collector as well. Cheers.
Chip
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01-25-2016 12:59 PM
Gumby 1100
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I always meant to ask: How do the Jet Hot people coat the flanges without creating shadows or areas of poor coverage on the header tubes?
Great question, I don't know. The flanges were wired against the lips at the end of the pipe when I picked it up and the ends were plugged with big rubber stoppers to prevent the coating from getting inside and ruining the catalytic converter. The whole thing looked amazing when I got it back and after I polished it for about 10 minutes with Cape Cod metal polish it looked even better. Since I installed it I haven't touched the pipe other that washing the whole bike once in a while and the header stays shiny chrome. Much better.
Chip
The road to hell on earth is paved with the good intentions of liberals.
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2016 01:17 PM by ChipBeck.)
01-25-2016 01:16 PM
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I had a stainless Supertrapp 4 into 1 on my '81 CB750F and a number of other stainless exhausts pipes and cleaned them all up with with Scotch Bright pads. It leaves a very clean looking finish; it does not last forever but is not hard to renew. I prefer to finish is a circular motion around the circumference of the pipe; how far down you go is up to you.
(This post was last modified: 07-24-2017 08:18 AM by JimTT.)