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04 Jan 2008 00:19 #187596
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04 Jan 2008 00:20 #187597
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04 Jan 2008 00:21 #187598
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04 Jan 2008 03:27 #187601
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Hello from Sunny Mansfield, Ohio
1980 KZ750H1 LTD
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I like the looks of the black wrap on your bike, myself ... I've been thinking of wrapping the pitted, old black MAC header on my KZ too.
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04 Jan 2008 05:05 #187606
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(1.) '75/'76 KZ400D - Commuter
(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(4.) '75 KZ400D - Sold
kz750twins.com
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I did black on mine, and will do black on the rest that I do, too.
I suppose you could do tan if you live in a mostly-sunny climate, or accept the consequences otherwise. I mean, around here (Michigan), it would only take one rainy ride to make the middle two pipes on your bike black on the front anyway from road mucky spray... then you'd have a strange looking pattern...
I suppose you could do tan if you live in a mostly-sunny climate, or accept the consequences otherwise. I mean, around here (Michigan), it would only take one rainy ride to make the middle two pipes on your bike black on the front anyway from road mucky spray... then you'd have a strange looking pattern...
(1.) '75/'76 KZ400D - Commuter
(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(4.) '75 KZ400D - Sold
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04 Jan 2008 07:17 #187627
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Harley Davidson- Turning gas into noise without the harmful affects of horsepower for over 100 years.
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Black for sure. I have done a few bikes and it look killer. It will fade after getting washed a few times but you can just give it a quick spray paint again. Buy the thin white wrap (the wide stuff is too hard to do our header with). Soak it in water for a few hours. Put on some rubber gloves because it is made of fiberglass and itches like crazy. Wrap the pipe from bottom to top so that the wrap is overlapping the correct way. Tie it up with metal zip ties and then let it dry. You can put it on the bike and run it to help it dry. As it dires it shrinks and becomes very tight. After it is dired you can paint it with any high temp paint. You could paint it red if you wanted. It wil take about 4 coats because the paint will soak in a bit but when you are done it will look bitchin
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04 Jan 2008 08:36 #187634
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1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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Kinda leaning with the black myself, goes with the theme of the bike.
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04 Jan 2008 09:26 #187640
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78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
83 Honda CB1100F (few mods)
79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
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83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)
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Black.
78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
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79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
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04 Jan 2008 18:13 #187689
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Loud pipes save lives.
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jagrider here I have a ZX7 with a Zx9 14.5 piston motor on it. I rap the header the motor temp went up 12 degreas it traps some heat in the exhaust system. You my like to install a temp gauge some where along the motor. You can buy small oil temp gauge at any speed shop for cars.Running oil lines around the motor will koss temp to go up to - because when the oil is coming and going it's heating up when the oil lines are close to the motor. Oil lines should be ran on top and mounted to the rails under the gas tank over the motor and then back to the motor. Make sure there a oil pressure gauge 0 to 25 pis install or close to it.
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04 Jan 2008 19:04 #187698
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'85 GPz550(ZX550-A2)
GPz550 Base Manual --> tinyurl.com/ze5b3qo
GPz550 Supplement Manual --> tinyurl.com/h34d2o6
GPz550.com --> www.nwsca.com/scripts/gpz_forum_2005/default.asp
First Race Win GPz550 --> tinyurl.com/o5y3ftp
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Send them out for Jet Hot Coating instead. They'll do the inside and outside. Long term use of header wrap will cause crystalization of the metal.
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GPz550 Base Manual --> tinyurl.com/ze5b3qo
GPz550 Supplement Manual --> tinyurl.com/h34d2o6
GPz550.com --> www.nwsca.com/scripts/gpz_forum_2005/default.asp
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04 Jan 2008 23:20 #187725
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I guess tha blacks have it. I didn't think about the tan getting dirty looking. I wish I had the money to have it jet-hot coated but not in the budget right now.
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05 Jan 2008 06:24 #187737
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1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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I've heard that wrapping pipes increases thermal efficiency? Whatever that means... :S
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