1200 GSA headers. Advice needed

[Boersoeknbike]

Guys I’m giving some TLC. What coating is on headers? What would u do?

[Lord Knormoer]

Lots of elbow grease and metal polish...hope you have some time on your hands

[BiG DoM]

Have them ceramic coated - ask for the chrome finish and get them to coat inside and out. You will not have issues of discolouration like this  going forward. With time the coating may dull slightly but all one does is polish it with metal polish like Autosol and come up bright very quickly (you will never polish the coating off). Contact Powekote - CT and Jhb. The added advantage is also that the exhaust runs much cooler as it scavenges exhaust better - after just a couple of minutes you can touch the headers!

[Noneking]

Ceramic coating works well.

[Boersoeknbike]

dankie

[zebra - Flying Brick]

Quote from: BiG DoM on Yesterday at 06:38:35 pm>Have them ceramic coated - ask for the chrome finish and get them to coat inside and out. You will not have issues of discolouration like this  going forward. With time the coating may dull slightly but all one does is polish it with metal polish like Autosol and come up bright very quickly (you will never polish the coating off). Contact Powekote - CT and Jhb. The added advantage is also that the exhaust runs much cooler as it scavenges exhaust better - after just a couple of minutes you can touch the headers!

this advice 

[DavidMorrisXp]

Ceramic coating is not just cosmetic, it helps channel heat away from the bike caused by the exhaust

[DUSTRIDERS]

Had mine done a couple of years ago, still looks good. I only had the outside done.

[zebra - Flying Brick]

I found the GREY ceramic faded the least - say around 5 or 6 years later - on my 1150 GS - of all the other COLOURS (blue, red, black, etc), but no experience of shiny finish/chrome finish like Dom mentions, the ceramic coaters, too, confirmed that the Grey was the LEAST fade colour they apply, just my 5c.


On older 1200's (and 1100' and 1150's), the BIKE is often in very condition generally, only the HEADERS 'let it down', for this reason alone, it is worth ceramic-coating, apart from the 'performance' aspect, which is an added bonus, etc...


Chris

[BiG DoM]

Ceramic coating is not just cosmetic, it helps channel heat away from the bike caused by the exhaust

As I mentioned 

[BiG DoM]

The 'chrome finish' on headers.

[raffie]

If you coat inside and out, have it de-catted first, or the coating will block the cat.

[Boersoeknbike]

Raffie what do you mean? I presume I should cut the cat open and remove inards?

If you coat inside and out, have it de-catted first, or the coating will block the cat.

[Boersoeknbike]

Big D, those shiny headers are gonna look awkward on rest of my bike. This one in picture is prestine, mine not 

The 'chrome finish' on headers.

[DUSTRIDERS]

Big D, those shiny headers are gonna look awkward on rest of my bike. This one in picture is prestine, mine not 

The 'chrome finish' on headers.

Mine has the grey finish, I like it. 

[BiG DoM]

Big D, those shiny headers are gonna look awkward on rest of my bike. This one in picture is prestine, mine not 

The 'chrome finish' on headers.

Mine has the grey finish, I like it. 

The silver is actually a nice satin finish if not polished a lot. It is meant to be the toughest as it has metallic powder in the coating rather than just pigment. When you polish it the rag actually gets black like polishing metal.

[Leo]

Geramic coating. The best +- R3500 you'll ever spend.

Did the headers in my HP2 Sport. Looks da business in Black.

Still wanna do the Enduro, but bonus month is only in June 

Will do them in silver. 

[raffie]

Raffie what do you mean? I presume I should cut the cat open and remove inards?

If you coat inside and out, have it de-catted first, or the coating will block the cat.

Yes, the ceramic coating  is a liquid that is applied and then baked, it will at least partially block the CAT if you don't remove it. Jughead did a good thread on how to a while back.

http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=227032.msg4103083#msg4103083