From: essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum)
Subject: Re: exhaust coating
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In article <coburnn.735431559@spot.Colorado.EDU>, coburnn@spot.Colorado.EDU (Nicholas S. Coburn) writes:
|> essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum) writes:
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|> >my FZR's black exhaust pipes are rusty and i researched getting them repaired.
|> >yesterday i bought a can of VHT 1500 degree black header paint and spent an
|> >hour sanding two of the header pipes by hand.  sprayed on paint.  thought
|> >about how clean i was able to get the metal with sanding and determined that
|> >i wouldn't be at all suprised if the paint wore/chipped off in a month.
|> 
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|> >axel
|> 
|> Axel,
|> 
|>    Why not just purchase one of the Fyex exhaust bras for about $40?  They
|> look great and are cheaper than powder coating.  (I had the same dilemma and
|> opted for these.  I am quite pleased.)

ok.  so what's an "exhaust bra"?  i'm guessing it's not a fabric thing that
straps to the pipes...  does it go over the chin fairing/lowers in some way?
i usually don't ride with the lower plastic...

axel
