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     Blackflash |
Good idea on the anti-seize why not. | |||
| Tbenson |
Whynot, your tips look good on your bike, nice Triumph too! Homer007, good luck with that! The damage and discoloring from the soot and gases will eventually become permanent on your wheel and rear parts. Will that look better than the tips? Your bike, your choice! I personally would like to prevent and/or avoid this damage to my bike if possible, just me though. | |||
| Blackflash |
I give it two thumbs up benson.He has em aimed down some.There is a little adjustment.Whatever works for him or Whatever blows his hair back.How was your holiday? | |||
| Marinus |
Whynot, the $$$$ that went to Hutchinson was well spent. That red is startling, rich, and wild. Oh, yeah -- exhaust tips. I'll be putting something on to deflect the fumes and moisture. But I can't see caring what they look like. The polish on exhaust tips is (to put it delicately) like the finish of the wood on the underside of the outhouse seat. In fact, I think I'll go get some black iron 90 ells and JB Weld 'em in place. | |||
| Blackflash |
 I'm leaning towards this tree | |||
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| 1313 |
Ill only deal with honest people.Which is 90 percent of badwebbers I concur! From my experience, more than 90% of Bueller's (and badwebbers) are upstanding people. I'd be upstanding right now, but I'm sitting down punching this keyboard... I'd really like something (economical) to divert the "exhaust funk" from my rear wheel and rear brake rotor, 1313 P.S. Economical and Stainless are the key... P.S.S. I can't vote for any trees, because none of them are black trees... Whaddya mean, Halloween's gone?!?! (Message edited by 1313 on November 29, 2009) | |||
| Blower1 |
Here is a pic of my cheap exhaust tip modification. It cost to me about 10$ and 3 hours (including dismantling and assembly) to made. I made the "pipe" from stainless sheet, cut the original ones away and weld the pipe in the muffler.  | |||
| Moosestang |
Im sorry everyone.Any questions just ask. No hiding here.Ill only deal with honest people.Which is 90 percent of badwebbers Then answer my question. Since you seem to be side stepping my question, I have to assume the answer is no, they are not stainless steel. | |||
| Blackflash |
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| Roadrash1 |
"The damage and discoloring from the soot and gases will eventually become permanent on your wheel and rear parts." Does anybody else feel this way? I spent 10 minutes cleaning my back wheel after 900 miles of funk accumulation. It looks like new. Heck, it is way cleaner than the front wheel, and I haven't even ridden the bike in the rain yet! I hate the stock exhaust exit point, but I like the stock exhaust. I ride to work @ 0400, I need a quiet machine. -Roadrash1 | |||
| D_adams |
Btw, there are numerous grades of stainless. 304 is one of the easiest/best to work with for exhaust. 321 SS is a better grade, but costs about 75% more. 347 SS probably polishes the best, but again, it's an even more expensive option. Most automotive grade (mass produced by oem's) stainless is usually 409, which WILL rust after maybe 2 years. It's a bit cheaper for this stuff. Look on any Chevy truck of recent make, ie; 2000 on up. I have a 2004 and it's got surface rust all over it. Of course, titanium is the hot ticket, but it's a bitch to form/bend/weld. I still haven't found a good supplier for Ti tubing. I probably won't bother with it since welding it is such a pain. Totally enclosed welding chamber is required, so it's even more expensive to do it. Lots of argon gets used doing Ti. I know guys that weld it regularly and to get good at it, took 4 YEARS of production welding to get it perfect. Mind you, I'm talking aircraft grade welds, not just your garden variety tig welding. Most of them welded practice plates for 6-8 months before they even came close to a production piece. | |||
| Whynot |
Meant to say "thanks" to Mrbikle, Froggy, Blackflash, Tbenson, Marinus for the positive comments and to anyone who was thinking good thoughts, too. I'll post new pics after I tweak the tip angles. Started the bike today, and wow it sounds different (I think), maybe getting a clean flow of exhaust instead of blowing and waffling over various drive and brake components. (How's that for an acoustic engineering assessment?) (On the fabulous candy red paint job on the Triumph: indeed it is shinier and deeper than the original, better than original you could say. The original paint was almost satin, so for the purist, maybe the new urethane topcoat is over the top. For my Triumph Frankenbike project, I spray-bombed it with Rustoleum Hammered finish, comes out a perfect orange peel. But it cost me only $5.)  (Message edited by whynot on November 29, 2009) | |||
| Vtwinbuell |
Opinions are opinions. The Other Guy Message edited due to a post removal. (Message edited by VtwinBuell on December 02, 2009) | |||
| Mountainstorm |
Not exactly a good business model to be waging battle on teh interwebz. Calling BadWeb members names (chump etc) and disparaging their tips is just bad form. I saw the tips on eBay and was mildly interested. But now that I know who exactly is making them and have seen a bit of how this person conducts himself I think I would sooner pop rivet tomato paste cans on my r. Just saying. You lost a sale. | |||
| Marinus |
I thinks some folks here thinks they invented exhaust turnouts. Claiming things whose design elements have already been perfected is a recent form of madness. The folks that put sidepipes-with-turnouts on '60's Corvettes (in the 1960s) didn't think they invented 'em. To tell the truth, the whole field of "owning ideas" is strange to me; and it doesn't help me accept it that dozens/scores/hundreds/thousands/millions of folks scream loudly, "Ideas are the property of the person who first claimed 'em!" It ain't like catching a fox. (English Common Law considered a fox to be "unowned" in its wild state -- but to be the property of whomever first bought it "under his/her control".) | |||
| Blake |
Blackflash, Please avoid advertising/marketing/promoting your product here. Abiding by the terms of use to which you agreed when registering here is the honorable thing to do and is only fair to the sponsors who fund the ongoing operation and maintenance of the site. Your posts that were problematic have been removed. Thanks for understanding, Blake - BadWeB Custodian (Message edited by blake on December 02, 2009) | |||
| Blake |
I like the look of Whynot's aluminum tips, very clean, very lightweight, looks from the pics to appear almost stock. The others, not so much. Whynot, consider high temp adhesive to help ensure they stay in place? | |||
| Whynot |
Thanks, Blake. I got the mild steel versions with hi-heat silver paint, but I'm thinking of painting them hi-heat black (just got some thermo-tec spray "coating", they don't call it paint haha)to match the heat shield which is now black. Re. adhesive, indeed, I'm thinking of applying a dab or glob of something out-of-sight that would add some security but could be ground off easily if you wanted to remove them ... not sure .. also considering replacing the allen set screws with hex heads and drilling the heads for safety wire ... or ... -Kurt | |||
| Bob_thompson |
Also, one or two 1/8" SS pop rivets in an inconspicuous place will work wonders. Bob | |||
| Blackflash |
There a pain. }   | |||
| Dc29 |
Who cares who likes what.As long as you like what you have.This is what I fabbed out of mild steel I had laying around.About 6hrs. of black smithing,welding,grinding,filing,sand paper, 1 $4.00 can of VHT high heat flat black paint. Formed to fit very tight,slips right over existing tips.Put machine screw in bottom to make sure it stays.Sorry for poor pic quality from rice phone.
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| Dc29 |
You guys bear with me on this computer stuff. First picture I ever tried to post and took 1hr. and still didn't go where I wanted it to, damn it.I think I'll just go out and work on something. | |||
| Blackflash |
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| Dc29 |
Blower1 concept looks good. | |||
| Anakist |
I had these done by a local exhaust shop. It is just a mild steel mandrel bend cut in half then expanded a bit to slip over the outside of the tips. I then had the whole muffler powdercoated, but will be getting HPC on it eventually so corrosion wasn't an issue. I guess the larger size slightly deepens the sound. The harsh ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka is gone and the whole note is a little deeper.   James | |||
| Blackflash |
There kindof long but they do the job.Good job | |||
| Dc29 |
Pictures kicking me a$$.
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