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Stainless Steels for Exhaust Systems - Comparing 304/321 and More
Stainless steel is a material that we wish never was labeled "stainless" because it can do so much more than simply resist rust. The origins of sta...

Everything You Need to Know About Turbo Headers
High exhaust gas temperatures, high exhaust pressure, cramped engine compartments and the complexity of turbocharged applications pose extreme chal...

Burns Stainless goes to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
VINCE IN SHORTS: The 2022 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Vince Roman CEO of Burns Stainless shares his first-time experience at the Sturgis Motorcycle ...

Pepper - A Harley-Davidson Land Speed Record Breaking Bagger
I had forgotten about this video from a few years back of Pepper, the world’s fastest Bagger breaking the world record down under. Bike is mostly stock with a few Screaming Eagle performance bits, and a Burns NhB Twin Cam exhaust. It was fun working with Dan Lesnock and his crew. I thought it would be good to memorialize it here.

6-Cylinder and 12-Cylinder Exhaust Header Design
Hope you are enjoying these articles on exhaust header design. Building headers from mandrel-bent stainless tubing using proper fabrication techni...

Justin's Chopped Evo Sporty
Justin Klein stops by our booth at the recent @Born Free Show to show off his creation. A 2001 evo sporty on a single downtube Paughco frame. His ...

Straight vs Stepped in Performance Pipe Design
For decades Burns Stainless has been focused on building peak power throughout the power band. We are often asked the question “are stepped pipes b...

What is your biggest challenge?
As we break into summer we have seen some incredible vehicles at local and national events that just blow our mind. Sometimes it is the little det...

Vince In Shorts at Born Free 13 part 2
Take a look at some of our incredible power producing exhaust systems for the M8 and Twin Cam Harley-Davidsons. Vince shares details of the Burns S...

Wonderment and Inspiration
Some may wonder. We wonder. Going to an event like the recent Born Free Motorcycle Show which specializes in old-school choppers and custom bikes i...

Vince In Shorts at Born Free 13 part 1
This past weekend we met some great new friends, saw a bunch of nice bikes and was completely inspired by what everyone is building and riding. Th...

Born Free Motorcycle Show
13 years ago, Mike Davis and Grant Peterson had a party. Maybe not the breaking news you might expect, but this party was a bit different. There we...