The expansion-chamber exhaust pipes that have graced two-stroke dirt bikes for decades have historically been painted black—and more recently sometimes plated for more bling and durability. Black ...

Headers are one of the first bolt-ons most enthusiasts add to their hot rods. It's a shame that most headers won't look as good after a few miles as they do when you take them out of the box. Luckily, ...

Anyone who still runs painted headers is a flake! Factory-applied header paints have about a five-minute post-installation life span. From a longevity standpoint, paint just cant stack up against high ...

The exhaust on my sportbike was starting to look like crusty lines of crap left by a camel in the Simpson Desert. But I can't afford new pipes, so I started looking for "preservation" solutions. That ...