| Author | Message | ||
     Milesvdustin |
Hey everyone! I just wrapped my headers tonight, and I'm not sure I got the metal straps on there tight enough? I am thinking about going to work and using the Band-IT gun, and maybe some .032 safety wire. Has anyone here used safety wire or Band-ITs before? Also, where I have it wrapped around the header pipes doubled over, is the tension of the wrap over it enough to keep it? Or should I throw a few loops of safety wire on it? Im waiting for it to all dry right now, then its paint and back on the bike. | ||
| Milesvdustin |
I can't get this site to load my pics, says they are too big. I turned my camera all the way down but no dice.. I'll keep trying! | ||
| Grancuda |
I have used the saftey wire on mine, that is all I use to hold mine on. | ||
| Kyrocket |
I used hose clamps.  After you paint it you'll never see 'em. | ||
| Ratbuell |
+1 on the hose clamps, I put one at the start and finish of each pipe. The wrap itself holds tight in the middle if you overlapped enough (I think I have about 1/4" overlap). | ||
| Milesvdustin |
I just finished it, and it looks pretty good. I'm still trying to post pics, working on it! Those darn exhaust gaskets are a Beeeooottch! Got it all seated good and no leaks so far. I will say my bike did look like it was gonna catch fire though! Thanks for the tips everyone | ||
| Milesvdustin |
I used the 2 inch and overlapped it about an inch. I used the band it gun at work (I work on helicopter in the marines) and it is way tighter than any hose clamps or those tie ties. | ||
| Kyrocket |
I love tie ties. I'm sorry what were we talking about? | ||
| Ratbuell |
tie ties, not ti-ties ;) | ||
| Joesbuell |
I just used stainless steel CV boot straps, thin strong and hardly noticeable(after spraying them and the pipes black) | ||
| Buellistic |
"i" use SAFTY-WIRE and also do a wrap on the OVER-LAP ... In BUELLing LaFayette | ||
| Guell |
LaFayette, what did you spray your wrap with? I remember seeing it last october, but forgot to ask. | ||
| Buellistic |
With HIGH TEMP. Header Paint ... In BUELLing LaFayette | ||
| Milesvdustin |
 before paint | ||
| Milesvdustin |
 A little side view...  Painted and installed! This is a cell phone pic so it looks really crappy! | ||
| Milesvdustin |
Why does this stuff smoke so badly? How long will it smoke like that? I look like one of those sh*tty cars that run on straight engine oil!!! | ||
| Buellboiler |
Miles - The Band-It is the way to go. Sorry about the late reply but I think you made the right choice with that band. It looks much cleaner than other clamps too!! Nice | ||
| Milesvdustin |
The best part about the band-it is that they are free at work. And they have the proper tool for it! I put two down at the end where it goes into the collector, and one up at each pipe inlet. I put a double twisted strand of .032 safety wire around the part where I overlapped the wrap on the double pipe area. It all hid very nicely with the tabs to the inside, and when I painted the pipes, it all vanished! | ||
| Ratbuell |
You'll smoke until the paint burns off, and the fiberglass wrap finishes sizing itself. If you wrapped them wet, they're going to steam for a while too. And any time you ride in the rain on wash the bike from here on out. I think I had close to 50 miles on my S1W before the smoke really quit. But even now, 500 miles in, I can still smell the wrap after a good hard run. I look at it as just another layer to the "tuber personality"  |
