hey marlon....the iron is my first bike also. we kinda got the same ideas on how to change the bike up to what we like. I got a question for you though...I read a lot of conflicting facts about wrapping those pipes, people stating everything from "your motor will blow...it happened to my cousins buddies brother"...to "your pipes are going to rot out within a year from getting wet and such"....what have you come up with? I love the way it looks on my bike, and thats all , i wasnt looking to gain xtra horsepower or anything like that.