What to do with my Barkers (I want them black...Ceramic or High temp paint?)

[r00st]

I think im going to go for a stealth look on my raptor. I love all black..and think my 07 SE (orange/black) would look really good with some more black bits on it.

I have barkers (almost new) that i just installed, but its a lot of silver/bling.

On my DS 730 I used some 2,000 degree high temp header paint on my headers and slip on and it held up very well.

That is obviously the cheap method (5 bucks a can!). OR...should I go through a company like Jet-hot (or my local Powdercoater?) To have the headers/cans ceramic coated? I already planned to take a handful of parts to my local powdercoater this winter so im sure he would help me out a little on the price of ceramic (if he even does it...but im assuming he does).

Thoughts? Ideas?

If I do have the full exhaust ceramic coated I would probably just have all the heat shields go in with my other parts to get a semi/gloss (not gloss, but not matte) finish on them.

I will also have the straps thrown into the pile of parts to be coated.

I would LOVE to have a pair of the new billet straps (they are black with some milled out areas)...but I cant afford another 120 on top of the 700 I Just spent on these bad boys. If only I had known about the big bores and new straps coming out I surely would have waited a month!!!

As far as the tips... I think they are way too damn nice looking to get covered in paint/ceramic. I think I might leave those the way they are, but use a brush and a bit of the high temp black paint to fill in the little milled out areas on the tips. I think that would look bad ass!

Steal my ideas and I cut throats*

Thanks guys

[exentix]

maybe you could pm sub about this one, he has his headers done in black for his barkers, and it looks GREAT!

[Warren]

Steal my ideas and I cut throats*

lol funny you say that becuase i just ordered my barkers with powerder coated black cans and tips yesterday.  

[r00st]

Bastid!

...Wait...Your telling me you can order these things with PC'd cans?

WTF! lol... Apparently I was WAY out of the damn loop when I ordered mine!

So lets get this straight...
* Big bores were in the works
* New sweet billet straps come out
* PC'd cans are available
* People went into the future to steal my very original idea of coating their exhaust black

* AWESOME! *....Looks like I suck at life!!! 

I think I need to sell these things (they have like 5 hours on them) and just start all over! lol

[dabigbratj]

if they were black lables id buy em maybe we can make a deal

[r00st]

lol they are red labels but im sure you can get new labels from tim for pretty cheap.

I am seriously considering doing the upgrade. I need to find out how much the new pipes are though.

[r00st]

Warren: How much extra was it for the Black powdercoating? So its just cans/tips and the headers are normal? Did you get the big bore barkers or the regulars? Did the big bores replace the regulars or is there an option now?

I am going to PM steve to see how much the new big bore barkers with the new straps run.

[Warren]

i'm not sure how much extra i paid. and no they aren't big bore pipes. i'm not going to say what i paid to get my stuff done. because i'm not sure that it's all good to go through barker yet. after his new prices and everything are all leaked i will say what i paid. lol

[Krandall]

you stole them didnt you. 



I had my tips anodized black and have been looking @ getting the headers all the way to the cans pc'd or painted or something.. I was going to buy subs, but he sold them before I could get my hands on them. 

[Warren]

you stole them didnt you. 



I had my tips anodized black and have been looking @ getting the headers all the way to the cans pc'd or painted or something.. I was going to buy subs, but he sold them before I could get my hands on them. 

anybody have any pics of these all black barkers?

[Krandall]

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[Warren]

that's a badass looking maching right there.   

[Peelz]

dayum!!!!! that would look killer on a white/black 700 with cut fenders too!

[BRAD]

dang nice bike there

[Colorado700R]

I got three cans of flat black VHT paint waiting for my riding season to end.  Give me a couple weeks and I'll post up the results