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LSL also makes risers that clamp to the top of the fork and provides a mount for a raised one piece handlebar... I think they called it a "superbike" bar. I have it on mine and it greatly improved my riding position. I scoot forward and lean in when riding enthusiastically in the twisties to put more weight on the front tire because the riding position is so upright.

Gorgeous bike Seb! I've been off-line for awhile living life and took a job out in the middle of the Pacific... I got bored at work today and logged onto to see what's up. Thanks for the bike porn Seb!!! And I see Gig is still on here too... bonus! Hopefully, I won't get in trouble for spending the last couple of hours devouring every detail of your post, zooming in and examining all the goodies! Well done Seb!!! Can't wait to hear it roar in the mountains one day...

The factory exhaust merge configuration on the 8th gen was done for manufacturing cost savings not performance. This is why the 8th gen sees the greatest benefit from the WiLD Headers. Running the WiLD Headers on an 8th gen shouldn’t cause any long term problems except difficulty wiping the sh!t eating grin off your face!

Received mine and it looks great... I have a few other garage projects for my cages that need repair before I will get to it. Thanks again, Seb!

Bump... thanks Seb!

So help me understand, it sounds like you asking someone else to scroll back and find the page with the information your looking for then send you the thread page number?

I’m partial to W.i.L.D. Headers ( for Wade, Lance, and Darryl)

Size matters... check ID & OD dimensions. OEM sized exhaust gaskets do squish and stick out into the exhaust gas stream with these headers. That’s why Lance and Darryl sourced the larger diameter Delkevic gaskets to help optimize the performance of these headers.

I think VFRcapn is working through the 8th gen rads on a 5th gen engine using the 8th gen headers. I bought a set of 8th gen headers for a similar reason. The link pipe and undertail silencers will be all you... let us know how it goes!

Just curious... how many sets of W.i.L.D Headers have been produced so far?

Tres Hermanos

Love it!

Great idea! @JKBoyd, can you connect with Darryl or Lance? They would have a list of all the 5th gen header purchasers to PM.

I with you, put me down for one of each

I checked with my engineer and passivation and polishing/wire brushing are not the same net effect with 304 stainless steel. 304 stainless steel is more than 50% iron, around 20% chromium and about 10% nickel. Passivation dissolves the iron on the surface leaving the chromium, nickel, and other trace elements on the surface. These metals left on the surface oxidize when air dried after the acid treatment and form the protective oxide layer that prevents the iron underneath from oxidizing (rust). Polishing/wire brushing exposes fresh top surface of metal; in 304 stainless steel this is more than 50% iron so when the oxides form it doesn't make a protective barrier because of all the iron on the surface. It was explained to me that is why we passivate the equipment in the food processing plants after polishing them. @Ducnut, your headers look awesome and I congratulate you on getting them to a show bike finish. 304 stainless has corrosion resistance but this resistance decreases as temperatures rise, which unfortunately exhaust pipes get hot. Also, 304 stainless will corrode when exposed to chlorides at higher temps. Most of us ride in nice weather so it may not be an issue at all. If I can offer some friendly feedback, keep them clean, dry, and away from road salt (sodium chloride) to keep them looking great and avoid potential corrosion at the welds... or passivate them before installing. Your bike, your call. Have fun and be safe!

I'm familiar with passivation. I've worked in food manufacturing for decades and passivated plenty of stainless steel equipment. The reason I asked the question is it has been my experience with stainless steel storage tanks and other equipment we always passivated after polishing the tanks. I wasn't sure if polishing the headers after passivation could compromise or remove part of the oxide layer and leave the polished headers more susceptible to rust and corrosion.

Does anyone know if polishing the headers effects the passivation?

I'm with you, Man! I'll take one too... I think I'm going to need it in the near future

Thanks! ...heh, heh, heh... Bungholio!!!

Are these bung plugs short enough where they don't extend into the exhaust stream?

Hey Seb, I hope you and your family are safe and well ! I’ll take one. Thanks Man!

Look what BEAUTIFUL curves showed up at my house today! Box and contents arrived immaculate... thank you for taking such good care packing up my 5th gen goodies. I think these will become family heirlooms to be cherished by my descendants for generations! Lance and Darryl you guys ROCK!!!

Thanks for checking. I might just swap in a 6th gen cushion and get rear sets and quick shifter in the process

Hey Seb, I know it is for 6th gens but my 5th gen mid-pipe doesn’t have a stop. What does it mount to and could I use it on a 5th gen? Russ

Yeah, with the active noise canceling I couldn’t hear the engine. I would have to look at the tach to see if it was running. I thumbed the starter button on a few different occasions thinking the engine was off. My ear buds did a great job canceling engine noise... too good a job in my opinion. I need that engine feedback when I’m carving twisties to know where I’m at in the power band. I wish they were able to cancel wind noise as well but they don’t. They aren’t able to produce all the out of phase frequencies to effectively cancel out wind noise. Now I wear my custom molded earplugs I got at TMAC and get the best of both worlds. I hear everything I want to hear but appropriately attenuated to protect what hearing I have left.