Oh the irritation !!!!!!!

Well I have my clutch problem figured out . But now I am in the process of deciding which side of my bike I plan to kick it over on right or left ........ I purchased a new Vance & Hines exhaust from Dennis Kirk . I come home to find the magical UPS man has left me a present . I open the box to put it on and guess what ......... It doesnt Fing fit . Hmmm I say so I look it up online again at the DK website . Well it says it will work , why doesnt it ? So I proceed to the V&H website and they say it doesnt work . How if any will this fit on my bike . Or am I now screwed with a exhaust that wont work ? ARRRGGGGGG I am starting to think the brand new bike was a much better idea !

first, please tell us what the clutch problum was.

second, what does not fit?
exhaust ports or mounting holes on the megaphone?

It ended up being the clutch springs on the back of the basket . Scored a new/used basket from a motorcycle graveyard and viola no more noise . As for the exhaust nothing seems to fit . The primarys dont seem to be spaced far enough apart . The collector is hitting the frame on the right side and from where I am standing the collector looks like it will go right through my brake pedal and foot peg . Also the studs on the head need to be longer to have the flanges meet the head correctly .

Post edited by: another82kz, at: 2007/05/31 00:33

Can You post the link on where You got the info,for the fitment on that pipe,for Your bike,and also,the link from V and H,that says it WON'T fit Your bike...

Here is the V&H link ... www.vanceandhines.com/c106.html
and here is what dennis kirk says .
Part 25460 fits the following machines:

Kawasaki - KZ1000A 1977
Kawasaki - KZ1000A 1978
Kawasaki - KZ1000A MKII 1979
Kawasaki - KZ1000A MKII 1980
Kawasaki - KZ1000B Ltd 1977
Kawasaki - KZ1000B Ltd 1978
Kawasaki - KZ1000B Ltd 1979
Kawasaki - KZ1000B Ltd 1980
Kawasaki - KZ1000D Z1R 1978
Kawasaki - KZ1000D Z1R 1980
Kawasaki - KZ1000J 1981
Kawasaki - KZ1000J 1982
Kawasaki - KZ1000K Ltd 1981
Kawasaki - KZ1000K Ltd 1982
Kawasaki - KZ900A 1976
Kawasaki - KZ900A 1977
Kawasaki - KZ900B Ltd 1976

I guess according to V&H there is chassis modification and brake and peg modification required . But this is not what the guy at dennis kirk said . I asked if it would bolt right on and he said yep I sell them all the time . Dammit . I guess I just got a lesson in look before you buy .

There is no way a pipe is going to fit
all those years without modifications.
Some distributors have quit carrying
these pipes because of quality control
issues also.I believe you can still get
Kerker/trapp pipes for KZs but they are
alot more money.Mac makes an economy header
also,though the HP is less than a Kerker.