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I have Tab 4.5 with Zombie Baffles and I really like these. With the tips going down you can see how black they get. The left one is way worse than the right one. Anyone else see this and does it bug you seeing them dirty all the time


 
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I have Tab 4.5 with Zombie Baffles and I really like these. With the tips going down you can see how black they get. The left one is way worse than the right one. Anyone else see this and does it bug you seeing them dirty all the time
That's soot, a byproduct of the combustion process. If it bothers you, turn the tips over.
 
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Trade your bike right away.
 
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@davey019 Does you bike have a crossover between those mufflers.

Usually one muffler always seems to catch more exhaust. You can put your hand down and fill the difference usually.

Could be the reason for that.?
 

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The right-hand muffler sees more exhaust than the left. The left-hand muffler sees more condensation than the right-hand muffler when parked on the jiffy stand.
 
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Originally Posted by davey019
IAnyone else see this and does it bug you seeing them dirty all the time
they all do that, but I never cared because being dirty all the time matched the rest of my bikes..I always figured if I had time to clean it I had time to ride it so...
 
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This is my first time having the tips slashed down like this and you see the inside all the time now. I like the look. I was more just curious as yes the left one is pretty dark.
 
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Originally Posted by mjwebb
they all do that, but I never cared because being dirty all the time matched the rest of my bikes..I always figured if I had time to clean it I had time to ride it so...
I'm in this camp. It gets washed/rinsed in the rain or at service time. Most other times I'm ride'n it. Except for the windshield, that gets cleaned before (almost) every ride.

Riding dirty, for the win.
 
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Clean inside and paint it with flat black high temp. They' appear the same after that.
 
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Originally Posted by mjwebb
they all do that, but I never cared because being dirty all the time matched the rest of my bikes..I always figured if I had time to clean it I had time to ride it so...
As someone said to me many years ago, "I'd rather ride it dirty than stay home and clean it".
 
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