Ideal Coating for Motorcycle Headers

I have a 500cc Kawasaki Ninja with rusty headers (I lived awhile in an apartment and had to park it in the rain... I know I'm bad).

I need to get the rust removed and would like to get the headers refinished, but don't really have any idea what kind of coating to look into. Since it's a sportbike and not a cruiser, I'd like to stay away from chrome. They're not super-visible either because of the plastics, so I'm looking for a coating more for protection from future rust than something for appearance, but something pretty would be nice for the visible bits. Also, since it's a smaller 2-cylinder engine I don't imagine the headers would get quite as hot as they would on a bigger bike or a high-performance car.

I noticed in the other thread I found that mentioned headers specifically someone said darker colors seem to hold up better for high-heat applications, which is fine, black would be my preferred color anyways.

So, I guess my question is what sort of finish should I put on the headers after removing the rust?