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Cruiser
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Leander,Texas | i have a question i have the stain on my chrome from were my muffler discolors the chrome near my belt housing is this normal or what. I attached a picture any ideas guys? |
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Cruiser
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CALGARY ALBERTA | Are you talking about the" REFLECTION" of the exhaust pipe on the belt cover??? |
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Cruiser
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Leander,Texas | no it the housing right behind the muffler that goes around the belt..i cant upload the pic or i would show u. Its chrome and the heat from the exhaust has discolored it i was wondering if this was normal |
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Tourer
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Dale, Indiana | Mine is discolored.
Never worried about since I can't see it as a hidden problem.
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Tourer
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| TexasVision - 2008-07-27 4:35 PM
no it the housing right behind the muffler that goes around the belt..i cant upload the pic or i would show u. Its chrome and the heat from the exhaust has discolored it i was wondering if this was normal
Sounds like you're referring to the exhaust crossover pipe that feeds the left muffler, if so, yes it's normal, that is why you have chrome heat shields, to hide the discolored pipes. |
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Iron Butt
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Linwood, MI | I agree. Sounds like the crossover pipe that goes under the bike and around the belt. Mine, too, is blued. So is everyone's that I have seen.
Any body know of a way to clean that up? I really hate the ugly thang showin' itself when the bike is on the kickstand. |
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Cruiser
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Billings, MT | A good fix for blued crossover pipe is to paint it. Clean the cross over pipe very well with solvents. Lightly sand the surface. Mask off the areas you dont want painted. Using BBQ and stove paint (high heat paint), paint the tube flat black, now part has disappeared!!!!!! |
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Cruiser
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Northeast Pennsylvania | You are correct everyone I have seen (5) including mine are discolored. I used some chrome cleaner on mine some came off but I didn't have enuff time to keep cleaning it...didn't bother me enuff to stop riding.. I'll give it some more attention when it starts snowing. |
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Iron Butt
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Linwood, MI | I think Baddog's idea of painting it black might be the best option. |
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Cruiser
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Leander,Texas | ok guys heres what im talking about the discoloration |
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Tourer
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Regina Saskatchewan Canada | That is the exhaust crossover as mentioned in previous posts.
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Cruiser
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Leander,Texas | Baddog,
I think thats what ill do ,apreciate the advice |
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Puddle Jumper
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Temecula, California | I just painted mine flat black high temp paint. It covers the discolor and because its flat black it disappears. |
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Tourer
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| I am considering either wrapping and painting or a heat reduction coating to hopefully improve the cooling properties of the lifetime oil filter and to extend the life of the drive belt. |
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Visionary
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Ruskin, Fl | Mine looks the same. Cleaning it was an exercise in futility. I'm considering some black header paint too. |
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burning stain on housing near belt drive from muffler