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Just got it firing!
After searching the forum archives and finding nothing on the topic, I have concluded that I may be the only person to have made the following stupid mistake(s).
Last month, I was putting my V7R away after riding it on the weekend. After shutting down and putting it into the Sport Chock, I slipped a cheap nylon cover over the bike and locked the storage area. When I came back the following weekend, I found portions of the nylon cover melted onto the first foot or so of both exhaust pipes extending from the cylinder heads. I tried scraping the melted nylon with a plastic card. I tried ProtectAll. I tried adhesive remover. Nothing got the hardened stuff off the pipes. Finally, I scrubbed most of it off with steel wool. While that worked, it also removed the chrome on that portion of the pipes.
As I see it, I have four options: (a) live with the pipes as they are; (b) buy new replacement header pipes; (c) have the existing pipes wrapped with insulating tape like the old-style cafe bikes; or (d) have the existing pipes polished and either re-chromed or ceramic coated.
Any thoughts on what would be the best alternative? I like the idea of ceramic coating or wrapping the pipes because the bike spends a lot of its time in a wet climate.
Last month, I was putting my V7R away after riding it on the weekend. After shutting down and putting it into the Sport Chock, I slipped a cheap nylon cover over the bike and locked the storage area. When I came back the following weekend, I found portions of the nylon cover melted onto the first foot or so of both exhaust pipes extending from the cylinder heads. I tried scraping the melted nylon with a plastic card. I tried ProtectAll. I tried adhesive remover. Nothing got the hardened stuff off the pipes. Finally, I scrubbed most of it off with steel wool. While that worked, it also removed the chrome on that portion of the pipes.
As I see it, I have four options: (a) live with the pipes as they are; (b) buy new replacement header pipes; (c) have the existing pipes wrapped with insulating tape like the old-style cafe bikes; or (d) have the existing pipes polished and either re-chromed or ceramic coated.
Any thoughts on what would be the best alternative? I like the idea of ceramic coating or wrapping the pipes because the bike spends a lot of its time in a wet climate.