@Paul Bryant I may be in the market for a new exhaust system soon and was wondering if the twin can system you mentioned in a previous post could be done in stainless steel to include the headers? I have a single can Reband system on my 09 standard and it has several issues...to wit...the mild steel headers need to be recoated every couple of years and it is a pain in the @ss to get the headers installed and sealed up where they don't leak since they are are in multiple pieces. In addition, this bike has corbin bags on it and the exit angle of the exhaust gases are pointed at the back of the bag so the right side needs to be cleaned a little more often and I had to put additional heat shielding on the bottom of the right side bag. I have a CES system on my 13 roadster where the header is mild steel and the can is stainless. Same deal on the coating for the headers but much easier to install since it is one piece. The can still looks brand new after 2 years. So I have tried a couple of the systems touted on here and both have performed well but each has their own issues. I would like my next system to resolve those and I do not want to re-install the Rebands. I would also want heat shields for the header. Very tired of either roasting my right leg or having to wear some sort of heat protection while riding in the summer
Tex. All my work is in mild steel so the header and the mufflers are such.
As I've only building these headers for a couple of years I don't know what sort of life expectancy one can expect from the coating, tho'
www.hpcoatings.co.nz do have a three year warranty on thier product.
Also, my headers are one piece, no joints so no possibility of leaks and they slip onto the head real easily as these are made accurately.
Re the cleaning, I could set you up a system so as to clear your Corbin Bags, we can work together on that.
Regarding heat shields, I agree with you, everyone does, BUT heat shields require press tools to make, a male and a female tool for each individual one.
At about NZ$8-900, US$580-650 per set,
at least 3 sets required, it's very hard to justify the cost given the small numbers being built.
What I have done to compensate as much as possible is A) tuck the headers in as close as possible to the head, and B) Ceramic coat the inside of every header, this is a standard part of the
www.hpcoatings.co.nz coating service, not cheap, but very good.