Nickel plated exhaust

**Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:00 pm » Post: #1 » Download Post**

Hey all, I've looked through the forum and can't find out if anyone has ever nickel plated a set of stock exhaust pipes(expansion chambers) and what it might cost? I have a 94 SE and want to try and keep it pretty much stock for reliability purposes. I just purchased a set of carbon fiber silencers from Mike at Mwestfactory and must say I'm very impressed. The bike seems to run a little better and actually seems to give it a little more power. Thanks

**Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:17 pm » Post: #2 » Download Post**

Nickel plating works quite well, and looks pretty good. I had my CR500 pipe nickel plated 'cos the steel was gonna go rusty and I was quite pleased with the results.

Can't say that it comes close to a set of lovingly welded SUS pipes, or even newly welded steelies, but I've got no complaints.

**Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:34 pm » Post: #3 » Download Post**

Black bar-b-que paint has worked a treat! And Honda made them black as standard...
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**Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:51 pm » Post: #4 » Download Post**

chrome.....thats what you want Very Happy

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**Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:13 pm » Post: #5 » Download Post**

Ti... that's what you want! Twisted Evil

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**Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:39 pm » Post: #6 » Download Post**

I would rather have pain old mild steel than chrome, at least you can touch it up when it rusts, which it will.

Ti being number one though, followed by SS.
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**Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:05 pm » Post: #7 » Download Post**

Polished SS is what you want. Very Happy

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**Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:21 am » Post: #8 » Download Post**

StephenRC45 wrote: at least you can touch it up when it rusts, which it will.
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yes mate if you ride it along the coast everyday leave it outside and rarely wash it it probably will rust.....like that rusty old V4 of yours.
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**Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:08 am » Post: #9 » Download Post**

hey NSR71

What size did you get? and does it sound different?
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**Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:27 am » Post: #10 » Download Post**

I got the 250s'. It sounds a little different, not too much louder than stock. The biggest advantage is the weight, both of the carbon silencers weigh less than 1 stock silencer. For some reason the silencers did not bolt right on, a small rat-tail (round) file and about 1 hour later they were on the stock chambers.