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We were in the Gifford Pinchot Forest a couple of months ago, trying to navigate our way to Spirit Lake, with great difficulty.
Ursula with mew chrome pipes
Yes Steve OEM chrome and windshield. From time to time I upgrade Ursula with original OEM options. Chrome headers are always going to discolor on the 1200, it just takes a lot of shining to minimize it. I had steel ones prior and after 7 years they looked like a$$ so the wife got me new headers and headlamp assembly for birthday this year.
The pipes on the boxers are single wall and as such will always blue. It used to bug me but then I realized it was just kind of a "BMW merit badge" and the way a BMW should look. The only solution is to have then Jet Coated. My buddy did that and they always looked clean and silver. Also, I am pretty sure the only "chrome" you get when you order the "chrome" exhaust is a chrome muffler can. Both my 2006 RT and my 2012 GSA have the Chrome Exhaust option and I like the look of the chrome muffler much better. When I asked the dealer he told me the BMW "chrome option" means a chrome muffler can.
What's this "Jet Coat" thing you mention? Is it interior or exterior to the pipe? My understanding was that the discoloration was a result of the exhaust heat. Most bikes use a double walled exhaust piping so the exterior has some insulation as it were and doesn't get quite hot enough to blue up the chrome. Of course, it's still plenty hot enough to take the skin off your hand or arm if you touch it.
Thanks for any additional info!
Ride Safe,
Steve R.
Here is my largely Carbon Fiber bodied R1200S after matte coating:
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The directional lenses have been replaced by white ones since this photo was taken (bulbs silver-coated orange included) too.
that's a good looking bike!