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Old Mar 26, 2017 | 10:13 AM
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Anybody having good luck with matte black pipes & mufflers? I was looking into them last year. Most were getting stains and whatnot. Especially noticable on pipes.

Was looking into a 2-1 System. Rush/Drago or like

2012 street glide.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2017 | 01:49 PM
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I have the black SE Street Cannons with matching black pipe covers on my 2017 RGS. I have 4,000 miles on them and they still look brand new. Any bugs or Road grime that accumulates on them is easily wiped off with a wet rag. YMMV with pipes that have other coatings on them.
 
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No matter what brand you get they will start to show there age over time. I have around 55K combined on the two bikes below and the pipes look OK, but there is discoloration on the heat shields. The mufflers on the Street Glide look pretty good still except where I've dragged them.
 
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I had mine ceramic coated 2-3 years ago. They still look great.

 

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Here is what I did to my matte black pipes

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...gly-pipes.html

Still looking good a year later
 
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