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DangerousDean
11-25-2003, 05:02 PM
Does anyone elese melt there pants?
My pant leg touches my header and melted it, is there any heat shields that a bit longer?
the-ex-files
11-25-2003, 05:28 PM
On What? Honda 400ex,no. Yamaha Banshee yes.
Silverfox@C&DRacing
11-25-2003, 05:49 PM
Yes I have holes burned in my pant leg :macho :macho :macho
ReconRider25
11-25-2003, 05:59 PM
you could try making one or have someone make it for you.:confused:
lilpoppy
11-25-2003, 06:36 PM
My friend and i have the same headders and his melt too. The best think to do is get pants that have leather and the sides of your knees or have someone make you a custom heat shield.
AndrewRRR
11-25-2003, 06:52 PM
I have a hole in the side of my freeride pants from a 300ex with a full WB exhaust. Those damn 4 stroke pipes get hot. With my 2 strokes they haven't burned the pants yet but have left a bit of a black waffle pattern from the nylon on the pipe. I imagine if you ceramic coated your pipe it would be a couple hundred degrees cooler. The ceramic coated exhaust on my 600 ninja bike doesn't seem to get that hot (they coat them inside and out).
K_Fulk
11-25-2003, 07:56 PM
I used to melt my shift pants and my boots with my dmc pipe. But my sparks dont burn nothing.
CC Rider
11-25-2003, 08:18 PM
Ya I had the same problem with my free ride pants so I went to my local leather shop and bought a patch of black leather to match my pants and then had it nicley sewn on by an apholstry shop. works great!:)
Smokin 440
11-25-2003, 08:23 PM
D@mn i have a huge @ss scar on my leg from my header.... i was think bout makin somethin that would clamp on????? or just not hit my let on the header, but i tried not to and i still got burned
DangerousDean
11-25-2003, 08:27 PM
yeah its a 400ex

are those carbon ones any good? are they bigger?
i mgiht just ghetto build one that extends fro mthe reg one...
:)
Aceman
11-26-2003, 06:26 AM
You guys might be able to wrap header tape around your exhaust to keep from getting burned. I used it on my 300ex near the muffler to keep it from burning through the fender.
300exOH
11-26-2003, 06:48 AM
I wouldn't use the header tape. Yes it does work well to keep the heat off but dirt and water get trapped under the tape and rust the pipe out bad. I found out the hard way. I recommend either a heat shield or a leather patch on your pants.
Silverfox@C&DRacing
11-26-2003, 08:00 AM
Originally posted by K_Fulk
I used to melt my shift pants and my boots with my dmc pipe. But my sparks dont burn nothing.

How do you not melt your pants on the sparks pipe, that is the pipe that has melted both pair of my lbz pants, my is the ceramic coated one.
I guess that is one advantage of the Cannondale you don't have to worry about melting your pants
cals400ex
11-26-2003, 10:11 AM
i imagine the ceramic coating keeps the heat in a lot better, but my stainless steel sparks pipe will melt right through. it gets as hot as a mo-fo, but then again i guess i don't have anything to compare it too.
03400EX_Nacs
11-26-2003, 11:04 AM
on the raptor yeah...... not the 400:p
joeroadking
11-26-2003, 11:40 AM
pick up a univrsal fit heatt shield available at most harley after market shops and trim to bend or fit,attaches with hose clamps and it looks good to they are chrome, Iused one on my raptor and my 350x.
AndrewRRR
11-26-2003, 01:04 PM
I still have a nice scar on the back of my right hand from my cpi pipe this summer on the R. We were riding pretty hard for a while then stopped. Like an idiot i moved my kickstarter down by hand to see if it was in neurtal. Had a blister the size of a slug on my hand for about a week before it peeled.
A better one was one of my riding buddies had T5's on his banshee and relocated the key for it under the front plastic. He reached down to turn it off and had a perfect "T5" emblem burned into the inside of his forearm! That's brand loyalty baby (he has CPI's now, lol).
K_Fulk
11-26-2003, 03:52 PM
Originally posted by Silverfox@C&DRacing
How do you not melt your pants on the sparks pipe, that is the pipe that has melted both pair of my lbz pants, my is the ceramic coated one.
I guess that is one advantage of the Cannondale you don't have to worry about melting your pants

The dmc stuck out a lot more then my sparks pipe. I think i just got used to riding with my foot away from it.
speedy400
11-26-2003, 06:29 PM
I have about 5 burn scars. One from the powerbomb I just had gotten at the time....shorts+tight turn=nice burn. and the banshee,lean forward+shorts=dual burns:devil: and 2 from my and my dad's motorcycle, it happends....-darren
sweet300ex
11-26-2003, 07:03 PM
I melted a hole in a pair of pants with my WB header, after that i put my guard back on
hondarider2006
11-26-2003, 07:30 PM
my stock header melted holes in my pants when I had the fmf powercore silencer, and k&n filter with stock jetting:eek2: :rolleyes: a jet kit fixed that problem
sparky450AR
11-26-2003, 08:24 PM
you can buy some really cool looking aluminum polished heat shields, that would completely fix your problem!
KASCHAK
11-27-2003, 08:37 AM
when im just riding around my loacal riding places, i just wear jeans or windbreaker pants. and all the m are missing half the leg. i dont get burnt but my pants are pretty melted.