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    What the hell?

    Look at this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-401752880.htm

    He's taken a high k's GB400 commuter, put on pipe wrap, a crappy mismatched tracker seat, shitty paint, open exhaust and ditched the airbox for a pod. With a CV carb.
    Guess how much he wants for it. WTF

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    Look at this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-401752880.htm

    He's taken a high k's GB400 commuter, put on pipe wrap, a crappy mismatched tracker seat, shitty paint, open exhaust and ditched the airbox for a pod. With a CV carb.
    Guess how much he wants for it. WTF
    Was at shed 5 today, lots of bikes there with pipe wrap. Whats that about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    Look at this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-401752880.htm

    He's taken a high k's GB400 commuter, put on pipe wrap, a crappy mismatched tracker seat, shitty paint, open exhaust and ditched the airbox for a pod. With a CV carb.
    Guess how much he wants for it. WTF
    Yep sounds like a lot of dough and it doesn't look real comfy but who cares???

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    LOL. It just takes one person with money. If there's more than one, even better for the seller

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasonu View Post
    Yep sounds like a lot of dough and it doesn't look real comfy but who cares???
    What it does look is real retarded. The guy apparently builds custom motorcycles for a living. You'd think he'd know better. @NZSpokes pipewrap is supposed to keep heat within the pipe when passing close to other components but monkeys use it for that 'race' look. It also rusts your pipes out.

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    It's barking mad and if it doesn't turn you into a complete loon within half an hour of cocking a leg over the lofty 875mm seat height, I'll eat my Arai.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    What it does look is real retarded. The guy apparently builds custom motorcycles for a living. You'd think he'd know better. @NZSpokes pipewrap is supposed to keep heat within the pipe when passing close to other components but monkeys use it for that 'race' look. It also rusts your pipes out.
    You're the retard. It has nothing to do whatsoever for keeping heat away from other components. It's designed (and works a fucking treat) to super heat the exhaust gases and improve scavenging. For a guy that thinks he's pretty on to it, and sarcasically calls others 'Einstein'...I'd have thought you'd know better.

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    So that's the one thing you have to pick on and you're saying it has no effect. No comment on the bike? Do you like it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    and you're saying it has no effect.
    You obviously can't read either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    You're the retard. It has nothing to do whatsoever for keeping heat away from other components. It's designed (and works a fucking treat) to super heat the exhaust gases and improve scavenging. For a guy that thinks he's pretty on to it, and sarcasically calls others 'Einstein'...I'd have thought you'd know better.
    Seemed like a good idea to me as im sporting a big fuck off burn from exhaust headers. But if it makes the bike go better to I can say I did it for that.

    Not because Im a dumbarse.

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    To clarify, no effect on heat retention thus keeping it away from external components AS WELL AS 'massive scavenging improvements', which has not been the aim 90% of the time I have seen it applied. Make sense now? Retard right back at ya cuz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    Seemed like a good idea to me as im sporting a big fuck off burn from exhaust headers. But if it makes the bike go better to I can say I did it for that.

    Not because Im a dumbarse.
    Not sure if you will see much gain unless you have a exhaust system designed for it (hotter = higher gas velocity = different tuned lengths for same rpm), I only used wrap for the heat aspect, looks good too though But depending on who you talk to, you can say it gained you a few hp, those with rim stripes are probably most likely to nod in appreciation
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    Retard right back at ya cuz.
    Is that the best you can do? I've heard better come backs from 5 year olds

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    You almost had me

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    Not sure if you will see much gain unless you have a exhaust system designed for it (hotter = higher gas velocity = different tuned lengths for same rpm), I only used wrap for the heat aspect, looks good too though But depending on who you talk to, you can say it gained you a few hp, those with rim stripes are probably most likely to nod in appreciation
    Not true sorry. It works pretty well on any exhaust system.

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