My New Highway Hawk Short Pipes on M800

I love the look and sound (Running with the baffles in at the moment),until the neighbors get used to them

They look great.

Pete your bike is gorgeous, absolutely love the colour scheme & the pipes look fabulous

Gotta agree with both the previous posters, looking pretty damn fine

I think that colour scheme is my favourite of the M800's (I very nearly bought that one over my C800) Love the way you've done the pipes mate - the stagger is spot on. I can see the pic was before you rode her - I bet they are nice a black inside now! Try the baffles out when you have had them on for a while - the sound will go a lot deeper and louder (very!). I only managed it like that for 3 days and then I chickened out and put the baffles back in. You may get better torque with them in mind. I'm running with no tail pipes at the moment as the sound has a bit more bite but I prefer the look with them in. My lower extension started to go a bit yellow after 200 miles - be interesting to see how yours go. How did you fix your end pipes on?

Bike & pipes look great

Bluesman wrote:

I prefer the look with them in. My lower extension started to go a bit yellow after 200 miles - be interesting to see how yours go. How did you fix your end pipes on?

I to prefer them in to John,

Ive wrapped the end of them with a heat proof tape (used in the construction of domestic cookers),two pieces was enough on eash extension, I will forward a pic. I smeared the wrapped end with exhaust jointing paste. They were that tight i nearly push my bike off it's stand forcing them on, so i hope they don't discolour. If they do i think i might wrap the exhaust with black exhaust tape .

peter perfect wrote:

I to prefer them in to John,

Ive wrapped the end of them with a heat proof tape (used in the construction of domestic cookers),two pieces was enough on eash extension, I will forward a pic. I smeared the wrapped end with exhaust jointing paste. They were that tight i nearly push my bike off it's stand forcing them on, so i hope they don't discolour. If they do i think i might wrap the exhaust with black exhaust tape .

That's a good idea with the tape and exhaust paste- I know what you mean about pushing the bike over; I ended up putting mine in gear as I messed with them so often! I like the idea of wrapping the exhaust with black tape - that would look particularly good on the M800, not so good on the C. But if you can go with the chrome, may be for the best. I've cut my end pieces right down now as they still sound more hollow than with just the HH. They just turn a bit at the end about a couple of inches but I have not tried it yet - just messing around really as they were so cheap. Mind you, there is not a lot in it and as yours look so good the way you have done them I would be inclined to keep it that way unless you are like me and just don't know when to stop!

If you fancy giving the tape a go John i will gladly send you some, I'm hoping the combination of tape an paste will do the trick, (it stick's like sh/t to a blanket) .

peter perfect wrote:

If you fancy giving the tape a go John i will gladly send you some, I'm hoping the combination of tape an paste will do the trick, (it stick's like sh/t to a blanket) .

Cheers mate! I've got some metal tape which I have used to cover up the 'Not for road use' on my Harley Screamin Eagle pipes when I had to get an MOT done a couple of months back (it passed!!). It is heat resistant so I'll try it on the short extensions soon and see how it works. If not, I might take you up on that but thanks anyway for the idea and the kind offer!

peter perfect wrote:

(it stick's like sh/t to a blanket) .

What I am not sure that I want to know is, how do you know that

Have you never had a dodge burger at the bike show Crash .

I shit me self in my lorry once after a dodgy kebab but we will leave that for another day

...After what i thought was a lovely Breakfast, I was driving home to (Liverpool) from Kent in an old skip wagon, when the M1 car park stopped me in my tracks, then i was revisited by my Breakfast ,,,,

"Daddy why is that man driving in the rain,snow,wind with all his windows open" .