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Jul 7th, 2011, 12:39 pm
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Location: Netherlands, , Netherlands
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Making your exhaust pipes look new again
Well, since I still have to wait for my papers to import my bike, I figured I could freshen up the bike and clean it up a bit. One thing which bothered me from the very first moment I saw the ad for this bike up untill an hour ago were the exhaust pipes. The pipes were corroded and the cat. looked really, really awful. Since, unlike on my (ex)749, they're not protected they corrode quickly(had the same problem with my SV650S).
So I set off to clean it up
Before
After
Now, since I haven't started her yet the exhaust is silver-ish, but this will change to a gold color when it's been on for a minute.
I used grit 150, 400, 800, 1200 and 2000 wet or dry sanding paper, took me about 30~45 mins. I'm guessing.
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Jul 7th, 2011, 3:39 pm
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Location: Arnhem, , Netherlands
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Als nieuw! 
Do you have any plans (upgrades/mods) for the bike?
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---===[ 2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S (110,3 DIN RWHP) ]===---
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Termignoni 2 in 1 Full Exhaust System, Flowed Cylinder Heads, DP Race Cams, DP Race ECU (Reflashed for Wasp Kit), Wasp Power Up Kit, NGK Iridium Spark Plugs, Ducati Biggelaar Quiet Clutch modification, Lightweight flywheel (700 gram), DP Clutchplate, Carbon Clutchcover, DP Racing Seat, DP Oil Plug, Rizoma Grips, Rizoma Brake/Clutch Reservoirs, Rizoma Rear Blinkers, Painted Racing Stripes, DP Carbon Mudguard, HK Suspension Upgrade, Bitubo Steering Damper, STM Oil Breather, GiPro Gear Indicator, DP Clutch Slave, DesmoWorld Frame and Seat Plugs
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Jul 7th, 2011, 4:04 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Abarth
Als nieuw!
Do you have any plans (upgrades/mods) for the bike? |
I'm planning on getting a full zard pipe set for it, or, just drill out the butterfly valve in the exhaust and get the cat replaced by a piece of piping welded to the original pipes. Not much more mods I can think of at the moment.
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Jul 7th, 2011, 4:21 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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Boy, that looks excellent! Thanks for posting the pictures!
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Jul 7th, 2011, 4:55 pm
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Location: Anchorage, Ak, USA
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All I could see were two very bright white circles.....
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Jul 7th, 2011, 5:37 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vjdup
All I could see were two very bright white circles.....
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The wheels do pop out lol 
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Jul 7th, 2011, 6:44 pm
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Wow, that makes me realize how nice mine could look... lol
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Jul 7th, 2011, 7:21 pm
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molto cool.
when will you be in northern california next, to clean up my hypertard's exhaust pipes? 
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Jul 8th, 2011, 10:57 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnchypermotard
molto cool.
when will you be in northern california next, to clean up my hypertard's exhaust pipes? |
If you're paying for the plane tickets, anytime you want
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Jul 10th, 2011, 4:40 am
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Posts: 323
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Looks
looks good for about 2 months
done this my self looks great now then its goes back to before
Think its the oxidation my was like a mirror and well its back to the same
I stepped down to 2000 wet and dry and buffed it by hand
hope your last longer than my
shanetbird
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