ORIGINAL Kerker exhaust

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28 Jul 2011 02:12 #465458 by bearshawk
ORIGINAL Kerker exhaust was created by bearshawk
like the title says original with great headers, and original race baffle still intact what would something like this be worth?

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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28 Jul 2011 02:47 - 28 Jul 2011 02:47 #465464 by jramsey89
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what is it for. I have a 550 with an original kerker and i have seen them (rarely) on ebay priced upwards of 400
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28 Jul 2011 02:51 #465466 by bearshawk
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its for the 650/750 I4s i believe i have two of them now... one is real rough the one i got tonight is pristine and then i have the MAC exhaust in my avatar that will be put away now :)

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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28 Jul 2011 02:58 #465468 by jramsey89
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sweet. what does the emblem say on the megaphone?

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28 Jul 2011 08:48 #465487 by 650ed
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bearshawk wrote: ...like the title says original with great headers, and original race baffle still intact what would something like this be worth? ....its for the 650/750 I4s i believe i have two of them now... one is real rough the one i got tonight is pristine and then i have the MAC exhaust in my avatar that will be put away now :)


No such thing as "original" for those bikes. All KZ650 and KZ750 (including GpZ) models came with 4>2 pipes. Kerker would be aftermarket not original.

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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28 Jul 2011 10:47 #465501 by bearshawk
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well thats what i meant ;) a nice aftermarket pipe with nice intact headers, the parts lot came with stock pipes in great shape as well

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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28 Jul 2011 14:54 #465535 by jramsey89
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that's kinda why I wondered what it said on it. my 550 has an emblem that says kawasaki by kerker, which i believe was a dealer installed item. does that sound right 650ed?

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28 Jul 2011 16:34 #465544 by loudhvx
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It may have been an add on, but some bikes came with these, as mentioned.
I was lucky to come across one, beautiful, but I sold it.



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28 Jul 2011 16:53 #465549 by 650ed
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loudhvx wrote: It may have been an add on, but some bikes came with these, as mentioned.
I was lucky to come across one, beautiful, but I sold it.




Nice looking pipe; probably was a dealer install. The Kawasaki.com parts diagrams show dual pipes for all 550, 650, and 750 Z models. The pipe in your picture looks like a slip-on where it joins to the header; was it welded or clamped to the header pipe? Ed

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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28 Jul 2011 16:57 #465550 by loudhvx
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That particular one was never installed. It was brand new with a few handling smudges. I don't remember where I got it.

I ran across one or two on bikes that came with them, but I think they were dealer add ons, as mentioned. Like you said, the parts diagrams show duals.

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28 Jul 2011 19:38 #465565 by jramsey89
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the one you have there looks almost exactly like the one on my 550, and I love it. Probably the best looking and sounding pipe for a 550-750 in my opinion

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29 Jul 2011 01:00 #465633 by loudhvx
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Yeah, a friend of mine had the black version of that muffler on his gpz and it sounded mean, but not real loud. I agree, it had one of the best throaty sounds I've heard. The aluminum canister ones are a close second, if not equal.

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