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Hey here, FLYTM! Well done. You're away now. Us illiterates will now be able to look at the pictures rather than having to run our finger along under the line while we spell out the words.

(03-12-2019, 10:08 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Nicely toned header pipes - consistent, at least from the view of the image.

Bikes only got 1000 miles,I’m sure it will get ratty with time.

I think Cormanus has the most heavily toned headers based on posted images. His almost looks like brown-bronze anodized. To get there takes a lot of emotional tolerance, or at the other extreme, don't care at all, ... or just getting to the "I don't care" state-of-mind. Nevertheless, in that context they look quite good.

(03-13-2019, 02:01 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I think Cormanus has the most heavily toned headers based on posted images. His almost looks like brown-bronze anodized. To get there takes a lot of emotional tolerance, or at the other extreme, don't care at all, ... or just getting to the "I don't care" state-of-mind. Nevertheless, in that context they look quite good.

I don’t mind the fact that they will change over time. I got some black crap on the pipes and got some BLUE OFF I think what it is and the black spots did come off,but so did the tint on the pipes.

(03-13-2019, 02:13 AM)FLYTYM_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2019, 02:01 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I think Cormanus has the most heavily toned headers based on posted images. His almost looks like brown-bronze anodized. To get there takes a lot of emotional tolerance, or at the other extreme, don't care at all, ... or just getting to the "I don't care" state-of-mind. Nevertheless, in that context they look quite good.

I don’t mind the fact that they will change over time. I got some black crap on the pipes and got some BLUE OFF I think what it is and the black spots did come off,but so did the tint on the pipes.

I don’t mind the fact that they will change over time. I got some black crap on the pipes and got some BLUE OFF I think what it is and the black spots did come off,but so did the tint on the pipes.
Oh man, a "clean spot". That just creates all sorts of imbalance issues for some people. A spot that reminds the rider, "Is that what my pipes are supposed to look like?".

^^^ That raises an interesting question: what are the pipes ‘supposed’ to look like after 100,000 kilometres of riding? I’d suggest that if Honda had expected them to be sparkling chrome, they would have fitted the double walled chrome headers found on the DLX and 2017 models. It’s a pity they didn’t.

I wish mine were double walled

Pity -shmitty. I like that the 100,000km pipes look weathered. Plus I like to keep the things that are supposed to stay shiny shiny and if that included the header, then I'd have more shining to do. Screw that.

(03-13-2019, 07:43 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I wish mine were double walled

(+1)

(03-13-2019, 07:45 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Pity -shmitty. I like that the 100,000km pipes look weathered. Plus I like to keep the things that are supposed to stay shiny shiny and if that included the header, then I'd have more shining to do. Screw that.

I thought about this for, oh, a nanosecond or so. Hey, you're right, MTC!