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Phatty
20-07-2008, 06:39 PM
Might sound like a silly question, but having never seen a brand new monster i don't really know!
PeterPoddy
20-07-2008, 06:49 PM
I think most standard exhausts have bare aluminium cans and stainless steel pipes. Both Monsters in our garage do, anyway!
The stainless is shiny, but colours up a bit with usage and heat. The alloy has a sort of 'brushed' or 'soft sheen' finish, if you see what I mean. It looks tidy, IMO, but they aren't polished.
Phatty
20-07-2008, 07:15 PM
mine has carbon termi's on it. would it be wrong to polish the pipes?
Mand
20-07-2008, 07:28 PM
No, now go and polish them
PeterPoddy
20-07-2008, 07:34 PM
No, now go and polish them

Seconded!
:)
Mand
20-07-2008, 07:41 PM
Seconded!
:)

Can I third it? No I can't but they do look lovely with a bit of effort.
Phatty
20-07-2008, 07:46 PM
any examples?

I just noticed that my mate had done his on his 996 and it looks great.
Capo
20-07-2008, 10:26 PM
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm143/Tarugo996/IMG_0435.jpg
gary tompkins
20-07-2008, 10:58 PM
In my experience standard pipes are a crap grade of stainless, which take a loads of effort to polish but looks pants again after a few weeks. Aftermarket headers are usually made of a better grade stainless, which holds a polished finish much longer.

Original headers can be kept looking good if you can be arsed...

unfortunately I can't be arsed ;)
Blind Alan
21-07-2008, 01:15 AM
Easy, fit a belly pan.;)
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/saxman_2006/IMG_0774.jpg
Half Man Half Mole
21-07-2008, 04:50 AM
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z29/Molemeister/S2R/06052007001.jpg

You could do both......polish AND fit belly pan.

Mike
jerry
21-07-2008, 10:24 PM
My M750 and S4 have polished pipes , much classier than the dirty black standard .
Phatty
06-09-2008, 08:11 PM
Well, I started. Tried with the Dremel but it was taking forever, so i just took the pipes off and did them on my polishing mop. The doenpies are really grainy, but I can't be bothered to polish them smooth so dremel will ahve to do for those (under the boke anyway, you can hardly see them.

horrible yellow/brown complete with marks off the mandrel bender.
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/Bikes/06092008300.jpg

after a quick buff
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/Bikes/06092008301.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/Bikes/06092008302.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/Bikes/06092008303.jpg

Spot the difference compared the manky brown underneath
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/Bikes/06092008304.jpg

and again, dull on the left, bling on the right
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/phatvr6/Bikes/06092008306.jpg