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Exhaust headers 2013 r1200 RT Anniversity
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pglaves
#13338
Chrome - single wall pipe
Headers
Thank all, I, am beginning to lose faith in BMW. My first was a 65 or 66 R500 Menister fairing and panniers earl suspension once you got up to 70 was a dream. Now I, pay 24K and get crap Pipe’s. My old Triumph never looked this bad.
Happy a Thanksgiving to All
David
Thank all, I, am beginning to lose faith in BMW. My first was a 65 or 66 R500 Menister fairing and panniers earl suspension once you got up to 70 was a dream. Now I, pay 24K and get crap Pipe’s. My old Triumph never looked this bad.
Happy a Thanksgiving to All
David
pglaves
#13338
Well, all of the Airhead bikes starting with the/5 series in 1969 had single wall chrome pipes that eventually turned blue, so it is not a new thing at all.
akbeemer
SURVIVOR
If it really bothers you then I suggest you have the pipes ceramic coated. They will blue faster than you can polish it off. Blued pipes have been a part of BMW ownership since I owned my first R80.
That’s been my experience.
I did run over a large plastic bag with my Honda CB450, never really got the melted plastic off the headers.
OM
pglaves
#13338
That’s been my experience.
I did run over a large plastic bag with my Honda CB450, never really got the melted plastic off the headers.
OM
Did the plastic turn blue?
You do more than me! Wax?!
When I traded in a Harley I had put on 80,000 miles, the salesman ran his hand over the front fender and commented that there were stone dents in it. I said of course there is, I bought it to ride it, not to look at.
I have maybe 7,000 miles on my RT and the head pipes look like crap. Maybe I will get busy and try clean them up over winter, but probably not. They will just get full of burned on bugs and crap next year.
When I traded in a Harley I had put on 80,000 miles, the salesman ran his hand over the front fender and commented that there were stone dents in it. I said of course there is, I bought it to ride it, not to look at.
I have maybe 7,000 miles on my RT and the head pipes look like crap. Maybe I will get busy and try clean them up over winter, but probably not. They will just get full of burned on bugs and crap next year.
pappy35
New member
Yeah, that's right. I'm a...a...WAXER and DAMNED PROUD OF IT!!!!
OK. So I wash it maybe three times a year and wax it once, maybe twice a year. I can't stand the idea of a show bike which is 90% of why I dislike Harley's and other cruisers. I'll clean mine every now and then to keep it from getting too out of hand but I could care less what the headers look like.
For reference: I bought it April '18 with only 6,200 miles on it. 1st owner, three years and 1,700 miles. 2nd owner, 2 years and 4,500 miles. Me? 19 months and 13,000 miles (and i was off for 4 months due to shoulder surgery). Now that I have heated gear I expect to ride even more and I think it's happier to be spending less time sitting in the garage.
I have this nasty job where they expect to work 5 days a week, plus three motorcycles to ride. This last year was my worst for miles, only about 9,000. I have done over 20,000 in one season. Not bad considering our weather.
As for washing the bike, i was 'em fairly often, but I am not very particular about it. Wash off the big chunks, about a 15 minute job start to finish, including putting away the jug of suds and winding up the hose. I might do a quick wax once a year, maybe.
As for washing the bike, i was 'em fairly often, but I am not very particular about it. Wash off the big chunks, about a 15 minute job start to finish, including putting away the jug of suds and winding up the hose. I might do a quick wax once a year, maybe.
My chrome pipes are rusting nicely inside and I've debated on whether to touch the rust with a little hydra acid, (hydrochloric) to take the little rust off of just let it go since the rust is going so slow I'm thinking let it go. I've done this before on my other bikes and friends, the bikes weren't beemers, rice burners and American many years ago. I didn't know any company put stainless pipes on. My headers look dark brown, I'm the second owner of a 09 1200rt and I couldn't care less what they look like as long as the bike runs great and it does, I ride every chance I get, no long rides yet and I really doubt I will be able to do one as I have a really messed up back, three bad car accidents, was on disability for a long time, now retired and riding doesn't bother my back much, just have to be careful. I don't think about my back when riding, just ride and enjoy the freedom and cooler weather we have now in south TX.
AjaxTheDog
New member
That’s been my experience.
I did run over a large plastic bag with my Honda CB450, never really got the melted plastic off the headers.
OM
I got a polyester diaper wipe stuck on my front exhaust pipe riding down I25 in NM. It melted on in a glob and I couldn't get it off with cleaner. I finally figured out how to clean it by running the bike until it heated up again (and melted again) then used some plain steel wool to rub it off while hot. That plus a whole lot of brillo after it cooled down and it came out better. Still had a stain though.
If there was anything else in the diaper wipe it was incinerated, thank God. Or maybe that's what made the stain. Ugh.
