Polished Head Pipes
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Polished Head Pipes
Has anybody polished out their stock stainless head pipes? Post a pic if you have.
I took off the chrome muffler covers and replaced the chrome head pipe covers with the black ones with holes. They are ok except for the holes that I've decided I can't stand. Hate anything gimmicky on a motorcycle, even those stylistic ribs up on the rocker boxes bother the crap out of me!
I took off the chrome muffler covers and replaced the chrome head pipe covers with the black ones with holes. They are ok except for the holes that I've decided I can't stand. Hate anything gimmicky on a motorcycle, even those stylistic ribs up on the rocker boxes bother the crap out of me!
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Road Captain
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They do but for some reason it doesn't bother me and it alone it doesn't seem like you have a theme going on.
I know those muffler covers were designed by a kid who loved buck rogers and grew up playing with those transformer toys
I know those muffler covers were designed by a kid who loved buck rogers and grew up playing with those transformer toys
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Stock no, but aftermarket yes. They will yellow up quite a bit. You ask about polishing and talk about the heat shields and what not though so I am not really sure what you want to know about the polished pipes.
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I used to run that exact same Supertrapp header on my old 883. I cut the welds apart and re-welded it because it never fit the exhaust ports properly which allowed me to tuck it in more and I made my own shorty collector extension. I've had several old bikers tell me it was the best sounding H-D they ever heard. Love how they turn that lovely golden color!
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Ah, I see. I'm no help there. I have to take some bronze wool to mine as I got oil all over them running the bike with the rocker box covers off looking for an issue.
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I'd think twice about running without heat shields, eventually you will likely get seriously burned by a hot pipe and that will often result in a nasty and painful wound that takes a long time to heal...I'm speaking from experience.
