yea they do kind of stand out. Did you ever use any "blue away"? I have a bottle of that stuff but its sucks. Might as well be comet in a can. It scratches up chrome real well and makes it fuzzy instead of shiny. Worst $6 I ever spent.
I wonder how hot they get? Have you done any test or tried to see how hot the shields get after a long ride? That is a part that looks neat chrome but a ceramic coating would work better.
> your right, now I want for the lower pipe too
> original clamp was fine as the sleeve on the back of the shield is one
> long one instead of just two little ones, allowing you to put the
> clamps pretty much wherever you want.
> downside:
> new bright shiny shield makes old somewhat cloudy Cobras look really bad
> you see the clamps more then I'd hoped but still I like it.
> maybe I'll get number two for father's day?
>
> On May 28, 2004, at 1:27 PM, DHEATH@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hey, that actually looks pretty cool... course, now the lower pipe
> > sticks out like a sore thumb!!
> >
> > Did the original clamp on the flame shield work or did you have to
> > improvise to get it installed?
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 9:36 AM
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> > Subject: Re: heat shields
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> > On May 28, 2004, at 11:54 AM, DHEATH@xxxxxxxx wrote:
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> >> Of course... now we'll all be expecting some new pictures!!
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