wrapping header pipe?

[robson]

I have already managed to burn my leg at header of my gasgas 300 txt when I was riding in short pants

so I thought I will wrap in thermal tape to isolate it, any issues with that?

[lineaway]

Either way you are going to burn yourself.

[feetupfun]

Yes you can wrap it. You would not be the first.

The negatives are corrosion, weight and appearance

[robson]

56 minutes ago, feetupfun said:

Yes you can wrap it. You would not be the first.

The negatives are corrosion, weight and appearance

what corrosion and what weight?   this will be fiber glass wrap

 

[lemur]

Glass weave holds water, water promotes rust if the header isn't alloy and contain iron.  When glass wrap gets wet and hot that makes steam and steam can still burn you,  Header temperature on a 2-stroke in far less then a 4-stroke, you'd be burning all of your riding pants if it was a 4-stroke.  A heat shield that stands off the header pipe works far better at reducing heat transfer.  Jitsie sells carbon fibre heat shields and they work great.

If you do wrap it start your wrap at the rear and wrap forward towards the cylinder head, that way the layers will over-lap like fish or snake scales and the wrap material will catch less dirt spray off the front wheel.

[suzuki250]

Don't ride in short pants?

[endurofinn]

Just buy a header cover from Jitsie. Looks good and does the trick.