Wrapped my Headers

[chevnut55]

i was thinking of doing mine ,im going for the blacked out look. but im not shure i like it. it looks racey but also looks like a broken arm. i think you can get the same results if you ceramic coat the pipes,i had it done to all my cars and it drops the temps alot,its also cooled really fast.

 

[nativeXb12Rbuell]

I like mine wrapped , but you got to take measures to make sure they stay looking good like repainting with Black HT Silicone Coating (i used DEI motorcycle wrap with black ht silicone coating)
when they start fade from being in the sun all the time and make sure to let bike idle to dry it before parking it.
I like the look of the Black ceramic coated also, plus with the ceramic coating it would cost more and little less hassle in maintenance.

 

[xxspudxx]

7000 miles later, time for a re-wrap. Starting to fall apart. Looked great with normal maintenance until 500 miles ago.

Worth it? I think so. I like the wrapped look over the coated look.

 

[jasoncummings64]

gjcolley, if you only unbolt you right side header, u can use a wonder bar to seperate the headers enought o wrap all the way down to the joint(merge) releasing the wonder bar will hold the header wrap in place, i used 1/8th inch wrap instead of 1/16th wrap, and then came from the bottom up wrapping over and past the split pipes for about four inches. when i ordered i bought two fifty foot rolls, and had plenty to redo it from the bottom twice without even opening up the second roll. i worked out of a two gallon bucket of hot water returning the wrap into the bucket after each wrap. looks great, although not as perfectly uniform as some of the others on here.

 

[Brett01]

Just finished wrapping mine. Super easy, left the headers on - just removed the scoop and all the bolts in the chin fairing so that I could move it out of the way. I put it on wet, so started it up after to dry it out, and get the smoking part out of the way - word from the wise, do this outside!

 

[MurderedBuell]

Nice idea putting it on wet.

 

[xtreme]

Not sure if its 100% true, but I have heard of possible excessive header heat issues if the wrap is not continued all the way to the cyclinder head. Some people have mentioned that since the wrap keeps the heat contained that the bare part of the header would glow cherry red.

 

[zdawg123]

50 feet of 2" DEI titanium wrap and lovin the results!
Here's the link for any 1125 guys on here who want some more info on what I did.

http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-1125CR/1125-Headers-Wrapped

 

[Brett01]

That titanium stuff looks badass!

 

[zdawg123]

It seems to stay clean pretty well too. I haven't had any problems with it at all.

 

[Ulysses XB12X]

I like the color too...it seems to match some of the gold accent on my '06 Uly.

 

[Cbyerspace]

has anyone had issues with their tunning after wraping... I had my bike mapped out to where I liked it then put wrap on and now it the rpms are slow to come back down when I let off, and run alittle high at idle after warmed up, what should I do to fix this?

 

[oh9bolt]

Sell it..

 

[TooFst]

Here's after the 2nd time I wrapped mine. The roomate had some high temp paint laying around.

 

[TooFst]

Just saw the smoke pic... So I just get done wrappin them and go for a little cruse around the block.. Stop at the stop light, and this guy comes in HOT.. "shut er down, shut er down".... Loved it!!

 

[jackpotology101]

OK so I'm still confused...if you start from the rear pipe down (or even the front pipe down), should you cut lengths of the wrap first, like cutting the whole roll in half? Then when you get to the part where the pipes come together, do you wrap both together maybe once, zip tie, then start a second length of wrap on the next pipe, then overlap and wrap down to the collector? Not sure if I worded that correctly. I just got my DEI 2" 50ft roll of titanium wrap in the mail today and don't want to mess it up! links to vids appreciated [smirk]

 

[Zeroflat24]

I don't really remember how exactly I did mine. I know I did it with the wrap wet, but I started with the rear pipe first. Then I did the front pipe. I am almost 100% certain I just jammed the wrap between the 2 pipes to hold everything tight. Then wrapped the part where the pipes come together, which covers where the other 2 pieces end.

 

[oh9bolt]

This ^ but you dont wet titanium wrap

 

[chevy42083]

So.... with titanium wrap that's kinda old (couple years? I dunno... previous owner), when it starts to loosen up, can i just undo the end, unwrap it part way, and tighten it up?

It has started to fray.... but they don't make a paint or sealer for the ti stuff. So I kinda don't want to completely replace it. It's so loose i can move the wrap around... like it's slipping around the pipes. I like the color, but don't want to re-wrap if I can just loosen and retighten it up. It's mostly loose around the section where the 2 pipe have just joined but are still very wide.

Just for the sake of sharing wrap pics....

 

[oh9bolt]

Nope you will have to re do it, it flakes and falls apart when unwrapping it.

I have been through this twice with Titanium