This is a video of the install procedure, in two parts, for the TaylorMade exhaust for the 2009 Honda CBR 1000 rr. It includes the fairing, cowl and seat removal as well. (this is part two)
I love how this video is supposed to show how to fit a TaylorMade exhaust and yet the one thing it doesn't actually show is the actual fitting of the exhaust unit itself!
Not sure if you have found the answer to your question yet. Yes, it is supposed to look like that under the black coating. The black color is simply a coating on top of the actual header, which is metal. The scratch was probably from a tool while they were installing the headers. They are a huge pain to install.
Question? My dealer did my 2012 yamaha r6 I ordered thru them a full taylormade exhaust,, so I had it for a week now and I was looking at the headers with a flashlight cuz I love the flat black look ,,,then I noticed a scratch on 1 of the headers,,and it looked like the goldish/Titanium color underneath the scratch,,,is sapose to look that color under the scratch?