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Originally Posted by MICRider
That is a good looking dirt bike! I like the thermal wrap on the header pipe vs a rattly heat shield  .
I've never heard of that plastic repair method, I'm going to have to look into it!  |
Plastic repairing is kind of addictive once you've learned how to do it. I'll post some close-up pics later today.
The thermal wrap was on the bike when I got it. I'd planned to make or buy a heat guard but I might leave it on. It still gets pretty hot but its better than bare metal. Important thing is to make sure its dry when the bike is put away or it will promote rust.
That reminds me that another repair that I forgot to mention was the muffler. I drilled out some rivets and took it apart and found it was broken inside. I can't weld stainless so I fixed it with some brackets and large pop rivets. I stuffed it with fibre insulation and pop rivetted it all back together. Good as new, and quiet now.