I love my first Harley! Took it out for a 10 hour road trip today and... incredible! I went through a few toad soakers and had to suit up.... and now my new exhaust sports some nasty burnt rubber.

Is there any products or methods for removing this from pipes?

 

I would remove the pipes or shields and spray them with easy off oven cleaner. Be careful not to spray it around any thing with painted surfaces. Good Luck!

 

easy off, if its small u can also try going very slow with a razor blade,but dig in!

 

Nevr-Dull works good also.

 

Get rain pants with the burn proof inside lower leg patches.

Oh yeah, and oven cleaner will get the melted nylon or plastic off. Use of an American nickle or one-sided razor blade with help a lot too.

I've heard of this product called Klean King working but haven't tried it myself. Good luck! If all else fails you can always replace the heat shield.

 

Most good solvents like "Goof Off" will take it off, don't ask me how I know this. Also, I usually don't push HD clothing, but I can tell you that their rain suits are some of the best. This is from years of riding with other types of rain gear. I think all of their pants have the heat shields built into the inside of the legs to prevent this. I bought a set after doing the same thing your going through. http://www.filmtools.com/goofoff16oz.html

 

Oven Cleaner. Good luck. You may have to replace the heat shield if you have one? I agree, invest in the HD pants with the heat shield on the legs.

 

Easy off worked for me and I second the caution re painted surfaces as above.

It works much better when the shields are hot-- BUT not TOO hot-- think of heat in the "oven heat upper mid range" when you heat your shields.

If you get the pipes/shields to full operating temperature you will smoke/steam the Easyoff and you don't want that.

What I did was to block out behind the pipes with cardboard while spraying it on so as not to get the Easyoff on any other surfaces. Also I recommend you don't leave it on overnight-- it won't take any more off overnight than it will in a couple of hours.
It may work well like that on baked on food muck but you don't need to leave it on like that.

If there is still residue remaining use a flat plastic scraper or 0000 steel wool to assist.

It's a beech of a job whatever you use-- and it all depends on how much you got on the shield in the first place.....

Also in regards to bigdumbnoitall00 comment:
"u can also try going very slow with a razor blade,but dig in!"
I think he meant to write "but DON'T dig in"?

My apologies to BDN00 if I'm not correct with my assumption.

 

Yup, Easy Off or if really stubborn Naval Jelly/Epoxy cleaner, then polish back up with Never Dull.

 

It all works well and don't ask how we all know......