What colour headers?

gabriel_gs · Mar 10, 2011

Got me some second-hand headers for my GS and want to have them coated as if I do bother polishing them, they'll only go crappy again.

Kermachrome (shiny metallic, basically) or satin black?

Thoughts?

Paul Young · Mar 10, 2011

Black for me, but I'm predictable like that...

sloukes · Mar 10, 2011

Just leave it to get some patina , at least it shows it's used....

gabriel_gs · Mar 10, 2011

Original 'brown' then eh?

Stewart H · Mar 10, 2011

Brown

Ash · Mar 10, 2011

leave as is until JohnyBoxer has used his to see if the coating comes off,like others have.

gabriel_gs · Mar 10, 2011

Yeah I have to say that concerns me - saw the threads - that said the satin/mat black apparently is higher temperature resistant

Have emailed Camcoat to ask.

dancerdave · Mar 10, 2011

Ash said:
leave as is until JohnyBoxer has used his to see if the coating comes off,like others have.

+1

JohnnyBoxer · Mar 10, 2011

Ash said:
leave as is until JohnyBoxer has used his to see if the coating comes off,like others have.

Deleted account 211025001 · Mar 10, 2011

Exhaust bandage to give it that flat tracker/bobber look. It's all the rage don'tyaknow

Andres

motobiker · Mar 10, 2011

There is an 1100 floating about. (unless its been written off) that was sold on this forum a fair few.. possibly 4 or 5 years ago that had ceramic coated headers (and link pipe). I don't recall the chap who sold it saying he had had any problems while he owned it.. nor do I recall anyone ever asking on this forum how to repair any damage subsequently. The folder I have the pictures stored in is dated 2007

here's the bike.. maybe the current owner will make himself known and spill the beans on how the finish has borne up over the past few years.

Deleted account 211025001 · Mar 10, 2011

motobiker said:

Off topic but, GS's (oil heads) just look sooooooo much better without a screen :thumb2

Andres

JohnnyBoxer · Mar 10, 2011

motobiker said:
There is an 1100 floating about. (unless its been written off) that was sold on this forum a fair few.. possibly 4 or 5 years ago that had ceramic coated headers (and link pipe). I don't recall the chap who sold it saying he had had any problems while he owned it.. nor do I recall anyone ever asking on this forum how to repair any damage subsequently. The folder I have the pictures stored in is dated 2007

here's the bike.. maybe the current owner will make himself known and spill the beans on how the finish has borne up over the past few years.

That was Nasty1's old 1100GS - which was originally owned by Trippy :augie

Believe me........... you don't want to resurrect that whole saga :blast

Ash · Mar 10, 2011

JohnnyBoxer said:
That was Nasty1's old 1100GS - which was originally owned by Trippy

Believe you don't want to resurrect that whole saga

best we not !!!!!!!!! :green gri

motobiker · Mar 11, 2011

I doubt if anyone is interested in a saga.. just whether or not the ceramic coating lasted.

Beyond that, I for one couldn't care less.

STUBBS · Mar 11, 2011

if it will last black :thumb2

gabriel_gs · Mar 11, 2011

Just spoke to a guy at Camcoat (think he was the same guy I dealt with for my Buell headers - very nice chap)

He says both should be fine. When I suggested someone on the site had had issues with flaking he said that it's more likely a one-off problem, probably something to do with bad keying. Anyhoo, it's not really for me to comment on and without specific details not much he can comment on either - at the end of they day, coating exhausts is what they do day-in, day-out, so I'm inclined to think they probably know what they're doing.

He did say, however that the black ones provide more heat insulation that the Kermachrome, but that either should be fine.

Black, chrome, black, chrome, black, chrome... black...?

JohnnyBoxer · Mar 11, 2011

gabriel_gs said:
Just spoke to a guy at Camcoat (think he was the same guy I dealt with for my Buell headers - very nice chap)

He says both should be fine. When I suggested someone on the site had had issues with flaking he said that it's more likely a one-off problem, probably something to do with bad keying. Anyhoo, it's not really for me to comment on and without specific details not much he can comment on either - at the end of they day, coating exhausts is what they do day-in, day-out, so I'm inclined to think they probably know what they're doing.

He did say, however that the black ones provide more heat insulation that the Kermachrome, but that either should be fine.

Black, chrome, black, chrome, black, chrome... black...?

When I visited, they had 1000s of items - many of the stuff was more than a whole GS would cost for race teams

They were happy to show and demonstrate all the processes and how they worked - real 'open door' policy and were very helpful, so for £100 I thought it was well worth it

£100 isn't a fortune, most people waste that on tasteless GS tat :augie

gabriel_gs · Mar 11, 2011

Couldn't' agree more.

Think I'll be going stealth mode!

Adam1759 · Mar 11, 2011

Black, definately.

Was thinking the same about mine, I'll watch with interest!

What colour headers?

Which colour to ceramic coat my headers?

Kermachrome - shiny metallic!

Satin Black - stealth mode!

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