Open up KZ750 exhaust

I want to open up my stock 750 twin's exhausts. They are in top condition, so I don't want to swap them, but the bike is just too quiet, like riding a sewing machine about. The loudest noise is the chains running the countershafts!

Can I just punch a sharpened rod up the middle, or am I going to break something that will then rattle and ruin the whole thing?

Just want some advice before I take the plunge.

Steve

Hey Steve, I'm not trying to rain on your parade bud, but I'd shy away from ramrodding those stock pipes. If you don't like them the way they are, I'm sure someone would pay good money to have a good set of stock pipes and you could then use your proceeds to buy a nice aftermarket set that meet your Decibel needs:evil:

hi steve
my avatar pic is my 79 model
i run dunstalls and they were too quiet
\soo drilled small 8to 10 mm holes where there were indents on the end caps made a difference
but if yours are 77 original pipes for god,s sake don,t
bang a rod through them i will buy them off ya
cheers

schambers wrote:

...Can I just punch a sharpened rod up the middle, or am I going to break something that will then rattle and ruin the whole thing?...

Don't do it man! If it's truly a stock system, and it's truly nice, you could sell it on eBay to a collector and buy 50 loud systems....

If they are as nice as you say I will trade you a Mac 2-1 system for them ??? PM me if interested ,, Yes Really ... (: Shoe

Shoe48 wrote:

If they are as nice as you say I will trade you a Mac 2-1 system for them ??? PM me if interested ,, Yes Really ... (: Shoe

Shipping might be a tad expensive

Steve Chambers
Highett -> Melbourne -> Australia

Wirewulf wrote:

Hey Steve, I'm not trying to rain on your parade bud, but I'd shy away from ramrodding those stock pipes. If you don't like them the way they are, I'm sure someone would pay good money to have a good set of stock pipes and you could then use your proceeds to buy a nice aftermarket set that meet your Decibel needs:evil:

exactly!!! a lot of old kz pipes have went down this road....

yeah mine were relly nice, but then i drilled out the baffles and that wasnt enough so i cut out the H pipe.

steell wrote:

Shoe48 wrote:

If they are as nice as you say I will trade you a Mac 2-1 system for them ??? PM me if interested ,, Yes Really ... (: Shoe

Shipping might be a tad expensive

Steve Chambers
Highett -> Melbourne -> Australia

If he paid shipping back it might not be a bad trade ...LOL I would really like stock pipes on my Purple 79 ..

hi steve
yeah to ship to usa would be a few bucks all right !
i had a quote to ship a system original on flea bay last year and it was going to be around $500 usa to get it here
i would like first grab at your system , can meet ya in maelbourne mate , seriously / even for a ride and coffee somewhere one day , do you ride much
we,ve just got back from yea today with a club from bendigo / hot and windy
yuk
good ride though / pm me mate and we,ll catch up one day

I have been thinking of some long Dunstall-style reverse megaphone mufflers, but I'll need new headers, which are quite pricey. The originals pipes are currently in storage in the roof of the garage, I figure one day I may restore back to original, so I'll need them.

Now, where can I get some headers? I have found an eBay mob sellinf 2-2 systems, but will not sell just the headers, and I have no need for more mufflers round the shed!

All help greatly apprecated. Steve.

Nice pic...