Front pipes bluing...
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From: By the "Betty water and the Wire"
RE: Front pipes bluing...
As lean as the newer bikes are set to run from the MoCo, they're all blue if they have any miles on them.
I don't like it, but it's just the nature of the beast............
I don't like it, but it's just the nature of the beast............
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RE: Front pipes bluing...
It's only normal (Blue) until you tune the Bike .... The Blue is from Heat from being Lean .... Gold is a rich condition .... 3000 miles on these pipes (see Pic ) Don't own a pair of heat 
Shields.... Tune it... or put up with the popping and discoloration ....
Shields.... Tune it... or put up with the popping and discoloration ....
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RE: Front pipes bluing...
I'll send ya my nasty old summer hat .........
ORIGINAL: Bottomend
Sorry Ray, I don't agree...It's the heat turning the chrome blue...go look at any bike, if you can find one not blue I'll eat my hat!!!
Sorry Ray, I don't agree...It's the heat turning the chrome blue...go look at any bike, if you can find one not blue I'll eat my hat!!!
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RE: Front pipes bluing...
Most of 'em are blue by the time they get 'em tuned. I just got mine dyno'd following baby build and had the exhaust off and saw the blue. Many never do the tune.
ORIGINAL: Trotter
It's only normal (Blue) until you tune the Bike .... The Blue is from Heat from being Lean .... Gold is a rich condition .... 3000 miles on these pipes (see Pic ) Don't own a pair of heatShields.... Tune it... or put up with the popping and discoloration ....
It's only normal (Blue) until you tune the Bike .... The Blue is from Heat from being Lean .... Gold is a rich condition .... 3000 miles on these pipes (see Pic ) Don't own a pair of heat
Shields.... Tune it... or put up with the popping and discoloration ....
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RE: Front pipes bluing...
Yep ... makes no sence to me too spend all that money on a nice new bike and chrome **** instead of buying a good tuner and haveing it dialed in first ... If it's popping now wait till August...LOL
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Most of 'em are blue by the time they get 'em tuned. I just got mine dyno'd following baby build and had the exhaust off and saw the blue. Many never do the tune.
Most of 'em are blue by the time they get 'em tuned. I just got mine dyno'd following baby build and had the exhaust off and saw the blue. Many never do the tune.
ORIGINAL: Trotter
It's only normal (Blue) until you tune the Bike .... The Blue is from Heat from being Lean .... Gold is a rich condition .... 3000 miles on these pipes (see Pic ) Don't own a pair of heatShields.... Tune it... or put up with the popping and discoloration ....
It's only normal (Blue) until you tune the Bike .... The Blue is from Heat from being Lean .... Gold is a rich condition .... 3000 miles on these pipes (see Pic ) Don't own a pair of heat
Shields.... Tune it... or put up with the popping and discoloration ....
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From: MA
RE: Front pipes bluing...
i thought blueing was normal.
stock pipes with SEII slipons turned blue.
V&H BSS turned blue.
Rinehart 2-2 flush have not blued. The difference is that I added fuel to the 0% throttle positions right away with the Rineharts - before I even started it. Waited a while with the other setups.
PCIII stock maps do not add fuel at 0% throttle. The pipes will burn red hot at idle due to the lean mix. Adding fuel at 0% will make it run cooler.
not sure how to do this with Fuel Pak.
stock pipes with SEII slipons turned blue.
V&H BSS turned blue.
Rinehart 2-2 flush have not blued. The difference is that I added fuel to the 0% throttle positions right away with the Rineharts - before I even started it. Waited a while with the other setups.
PCIII stock maps do not add fuel at 0% throttle. The pipes will burn red hot at idle due to the lean mix. Adding fuel at 0% will make it run cooler.
not sure how to do this with Fuel Pak.
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RE: Front pipes bluing...
Yep ... makes no sence to me too spend all that money on a nice new bike and chrome **** instead of buying a good tuner and haveing it dialed in first ... If it's popping now wait till August...LOL
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RE: Front pipes bluing...
ORIGINAL: Trotter
I'll send ya my nasty old summer hat .........
I'll send ya my nasty old summer hat .........
ORIGINAL: Bottomend
Sorry Ray, I don't agree...It's the heat turning the chrome blue...go look at any bike, if you can find one not blue I'll eat my hat!!!
Sorry Ray, I don't agree...It's the heat turning the chrome blue...go look at any bike, if you can find one not blue I'll eat my hat!!!