wrapping headers

[specialist8]

Poor old Aussie59 is here down under where the CB1100 had been and gone before old man Honda decided double wall chrome headers were the go. Me too, but I have a simple view: if Honda had wanted the 2010-2013 headers to stay shiny, it would have shipped them with double wall headers or a jar of Optiglanz. Mine came with neither so the race is on to see just how discoloured they can get.

Based upon that logic, as your tires slowly lose air, I suppose no effort at maintenance is necessary, since Honda didn't ship the bike with leak proof tires, or an air compressor?

Based upon that logic, as your tires slowly lose air, I suppose no effort at maintenance is necessary, since Honda didn't ship the bike with leak proof tires, or an air compressor?

HA. A bit off topic but this reminds of a conversation I had with a side-car enthusiast: He was an older gentleman complaining of all these guys bobbing out or cafe-ing their bikes. He couldn't understand why they just don't leave them alone. My first thoughts were, "unless you have a Ural (which to my knowledge is the only stock sidecar motorcycle out there), aren't you doing the same thing of 'changing' up your bike?". Ok, end rant.

[roadrash7_imp]

I have wrapped pipes before on a Yamaha V Star 1300. I had no damage whatsoever when I removed the tape 2 1/2 years later. I put the wrap on 2 individual straight pipes ,they were approximately 3 feet in length each. Surprisingly it took 50 feet of tape to wrap them. If you decide to do this, let the tape soak for about an hour in a bucket of water. Then wrap your pipes. You can get a really tight fit on the pipes with the wet tape. After you have wrapped the pipes, go for a ride and you will evaporate all the moisture out of the tape. It seemed all the younger riders like the it looked, most of the older riders didn't care for it.

[DGShannon_imp]

I have wrapped pipes before on a Yamaha V Star 1300. I had no damage whatsoever when I removed the tape 2 1/2 years later. I put the wrap on 2 individual straight pipes ,they were approximately 3 feet in length each. Surprisingly it took 50 feet of tape to wrap them. If you decide to do this, let the tape soak for about an hour in a bucket of water. Then wrap your pipes. You can get a really tight fit on the pipes with the wet tape. After you have wrapped the pipes, go for a ride and you will evaporate all the moisture out of the tape. It seemed all the younger riders like the it looked, most of the older riders didn't care for it.

Don't know why, but it makes me think of all the young guys thinking it looks cool to drop their suspension, slamming the car to the ground. Passed a kid in a Mercedes the other day, running just inches off the ground. The ride was so poor, every bump had his head bouncing around like a cheap bobble head give away. I swear there was no way he could keep a clear eye on the road, but he sure thought he looked cool! Meanwhile, he looked like a total idiot for ruining a nice car...

[gossman_imp]

Poor old Aussie59 is here down under where the CB1100 had been and gone before old man Honda decided double wall chrome headers were the go. Me too, but I have a simple view: if Honda had wanted the 2010-2013 headers to stay shiny, it would have shipped them with double wall headers or a jar of Optiglanz. Mine came with neither so the race is on to see just how discoloured they can get.

My sentiments exactly. Plus my knees, hips, and back kill me if I tried to keep them shiny. ........that's the excuse I give.

[Cormanus]

I have wrapped pipes before on a Yamaha V Star 1300. I had no damage whatsoever when I removed the tape 2 1/2 years later. I put the wrap on 2 individual straight pipes ,they were approximately 3 feet in length each. Surprisingly it took 50 feet of tape to wrap them. If you decide to do this, let the tape soak for about an hour in a bucket of water. Then wrap your pipes. You can get a really tight fit on the pipes with the wet tape. After you have wrapped the pipes, go for a ride and you will evaporate all the moisture out of the tape. It seemed all the younger riders like the it looked, most of the older riders didn't care for it.

Don't know why, but it makes me think of all the young guys thinking it looks cool to drop their suspension, slamming the car to the ground. Passed a kid in a Mercedes the other day, running just inches off the ground. The ride was so poor, every bump had his head bouncing around like a cheap bobble head give away. I swear there was no way he could keep a clear eye on the road, but he sure thought he looked cool! Meanwhile, he looked like a total idiot for ruining a nice car...

Don't know why, but it makes me think of all the young guys thinking it looks cool to drop their suspension, slamming the car to the ground. Passed a kid in a Mercedes the other day, running just inches off the ground. The ride was so poor, every bump had his head bouncing around like a cheap bobble head give away. I swear there was no way he could keep a clear eye on the road, but he sure thought he looked cool! Meanwhile, he looked like a total idiot for ruining a nice car...
That's a great image you created DGS. It reminded me of taxis in a south-east Asian country where the drivers cover the windscreen with as many convex mirrors as they can stick on, presumably to increase visibility. Then they whack two mighty strips of black tape across the windscreen so there's a gap of about 4 or 5 inches they expect to be able to peer through to keep an eye on what's happening out there. Add a plethora of red, yellow, and blue flashing LEDs and you've a bling mobile extraordinaire. The next challenge is to work your way through the gears and get it into 5th even before the speedo has registered movement.

It soon becomes clear why this is the only place I've ever been where the hearses go much faster than the taxis.