Exhaust Wrap - Thoughts?

[Gumby 1100_imp]

Sorry. I did search and would assumed I would have found something but didn't.

So, I really like the look. I'm only mildly concerned about a performance loss. If there is, indeed, a performance loss. I am fairly concerned about ruining the stock finish on the factory header/pipes.

My thoughts are to either get a full new exhaust and wrap that new header (Yoshi probably) or just a slip on and buy an extra factory header so as to keep the original free of gunk.

Thoughts one way or another? Of course, if you hate the way it looks, I'm not sure its helpful but I'll accept it anyway.

Well, here is a used header set for $250...I doubt you'll find one much cheaper to experiment on.

[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3063&page=2]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....063&page=2


Wrapping pipes is supposed to have some performance benefit, but of late it has simply become a fashion statement on bikes. If your pipes are already corroded, then I might go for it, but I personally do not like the look. As you surmised, they do gunk up your pipes as they retain moisture (but do dry out as soon as you run them).

What drew me to the CB1100 was the retro/stock look. Plenty of guys I was in high school with modified their CB750s and they ended up looking like "rat" bikes.

And don't get me going on how bad the mostly black U.S. base model looks. I'd gladly pay the little extra for the deluxe so that I don't have a bike that looks like some high school kid took a rattle can of black paint to....sorry, rant over