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« on: April 17, 2018, 05:30:18 PM » |
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I recently bought a 03 Valk, previous owner wrapped the exhaust pipes. Is there any advantage to this or should I just remove it? Looks like crap to be honest.
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Motodad71
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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2018, 06:01:38 PM » |
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It is a gimmick.....unless you have a high horsepower race bike.
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1997 yellow/black Valkyrie standard "Thor"
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2018, 06:25:00 PM » |
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Agreed. Except you won't have the full story until after you take it off.
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WintrSol
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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2018, 06:53:47 PM » |
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Agreed. Except you won't have the full story until after you take it off.
Could be the chrome was flaking off, and he just covered it up. The wrap will make it go faster, though, so it may be uglier underneath. |
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98 Honda Valkyrie GL1500CT Tourer
Photo of my FIL Jack, in honor of his WWII service
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Tfrank59
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2018, 07:43:45 AM » |
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yeah most do it for looks, or in the case of my other bike (a v-twin), to prevent leg burns on the headers. most likely you'll find ugly header pipes underneath and you'll want to either replace, paint or re-wrap them. exhaust wrapping is not hard to do, or expensive, though if you go that route you'll want to paint the wraps with the special high-heat paint to prevent fraying. here's my other bike's exhaust wrap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLfuH-vIaX4 |
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« Last Edit: April 18, 2018, 07:46:47 AM by Tfrank59 »
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-Tom
Keep the rubber side down. USMC '78-'84
'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
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Cracker Jack
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2018, 10:29:46 AM » |
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yeah most do it for looks, or in the case of my other bike (a v-twin), to prevent leg burns on the headers. most likely you'll find ugly header pipes underneath and you'll want to either replace, paint or re-wrap them. exhaust wrapping is not hard to do, or expensive, though if you go that route you'll want to paint the wraps with the special high-heat paint to prevent fraying. here's my other bike's exhaust wrap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLfuH-vIaX4Bike sounds good, but you need to check it. I believe you've got a bunch of spark plug wires off!  |
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Tfrank59
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2018, 10:58:27 AM » |
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No joke it's only half a Valkyrie if that
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-Tom
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'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
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Etaylor
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2018, 01:22:24 PM » |
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wrap about fell off once I got started. Going to have to paint the headers. Just TOO much discoloration and surface rust. RATS
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Tfrank59
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« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2018, 03:55:58 PM » |
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Okay well the word is you have to take great care removing the exhaust nuts because you can break the studs. Do a search for posts that discuss it because you got to prepare those exhaust studs before attempting to remove them
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-Tom
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