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+9captain crash Bunso Steel AmericanJambo simbo elsonico Mr Intruder alfie92 fat intruder JasMK 13 posters | Author | Message |
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JasMK Member
| Subject: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 9:41 am | |
| After seeing a set of black Roadburner pipes online http://www.roadburner.com/motorcycle-exhaust.php?rbID=43 I wanted them! But before I could get round to justifying the cost Mr. M800 put his set of pipes on here for sale so I figured I could do a DIY job on them and save some money. The pipes had been sawn down and fitted with small 6" baffles, so I bought some V&H Quiet baffles that fit perfectly but turned out to be LOUD baffles... https://i.servimg.com/u/f30/12/00/12/16/pipes10.jpg However with a bit of light tickling with a large hammer the old baffles fit inside the V&H ones - double baffled! Then I bought a chunk of aluminium off e-bay and dropped it into a local shop to turn into billet tips, they roughed them out and I finished them with wet and dry, wire wool and Mothers till they shone like chrome. The local powder coater I've used did a shot blast job and ceramic paint job, not a perfect finish but close enough. A matt black heat shield finished it off (but the jubilee clips need another coat of heat resistant paint) and stops me melting my trousers again... In the end I have the sexy pipes I wanted for about 20% more than the Roadburners! Doh! Just waiting for the grub screws to go into the holes I tapped in the tips to keep it all in place. Oh and some sunshine... I will do a video after the road test so we can decide if they make the right noise or not, if not then I'm selling them and buying V&H Twin slash cuts staggered! | |
| | | fat intruder Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 10:05 am | |
| they look nice mate | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 10:12 am | |
| Look good them m8 good job. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 1:58 pm | |
| They look bloody great, you must be well chuffed and to know they are a one off makes it even better. Love them Jas. | |
| | | elsonico Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 1:59 pm | |
| Could you get another picture a bit further away? From what I can see it looks pretty good. | |
| | | JasMK Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 2:19 pm | |
| Yeah the photography's not great! 10:30 last night in the garage!, I will roll it out this evening and start it up too... | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 4:56 pm | |
| They look terrific! Those tips really finish em off | |
| | | AmericanJambo Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue May 21, 2013 6:48 pm | |
| Those look fucking amazing! I want them! | |
| | | JasMK Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 12:44 pm | |
| Better pic as promised | |
| | | JasMK Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 12:57 pm | |
| It's getting that sleek look I wanted, not sure whether to lose the engine bars next... | |
| | | Bunso Steel Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 1:54 pm | |
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| | | AmericanJambo Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 3:50 pm | |
| Yep, that's gorgeous. Totally convinced me that black is the way to go with my pipes. | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 4:46 pm | |
| Looks Superb! I'd keep the engine bars on and black them out. | |
| | | AmericanJambo Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 6:43 pm | |
| - simbo wrote:
- Looks Superb! I'd keep the engine bars on and black them out.
I say take the engine bars off and put on forward controls. But if he keeps them on then i agree that he should black them out too. | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 7:29 pm | |
| very cool, black is definately the new black | |
| | | smart Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri May 31, 2013 9:17 pm | |
| Looking good can't you have black bars & forward controls? | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:06 pm | |
| OMG they look friggin amazing, love them. | |
| | | AmericanJambo Member
| | | | JasMK Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:02 am | |
| I won't be putting forward controls on, they just don't work for me (I must be too short at 5'8"!) and I'm happy with where the current pegs are - also I'm more into striping down not adding on. Which is why I'm wondering about the bars, black is definitely an option I hadn't considered, I think the bike looks better without them but they would be less obvious in black. If the bike fell over they would stop some expensive damage but I'm hoping that's not going to happen. I was actually worried I might ground the bike on them round the MK roundabouts as the pegs are touching now - and pegs move up wheras bars don't! | |
| | | MarcinG Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:37 am | |
| These must be the first set of black pipes that I actually like...being the chrome addict as I am.
Good job mate. | |
| | | fat intruder Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:28 pm | |
| - simbo wrote:
- Looks Superb! I'd keep the engine bars on and black them out.
compleetly agree with Sim go back wiv um bike lookin fukin wicked | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:00 pm | |
| Must agree, black out them bars. | |
| | | elsonico Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:45 pm | |
| love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!!! | |
| | | coffeescoffer Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:55 pm | |
| YES! Bloody amazing! Black the highway bars. Reminds me of Zorro. I don't know why. | |
| | | JasMK Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:32 am | |
| Zorro!/ Uhm, not seeing it but I think the name suits, introducing the new Suzuki Zorro 800!
Right so black out the bars, I'm thinking matt black powder coating - or should I go for a black gloss paint finish... Hmm? | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:39 pm | |
| I'd go gloss black powder coat or paint, Then they'll blend in with the frame and look part of it, If you do them matt black they'll stand out and take the eye away from the exhaust. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:51 pm | |
| Have to agree with Sim,plus easier to wipe clean. | |
| | | JasMK Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:55 am | |
| I agree, will get on to it next week and show the results when finished | |
| | | a4ebh Member
| Subject: Re: Finished Black Pipes with Billet Tips Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:50 pm | |
| Nice pipes Jason. Anybody tried those Road Burner 2.5in Street Pro's. How do they sound? I'd like average noise if possible and they look dam fine. | |
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