heat taping exhaust?

[Janx101]

.... better flow rate? ... I recognise the reference.... but at this engine size and power level? (Or lack thereof) .. this is tractor tech bike! .. not F1! !

[J_Walker]

.... better flow rate? ... I recognise the reference.... but at this engine size and power level? (Or lack thereof) .. this is tractor tech bike! .. not F1! !

SAY THAT TO MY FACE WHEN I'M RUNNING 22,000 RPM TURBOCHARGED GS500!

best lawn mower ever...!

[btw, please don't take that serious]
we all know that lawn mower honda did with their RC51 engine, is the best lawn mower ever....

[Janx101]

Lol. .. if you can get a gs500 motor balanced/setup well enough to run 22k I will howl your name to the moon and stars! Heheheh!  ... then ask you if I can take it around the burbs for a spin! 

[J_Walker]

Lol. .. if you can get a gs500 motor balanced/setup well enough to run 22k I will howl your name to the moon and stars! Heheheh!  ... then ask you if I can take it around the burbs for a spin! 

I wonder what that would sound like.... 

if only I had a few grand to blow, and a full blown machine shop at my finger tips..

[Shemagh]

Well, the weather is warmer now in Estonia, no more snow. So I wrapped my pipes and here is the result. The bike is making some weird low blobbing sound, but it´s kinda cool. No noticeable increase in performance, but the engine is warming up faster. Yesterday was about 3 degrees in celsius and I needed choke about 3 minutes. Since my bike was in cold garage about 5 months and yesterday was the first time, when I started it since last october, I´m kinda impressed.  Ok, now the bad side. I have my bike in black and red, so I bought red tape. First I painted my exhaust wiht heat resistance paint(just in case) and then I wrapped it. When the engine had worked about 5 minutes between 1000 and 1500 rpm, this was the result.Tape close to the engine was smoking and it burned to brown. So much my red heat tape. But still, I like it.

[Janx101]

The heat wrap always smokes off and discolours when first heated up! .. and the vht paint needs to be ideally cooked off before tape also.   But never mind, won't hurt now.
You might get some rust and dirt buildup underneath after some time though

[Joolstacho]

Yep, guaranteed to A: Rust your exhaust pipes, and B: look shitty! 

[J_Walker]

his bike says "I've been through some sh*t" but his tires say "I'm a daily rider..." I'm honestly confused.... lmao

[Shemagh]

Ok, im feeling kinda dumb at the moment, but I don´t understand the last one 

[Joolstacho]

I've seen a good bit of pics of bikes with the exhausts taped off. 1. what does this do for it besides hold the heat in. 2. what kind of tape is used and where do you get it?

If you tape the bike from the header all the way back to the muffler, it will aid in exhaust flow and add HP, although in the case of a GS, it is a moot point.  It will also cause the pipes to rust quite quickly if the bike is ridden in the rain.  On my street GS, I did it to reduce how much heat came off of the pipe, to reduce the chance of getting burned on it, and to reduce how much heat got under the seat.

I bought mine at lockhart phillips.

Oh dear. This is a complete fallacy!!! Point us to the research that there is any HP gain. All wrapping does is prematurely rust your exhaust system.
As I say, point us to credible research.

[Weedy64]

I wouldn't wrap steel headers on pipes exposed to elements unless u live in arizona or somewhere real dry.  Ti or stainless pipes then no problem.  Unless you want the "look", but be prepared for the "rust-out".

I have a GS500F and was considering getting the VH header ceramic coated, mostly to protect the fairings as opposed to squeezing all I can from the motor.