Just plain badass sic...damn pleasing to the eye all around...are you going to leave the Speed Merch piece as is? or paint/powder?...

 

Nice...that's a good look DK94...

 

Im liking this..Im really diggin on the can, but I want to hear the story...has to be one

 

Thanks wolf. I'm still undecided about that piece but def open to suggestions.

 

All you guys with Switchback wheels on your street bob's, did you have to get new spacers, or do major modifications?

 

Well, I wanted something different than a t-header, and I liked the look of what Roland Sands was doing with his mufflers with that whole race-inspired thing, and I didn't have a lot to spend on a pipe.
Anyhow, it's a Muzzy can for a Kawi. I adapted it to the V&H 2into1 headpipe and wrapped it in carbon fiber.
I think I might've lost some weight since it's so light and I used aluminum for the brackets.
Sorry if that's not much of a story, but thanks for the props.

 

Quick question, since most of you run Thunderheaders here I need some advice.

My Black T Header had about 500 miles on it when I bought my bike, but the guy who installed it for the previous owner scratched it in several places during install. Even the muffler had a scratch down to the metal.

So, I have it off the bike currently and wanted to recoat it with the VHT Black. So, I scuffed the original black coating with 220, wiped it down with alcohol until the towels didnt pick up anymore black and sprayed a few coats of VHT on it.

First thing I notice is the VHT is way more flat than the T Header Black coating was, and I think it doesnt look as nice now.

Second...even though I sanded the scratched areas before painting with the VHT, I can see every flaw that was in the original black under the VHT paint.

I didnt do my research on this paint before I sprayed and wasnt aware that VHT also offered a primer, and clear for this job. I just thought that since my Thunderheader was flat black already,I didnt need to prime it, and since it was flat I didnt need a clear either? Do I need to try and sand off all of the VHT paint I applied, and start over starting with the VHT primer? Is it ok to paint over the original Black Thunderheader coating if I chose to redo this with the DEI Primer,Paint,and Clear?

I noticed one guy used DEI Silicone Black over a scuffed up Chrome T Header and it looked nice and semi-glossy. I figured the Chrome base, gave a smoother surface and attributed that to the nice semi gloss finish he achieved.

Advice appreciated.

 

I made my thunderheader black with some Zebraline black grate polish. Excellent result. A bit more glossy then the standard black thunderheader puts on. And also more wallet friendly then ceramic coating.

 

Badass. You saved on weight and cash. Very nice