Ducati expects????

Stw said:

I ride with a guy that has a 1199 with the stock pipes..bike has around 3500 miles on it.. (I have Termis which will become relevant in a moment) .. when I look at his pipes I see that they are not aging well.. the matt finish is becoming tarnished and they just generally look "old".. so I 'm wondering if the stock pipes are regarded by Ducati as just something to get the bike out of the showroom but that every buyer is expected by Ducati to swap these out..presumably for Termis in the mind of Ducati??? My termis have been on around 1500 and look great...... I am not trying to stir the whole exhaust pot here but I am surprised just how poor these pipes are looking...or is he just an exception???

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Capt CF said:

Are you talking about a brown or black buildup around the exit ports on the pipe or something on the brushed aluminum covers on the sides? My past 2 sets of termis would get these heat deposits like Chris mentions around the tips (cans were carbon fiber, tips titanium) and I would scrub them with an old kitchen scrubber and simple green and they would look like new.

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Stw said:

I am talking about the brushed aluminium .. the exit ports are just sooty...

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oalvarez said:

No surprise and not unexpected; besides chromed header pipes, I've never seen a beautiful set of oem/standard exhaust headers on lower priced bikes (relatively speaking). If you want better you basically need to pay for it. The normal tarnishing doesn't bug me, it just is what it is....normal.

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Capt CF said:

The simple green and scrubber should knock out the soot - I wonder if he can do that to the brushed aluminum covers as well? Mine still look pretty new (only 1200 miles) so I haven't had to clean them yet.

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RD16RR said:

+1 "what he said" - you could also go for that new Titanium Akrapovic for some sheer beauty, you'll probably wipe it down after each ride

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RD16RR said:

...ohhhh, i read it......i'm just offering what i feel would be a pleasant solution to anyone even thinking about exhaust systems......(even if your Termignoni pipes look great)

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southeastduc said:

I think this is an interesting observation (OP).

Mine is shy of 3,000mi and I'll take a look.

I don't recall noticing them looking bad. But they are down low where the tires can kick up a lot of debris... I don't have a bike with termi's to regularly compare to, so maybe its just that I don't have something to reflect how badly they are aging.

I'm happy with them though. Only thing I'd swap them out for is the Austin Racing ones. But they are a bit loud for my neighbors...

Honestly though, when I bought this bike, I was very happy not to have to replace the exhaust just to get it to run, and I actually think the stock cans look as good as the termi's.

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southeastduc said:

Honestly though, when I bought this bike, I was very happy not to have to replace the exhaust just to get it to run, and I actually think the stock cans look as good as the termi's.

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southeastduc said:

Honestly though, when I bought this bike, I was very happy not to have to replace the exhaust just to get it to run, and I actually think the stock cans look as good as the termi's.

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Fragile said:

burned chain grease on my left exhaust top of tips, haven't tried to clean off black/brownish burn stains yet. Don't mind it though, can't expect the bike to be showroom clean if ridden.

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