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Dnchevyman
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 09:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ok, im not the pro of the world at applying header wrap. but i think im doing it right. Ive tried twice on the x1. once dry, and once with the header oFF the bike in a vice. and both times the header wrap ripped and shredded.. how do you make it stay on???
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Dark_horse
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

did you use the spray on them? It seals them like a cast.
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Milesvdustin
Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 08:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Make sure you put the wrap in a bucket of water and pull it real tight as you wrap it. Make sure you wear some gloves, this stuff is nasty! Once you install the wrap, let the wrap dry completely, and then spray a couple coats of the sealant high temp spray on there. When you install the pipes and ride the bike, they will smoke a lot and smell horrible. After a couple rides, the wrap will have shrunk down to the pipe and be basically rock hard and good to go. The smoking will also stop, but you will always be able to faintly smell it. Hope this helps!

(Message edited by milesvdustin on May 19, 2008)
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 09:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wrap wet, not dry. It lets you stretch it as you put it on, but keeps you from tearing it, and when you first start the engine with a wet wrap, it "sizes" the wrap to the header pipe for a nice tight fit with no flapping.

I didn't use the spray seal, but wrapped my S1W about 3k miles ago and aside from the black fading, the material still looks like it did when I put it on.
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Buellistic
Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 09:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Been running WRAPPED HEADERS for years now !!!

They will not last for ever, "BUT" if put on correctly they will last a long time ...

Mine have been on over two years now since last re-wrap ...

"THANKS" for the spel chek, Tom ...

(Message edited by buellistic on May 19, 2008)

(Message edited by buellistic on May 19, 2008)
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Aaomy
Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 09:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i ran a wrapped header for many year with no problem.. the instruction didnt say any thing about wetting the wrap first so i removed the exhaust and applied as per there instructions,, i didnt seal it either. the only thing it did was the "black" started cooking out and it started to go back to white.. looked fine and stayed on fine for probably 3-4 years until i removed that header and got a replacement one that i polished...
maybe it is the brand you chose? maybe try a different company?
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Road_thing
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 03:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

RAPED HEADERS???

Sounds painful--how long for the burns to heal?



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Tom_b
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 06:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

wrapped a set 2 yrs ago. don't have the bike anymore. just saw the person who bought it today. said still doig great. i wrapped them wet. regardless of what is said, it works the best.
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Lovedabueller
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 11:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

has any one ever took their header wrap off and inspected the pipes. i have seen awful spider web cracks on wrapped pipes. thoughts?????
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Buellistic
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Anything is possible, "BUT" all "i" saw was rust on mine when the wrap had to be replaced(that is another story) ...
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Phelan
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 02:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My Force exhaust was beautifully wrapped by it's previous owner, but after 6,000 and constant temp drops on a trip to Colorado the pipe split in half and ruined the header (well, at least 'til I got home and welded it back together). Without the wrap I would've seen when it cracked, but because it was on there I'll never know when it did...
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