Hey everyone. I mainly lurk but thought I would share this because I'm sure I am not the only one that is disgusted about how much a pipe for our 570's cost.
I didn't want to do the exhaust mod because, in my eyes, it's just a temporary fix of something I wanted to change. I knew eventually that that mod wouldn't be enough and I'd want a pipe anyway so why beat around the bush about it. I kept an eye on ebay for used HMF pipes and over the last month I'd say I came across 4-5 (including the one I bought) but they were all overpriced. I finally found one for $140 shipped and snatched it up quick. I had done some research about cleaning discolored stainless but was still a little nervous because of the discoloring on the end of the can.
What I ended up using to restore it was this: https://www.amazon.com/Lime-Way-Lime...ords=lime+away
And this: https://www.amazon.com/White-Diamond...d+metal+polish
I started by using the lime-a-way and a blue (all I had laying around) scotch bright pad and some steel wool (honestly this didn't seem to do much at all) to get off all of the surface rust I could. It even knocked down the discoloring a little bit too. Then I switched over to the metal polish and went over the whole pipe twice and you can see the results below. From before to after including mounting it on the bike I'd say it took me about 2.5 hours.
Pretty happy with the outcome. I was thinking about going back and taping off the HMF on the exhaust plate and painting the letters black put I doubt it would last. I usually get pretty muddy when I ride so I'm sure it would come off after a few good washes.
Cost breakdown is as follows:
$140 for pipe
$20 for materials (Metal polish and steel wool. Already had some lime-a-way)
$15 for exhaust springs that weren't included
Cheapest price I've ever seen on ebay is $353 but they usually go for $379 shipped.
I haven't rode the bike because I haven't installed my optimizer yet but at idle she sounds like a beast!
I didn't want to do the exhaust mod because, in my eyes, it's just a temporary fix of something I wanted to change. I knew eventually that that mod wouldn't be enough and I'd want a pipe anyway so why beat around the bush about it. I kept an eye on ebay for used HMF pipes and over the last month I'd say I came across 4-5 (including the one I bought) but they were all overpriced. I finally found one for $140 shipped and snatched it up quick. I had done some research about cleaning discolored stainless but was still a little nervous because of the discoloring on the end of the can.
What I ended up using to restore it was this: https://www.amazon.com/Lime-Way-Lime...ords=lime+away
And this: https://www.amazon.com/White-Diamond...d+metal+polish
I started by using the lime-a-way and a blue (all I had laying around) scotch bright pad and some steel wool (honestly this didn't seem to do much at all) to get off all of the surface rust I could. It even knocked down the discoloring a little bit too. Then I switched over to the metal polish and went over the whole pipe twice and you can see the results below. From before to after including mounting it on the bike I'd say it took me about 2.5 hours.
Pretty happy with the outcome. I was thinking about going back and taping off the HMF on the exhaust plate and painting the letters black put I doubt it would last. I usually get pretty muddy when I ride so I'm sure it would come off after a few good washes.
Cost breakdown is as follows:
$140 for pipe
$20 for materials (Metal polish and steel wool. Already had some lime-a-way)
$15 for exhaust springs that weren't included
Cheapest price I've ever seen on ebay is $353 but they usually go for $379 shipped.
I haven't rode the bike because I haven't installed my optimizer yet but at idle she sounds like a beast!
This will make you a believer in brain buckets.