Exhaust wrap

I'm considering wrapping my header pipes with black wrap...
The pipes are looking a bit scabby if i'm honest, and thought it would be a far cheaper (and easier) option to replacing them.
What do you guys think ?

 

Go for it, it's dead easy to do but i recommend soaking the wrap in water & fit it whilst it's wet.

 

Thanks mate, looking at your pics has made my mind up :upyeah:

 

Looks really good Harvey, I take it when they dry the wraps tighten up then?

The other question is did you let them dry on their own or do you start the engine up to dry them quick.

Just asking as might use these on my CB 750 project at some stage.

Cheers

Steve

 

There are two reasons for applying the wrap wet...

1. It shrinks to a tighter fit once dried & yes you can run the engine straight away to dry it out. I warn you now though, it will smoke like mad! I stopped at the fuel garage round the corner from my house after fitting mine & the cashier thought my bike was on fire! Lol

2. If you try to fit it dry you will notice that fibres come off of it, just like your loft insulation.... Nasty ****! Also, the fibres are quite sharp & your hands will get splintered like you've never seen before. Soaking first stops the dust particles from getting airborne & also softens the wrap which seriously cuts down on the amount of splinters.

I would also recommend using the 2" wide wrap & it covers better & looks a lot less like Nora Batty's tights! :wink:

 

I wish you wouldn't talk about my mother in law that way Harvey :wink:

 

How much did you need to cover both headers ?
There are some kits on ebay that are 10 meters long, and 2 inches wide, i take it that will be enough ?

 

Depending how far you intend to go down the exhaust system 10m will be ok. I purchased 10M x 2" to do mine & it came with half a dozen stainless steel zip ties. I had about 1M left over. I also ordered extra stainless steel zip ties as i wanted to double tie the wrap at both ends just to be sure that it wouldn't unravel itself.

 

& what a fine figure of a woman she is too.... :wink:

 

Thanks for the info Harvey :upyeah:

 

About 30ft by 2"........I've never understood why the hell they mix sizes, we've got to be the most fkd up country out....same as fuel, buy in litres, pay in £ and work it out in mpg

Or a mates says "my tank holds 19ltrs" I said mine holds about 4 and a bit gals, he just looks at me

 

True dat :biggrin:

 

I personally think those wrapped pipes look really neat:upyeah:

 

I need to get my finger out on this....
I need to remove the air injection thingy system before i wrap it, i can't be bothered to do it just yet, i'd much rather ride it while the weather is good !

 

The air injection thingy is nowhere near the exhaust headers. It screws into the cylinder head next to the spark plugs & the valve is bolted to the top brace of the frame under the fuel tank. It then has hoses coming off of it going to the carb/inlet manifold & the airbox.

 

So what is it thats bolted into the top of the header pipe ?

 

Have you got a picture?

 

Sorry for the very late reply...
I sort of confused myself a little over this, the bolts i referred to, are at the bottom of the pipes not the top, as i stated.
Anyway, here are a couple of pics.

 

oxygen sensors? for emissions

 

I wouldnt remove them, just wrap around, more chance of damage on removal I think