Downpipes

toonarmy · Post by **toonarmy** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:37 am

While I'm in the process of having some panels re sprayed is it worth getting down pipes chromed or do they tarnish quickly with the heat?

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:42 am

couldn't hurt mate, make em nice and shiny....

monkeymatt · Post by **monkeymatt** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:49 am

If they are standard headers they can't be chromed as they are stainless .
Hence why I spent hours polishing .But well worth the effort

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:08 am

You can read and see the photo's of what I did with my headers here:-
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7027

I did wonder if it was possible to have stainless steel chromed, now I know,

Chris.

monkeymatt · Post by **monkeymatt** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:45 am

They look great polished

lots of hard work just to see them turn bronze the minuite heat gets to them

But I quite like them that way .until I source some titanium headers

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:55 am

monkeymatt wrote:They look great polished lots of hard work just to see them turn bronze the minuite heat gets to them But I quite like them that way .until I source some titanium headers

I don't mind the colour they go either, they look good to me

Chris.

toonarmy · Post by **toonarmy** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:28 am

Should I order new studs or do they come off easy

monkeymatt · Post by **monkeymatt** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:58 am

Mine came off without problems but quite often they snap .
I ordered some new stainless steel studs and nuts and changed them anyway .
I soaked mine in wd40 for a few hours prior to attempting to remove . But don't be suprised if at least 1 snap

adyf · Post by **adyf** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:25 pm

Wd40 is ok but plusgas freeing spray is way better imho it's better at penetrating threads and wd40 is more of a moisture disspersant.if you can build little plastercine dams around the nuts to hold the oil in ,also you can buy plusgas in non aerosal form ,good luck buddy.

fabiostar · Post by **fabiostar** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:06 pm

adyf wrote:Wd40 is ok but plusgas freeing spray is way better imho it's better at penetrating threads and wd40 is more of a moisture disspersant.if you can build little plastercine dams around the nuts to hold the oil in ,also you can buy plusgas in non aerosal form ,good luck buddy.

good idea that

Jamoi · Post by **Jamoi** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:29 pm

Don't snap them...

lol

Lot's of wise owls suggest using a nut splitter, sounds a good idea

bigtwinthing · Post by **bigtwinthing** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:47 pm

cut through the nut, remove the pipes, clean up the threads with a die nut, replace pipes, new nuts and apply copperslip and bobs your uncle

remove nuts every 6 months, apply copperslip and replace nuts. always worked on my bikes for the past 30 years.

darkember · Post by **darkember** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:45 pm

Yes don't snap them

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:58 pm

While of the subject of exhaust nut ,
Any of you lot know the size of the nuts needed as paying £10 for genuine oem nuts is crazy

turbo_billy · Post by **turbo_billy** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:10 pm

lloydie wrote:While of the subject of exhaust nut ,
Any of you lot know the size of the nuts needed as paying £10 for genuine oem nuts is crazy

7mm flanged nut lloydie. Same as the SP1 and I think I only paid a couple of quid each from Honda for the Legends build

http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-vtr1000f-fir ... ml#results

VTR1000.ORG

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