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Author Message   Hdclassic4466 Posted on Friday, April 29, 2011 - 10:40 pm:        Just got back from a night ride, 50 degree weather and when I pulled in the drive, my header pipes were glowing red. The bike is a 2006 with only 2000 miles. It's new to me, I've been a harley guy for 15 years. Is this normal to have the pipes this hot after a 30 minute ride?   Electraglider_1997 Posted on Friday, April 29, 2011 - 11:21 pm:        Next time shift out of 1st.   Panhead_dan Posted on Friday, April 29, 2011 - 11:53 pm:        I've seen them glow idling. They are made of stainless steel with no plating or coating. In other words, they all do that!   Ronmold Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 12:26 pm:        How was it running? A lean condition would make it run hot.   Rwven Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 04:55 pm:        Yeah, they do that. Looks cool 'eh?   Uly_man Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 02:00 pm:        4466. Yes normal. The engine is still very tight and will run hotter until 4-6k miles. Its no problem. You should also find, if working right, that the fan runs a lot on a young engine. The fan will run less from 4-6k miles plus. (Message edited by uly_man on May 01, 2011)   Electraglider_1997 Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:21 pm:        I've never seen my pipes glow.

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