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Yonuh Adisi FSO
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #15 -
06/29/09 at 11:24:33
Balderdash wrote
on 06/29/09 at 10:57:47:
Rocco wrote
on 06/29/09 at 10:46:16:
that may be in order! can i just take them off? or i'll paint em black after i see how hard the muffler support is to paint!
One bolt can't come off the chrome engine cover on the left side unless you remove the head (it's an upside down bolt)
Actually you only need to remove the head cover to get that bolt out, not the entire head.
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06/29/09 at 11:39:22
awesome! thank u sir! what are your thoughts on the work in progress? i know you've done a little customizing yourself!
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'95 bobber rat...i guess it's a "bat bike" haha flat black mostly, bare metal tank, header wrap, always a work in progress !
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #17 -
06/29/09 at 12:07:41
Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote
on 06/29/09 at 11:24:33:
Actually you only need to remove the head cover to get that bolt out, not the entire head.
True enough, but the head cover in this case is 12 bolts of different lengths and they should be replaced instead of re-torqued when they are removed, and you need to liquid gasket the entire thing to reinstall it, it's NOT like a valve cover at all. I wouldn't want to take it off just to remove the chrome cover.
It would be easier to buy a replacement bolt for the chrome cover should you ever want to reinstall it, that would be easier.
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #18 -
06/29/09 at 12:48:34
i see.....hmmmmm....got the gears turning! i'm open to any input as long as flat black or ratty-ness is involved! lol
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'95 bobber rat...i guess it's a "bat bike" haha flat black mostly, bare metal tank, header wrap, always a work in progress !
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #19 -
07/27/09 at 08:05:54
I have been considering doing some Linex or undercoat on some of the bike parts. Adding texture to the parts also gives it a good look. Linex is tuff stuff and I'm pretty sure you can paint it.
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #20 -
07/27/09 at 10:35:34
Balderdash wrote
on 06/29/09 at 10:57:47:
Rocco wrote
on 06/29/09 at 10:46:16:
that may be in order! can i just take them off? or i'll paint em black after i see how hard the muffler support is to paint!
One bolt can't come off the chrome engine cover on the left side unless you remove the head (it's an upside down bolt), you could cut it off through the fins but then you can't replace it later.
I left my chrome covers off the last time I had the head off to replace the cam chain, I don't have any problems with the covers off less need to take the tank off for regular maintenance now.
The bolt in question can be removed. But you don't have to remove the head, just the cam assembly that covers the head, a much easier job than removing the head.
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #21 -
07/27/09 at 16:34:50
What is the purpose of wrapping the exhaust pipe?
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #22 -
07/27/09 at 17:51:59
voldigicam wrote
on 07/27/09 at 16:34:50:
What is the purpose of wrapping the exhaust pipe?
For me it is purely esthetic. I love the look.
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Reply #23 -
07/28/09 at 17:28:19
Ignoring esthetics, probably impossible on a motorcycle board, the pipe wrap is an insulator. It can serve different purposes. It can insulate the surroundings, as when the pipe must run close to some other heat-sensitive part such as a fuel pump or a hydraulic slave cylinder. Or it can keep the heat in the pipe, such as when using a turbocharger where the exhaust heat makes the turbo more efficient. Wrapping a chrome motorcycle pipe is probably a sure way to make the pipe turn blue - or worse - so once it is done you can probably forget undoing it unless you replace the pipe or do not care about its appearance.
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #24 -
07/29/09 at 08:05:21
Or it can keep the heat in the pipe, such as when using a turbocharger where the exhaust heat makes the turbo more efficient.
I can see that between exhaust valve & turbo, but after the turbo it doesnt matter, does it?
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #25 -
07/29/09 at 10:09:09
I have wrap on my pipe so I know the look isn't for everybody.
Here's how I reply when somebody says to me:
"Why your bike sure is ugly!
"Maybe, but you're fn lookin at it! Ain't ya?"
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #26 -
07/29/09 at 12:33:56
I think header wrap looks awesome ... especially if a tidy job is done ... Rats n' Bobbers are cool too! My LS is stock ... and will likely remain so for this season ... but I honestly dunno if I can hold out much longer before I Bobber-ize it!!
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Reply #27 -
07/29/09 at 12:56:54
I wrap part of my header and pipe to protect my polyester blend pants from melting so durn frequently. Looks OK to me, does the intended job.
I prefer white but wind up dying the stuff with hot black paint once it gets stained up good with motor oil drooling from the air box. Black isn't as pretty as white to me, but it looks better over the years as it hides all stains and is a
renewable finish
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And no, you can't paint it with hot white paint as the oil that impregnated the fiberglass stripping comes right on out through the white paint once it gets hot a time or two.
Black, she don't really matter if it tries to bleed through or not.
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #28 -
07/29/09 at 14:17:38
Balderdash wrote
on 06/29/09 at 12:07:41:
Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote
on 06/29/09 at 11:24:33:
Actually you only need to remove the head cover to get that bolt out, not the entire head.
True enough, but the head cover in this case is 12 bolts of different lengths and they should be replaced instead of re-torqued when they are removed, and you need to liquid gasket the entire thing to reinstall it, it's NOT like a valve cover at all. I wouldn't want to take it off just to remove the chrome cover.
It would be easier to buy a replacement bolt for the chrome cover should you ever want to reinstall it, that would be easier.
Just cut a piece of scrap fuel hose to slip over the bolt, then loc-tite the original nut and a washer on top to keep everything from rattling.
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Re: header wrap installed!!
Reply #29 -
08/11/09 at 10:07:28
about the cover issue. I removed the bolt when I rebuilt the motor and I tapped the hole and got a bolt that is a bit bigger than the others so that I can install the covers later without having to take anything apart. If you just cut off the head of the bolt and remove it, you can do the same thing with a tap and new bolt that threads in from the top like the other three. I personally like the covers removed with the black out. I like that wrap you put on there. I was thinking of wrapping the lower end of my pipe with white between the heat shield and the muff, but I am still up in the air about it. how do think that would look?...
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