Rd_Runner
Member
Hello all. It has been too cold and snowy to ride here in Colorado so I got adventurous and took the Tupperware off and wrapped my header pipes on my 2013 RT-S I bought in December.
I did this not because I actually have a definite heat problem, but more out prevention. Since I got the bike the only "heat" indicator was whiffs of gasoline vapor when sitting at a stop light in 60 Degree F temperatures. The bike does have all of the service bulletins applied except for the Jan 14 that just came out. I cant get ride it to the my local dealer for the fixes and software update until the snow and ice clears in the side roads. My my local dealer has already order the parts.
So...to ensure I don't have a heat problem this summer, I decided to apply some DEI "Titanium" wrap to the headers. I read through the maintenance manual, gathered my parts and dove in. Then it took about three time longer than I expected....
I couldn't get to one nut on each header pipe without taking the a lot more parts off then what was necessary according to the maintenance manual.
So I ended putting the nuts back on the headers, then I applied the wrap to both front and back header pipes with the Cat and muffler removed. Well...I got it all back together and let it run for about 30 minutes to let the wrap heat up and burn off any oils from manufacturing. It didn't smoke much, but I could definitely smell the wrap heating up. I will take for a nice ride when weather permits. I also learned a great deal about my bike too.
Here are two pics...sorry they are so blurry...I only noticed they did not come out very well AFTER I put it all back together.
Oh...if you want to give a shot at wrapping the headers on your :f_spider:yourself, I highly recommend you get a set of car ramps. I lifted my :f_spider: with my well used Harbor Freight ATV lift and set it down on a pair of car ramps in the front and a cinder block of comparable height for the rear. You really need this kind of ground clearance and room underneath the bike to drop the cat and muffler.
- Rd_Runner
I did this not because I actually have a definite heat problem, but more out prevention. Since I got the bike the only "heat" indicator was whiffs of gasoline vapor when sitting at a stop light in 60 Degree F temperatures. The bike does have all of the service bulletins applied except for the Jan 14 that just came out. I cant get ride it to the my local dealer for the fixes and software update until the snow and ice clears in the side roads. My my local dealer has already order the parts.
So...to ensure I don't have a heat problem this summer, I decided to apply some DEI "Titanium" wrap to the headers. I read through the maintenance manual, gathered my parts and dove in. Then it took about three time longer than I expected....
I couldn't get to one nut on each header pipe without taking the a lot more parts off then what was necessary according to the maintenance manual.
So I ended putting the nuts back on the headers, then I applied the wrap to both front and back header pipes with the Cat and muffler removed. Well...I got it all back together and let it run for about 30 minutes to let the wrap heat up and burn off any oils from manufacturing. It didn't smoke much, but I could definitely smell the wrap heating up. I will take for a nice ride when weather permits. I also learned a great deal about my bike too.
Here are two pics...sorry they are so blurry...I only noticed they did not come out very well AFTER I put it all back together.
Oh...if you want to give a shot at wrapping the headers on your :f_spider:yourself, I highly recommend you get a set of car ramps. I lifted my :f_spider: with my well used Harbor Freight ATV lift and set it down on a pair of car ramps in the front and a cinder block of comparable height for the rear. You really need this kind of ground clearance and room underneath the bike to drop the cat and muffler.
- Rd_Runner
