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valvesprung said:
FWIW, e exhaust wrap has just come about in the past roughly ten years. There was nothing like that before probably about 1990 in bikes for sure.
In the 60s guys ran chrome or black most often, but a few would get "out there" a bit and use VHT white, like the car guys used to put on their headers.
That's not to say that exhaust wrap isn't a good thing, just pointing out that it isn't vintage or classic in the normal sense. It's just a trend that came about recently, mostly due to the fact that the stuff works great for the thing it is intended for - an insulator. It both holds in exhaust heat, which helps keep the velocity of the exhaust up, which is good for cylinder scavenging, and it provides insulation should you have your leg close to or inadvertently touch the exhaust. Guys found it great for street rods where they may work in and about hot exhausts and guys on bikes found it good when pipes are close to legs, like a high pipe or shotguns (on brats and customs) would.
When wrapped well, exhaust wrap works nicely. As for a true classic look, chrome or black painted exhausts are what actually were used.
Black pipes would look good on that 360 much as it did on my brother's 305 Street/tracker:
