Rusty end pipes
Cruiser
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From: Cape Cod
RE: Rusty end pipes
Honestly, mine did the same thing as have all my previous Harleys. I put slash up SE pipes on and they started rusting the day after I got em home. Can't do much about it!!!!! Only thing I do as spray a bit of wd 40 in pipe to ward rust off during the winter as I lay bike up for about 4 months. Unfortunately I live in seaside community and everything rusts from the salt air. Good luck fighting the battle---I kind of gave up and just ride it!!!!
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RE: Rusty end pipes
Hi Ian,
I see you are from the UK, we get a special chit set of mufflers for Europe machines. Big pipe on the right and small on the left, rust in the middle. I have painted the ends of mine with hi-temp matt black paint, they really are butt ugly and you can't even buy chrome ends to hide them.
I like to stick one of the pipes up the person whodesigned the europe spec mufflers (harsh but fair).
Cheers,
Kev
I see you are from the UK, we get a special chit set of mufflers for Europe machines. Big pipe on the right and small on the left, rust in the middle. I have painted the ends of mine with hi-temp matt black paint, they really are butt ugly and you can't even buy chrome ends to hide them.
I like to stick one of the pipes up the person whodesigned the europe spec mufflers (harsh but fair).
Cheers,
Kev
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Oklahoma
RE: Rusty end pipes
When I bought my used 06 EG Classic three months ago, I noticed quite a bit of rust in the pipes while inspecting it. I almost passed on it, wondering if maybe it had been in a flood or something. GladI didn't.
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RE: Rusty end pipes
This was after 50 miles, just collected the (new) bike from the dealer
Still a bit mad about this over ÂŁ20,000 for a CVO and still get junk pipes.
It would be cool if we could put ends on like streetrunner's
Still a bit mad about this over ÂŁ20,000 for a CVO and still get junk pipes.
It would be cool if we could put ends on like streetrunner's
Road Warrior
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From: Chicago, IL.
RE: Rusty end pipes
I think it is just an accumulation of moisture from the exhaust pipe. I ride the $hit out of all my bikes and the rust would annoy me too. Just because you consider yourself some hardcore biker doesn't mean your bike has to look like a rat bike. I have traded bikes with 20,000k that you would think have 200. Its an investment, ride it and protect it.
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From: Northeast Wisconsin
RE: Rusty end pipes
ORIGINAL: vindyl
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Oklahoma
RE: Rusty end pipes
WoW, some folks musta got coal in their stockings this year...
My '07 did the same thing, I rode it that way for awhile, then I pulled them, cleamed them up real good and stuck them in the box my V&H's came in
paint it if you bothers you, it is normal, bottom line, its your duck
My '07 did the same thing, I rode it that way for awhile, then I pulled them, cleamed them up real good and stuck them in the box my V&H's came in
paint it if you bothers you, it is normal, bottom line, its your duck
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Joined: Sep 2007
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RE: Rusty end pipes
I've got an 06 RG and noticed the same thing, last spring, on one pipe only. Put a little motor oil on my finger and coated the inside. Haven't had a rust problem since. Don't put too much oil on it, just enough to change the color.
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RE: Rusty end pipes
ORIGINAL: vindyl
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
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