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Jemco still around?

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Looking for pipes for my GT750, they seemed to be the best deal for 3-3 and sound awesome via youtube. I tried calling, left messages, emailed.... Anyone know if they're still around? Otherwise I guess I'm looking at Higgspeeds for quite a bit more $. Thanks.

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Yes. I talked to him last week. He'll email back when he gets a chance
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kycustom wrote:Yes. I talked to him last week. He'll email back when he gets a chance
Appreciate it, thank you.
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Ordered them up last week, nice gentleman for sure. Can't wait till they get here!
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Yayyyyy! Of course, managed to snap off a manifold bolt into the head.... I'll be working on that one tomorrow....
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Looks good. :up:

Did you check into what coating options Jemco currently offers?
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jabcb wrote:Looks good. :up:

Did you check into what coating options Jemco currently offers?
I did and his options were more than reasonable. I really like the raw look though.... I'm trying to come up with a way to incorporate both the raw look and some sort of protectant.

Anyone have any suggestions? Awesome company to deal with BTW.
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When you get the chambers coat them with several good coats of Mop n Glow floor wax , it stays on pretty good and keeps the natural raw metal finish .
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Suzukidave wrote:When you get the chambers coat them with several good coats of Mop n Glow floor wax , it stays on pretty good and keeps the natural raw metal finish .
You don't think that'll create a smokey mess? I'm down to try anything! Thanks for the input. Going to have my neighbor weld a nut onto the end of the broken stud and turn it out. One thing I didn't pay attention to was the Jemco flanges were thinner than the stock flanges :wth: My fault.
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The Mop n Glow does brown a bit on the down pipe section but stays nice from the first cone section on back . Several guys on this list have tried and liked it and i picked up the idea off the Kawasaki 2 stroke forum .. 8)
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Suzukidave wrote:The Mop n Glow does brown a bit on the down pipe section but stays nice from the first cone section on back . Several guys on this list have tried and liked it and i picked up the idea off the Kawasaki stroke forum .. 8)
I'll pick some up tomorrow, thanks!
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Updated info on this idea shows it requires recoating several times a yr depending on the local environment and use . A google search pulled up info .
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Suzukidave wrote:Updated info on this idea shows it requires recoating several times a yr depending on the local environment and use . A google search pulled up info .
Sounds good, thank you. I have to tell ya, these pipes are LOUD! I don't think I'll be starting this up at 0530 to head to work in the morning on this bike. I rode it around the neighborhood yesterday afternoon and everybody dropped what they were doing and stared. Once you get it out to the open road and hit 6 or 7K RPM, man she's screaming. Good times. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Here they are, awesome fit and finish and have their first coating of Mop & Glo haha. LOUDDDDD!!!! in a good way
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That looks great :up: i know this is beating a old drum but make sure the rear pipe mounts are not solid bolted to the hangers as they need to float on the rear rubber mounts so the pipes or mounts dont crack .
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