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If you put a decription of your bike in your signiture line it would help out a lot. Roy
1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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Is it a Harley?
Nice nudge :lol:
Am guessing it's the 1987 KZ1000 police bike discussed in a different earlier thread.
As Roy noted, a decription of bike in signature line helps a lot, and it's easy to do:
Click your Profile, "point" to Edit, click Update your profile, click Forum Settings, type whatever desired into Signature box, (such as 1987 KZ1000 police bike), click Update.
The newly created signature line should then appear in all your past and future posts. The signature line may be changed anytime and as often as desired.
An avatar may also be selected and set in the Forum Settings.
It's fun to do -- and "feel the power!" :woohoo:
And btw, I concur with Roy's recommendations.
Post edited by: Patton, at: 2008/03/04 12:43
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KZ900 LTD
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So I'm thinking about cutting the mufflers off my exhaust. Besides making it loud as all get out what are the negative effects? Back pressure or lack there of? obviously would have to rejett the carbs (which grossly need cleaned, they wouldn't even drain without some help from carb cleaner spray). etc. etc.
Might never run right again. Headers are actually tuned to the bike as a system. Hanging an aftermarket muffler on the end of a pipe might work OK with enough time and fiddling, but an actual designed header/muffler will run much better.
1979 KZ-750 Twin
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So I'm thinking about cutting the mufflers off my exhaust. Besides making it loud as all get out what are the negative effects?
Rejet carbs, piss off lots of neighbors resulting in complaints, fines or nobody helps you when you need it, piss off local law enforcement resulting in fines, hearing damage, nerve damage, fatigue riding distance, causing already nervous people to dart into your lane, bike is worth less, no sneaking around, having to buy a real exhaust system to replace the one you hacked, lower gas mileage, hot foot?, girlfriends dad won't let you anywhere near the place riding "THAT THING!", you won't be able to hear the voices in your head, you'll always need more cowbell, the lights go on and off when you ride by houses with the clapper,it will sound like CRAP.....
What?.......What?.......What?......
You can also throw away that tee shirt that says "I'm with STUPID!" and has the up arrow! :whistle: as it will suddenly be redundant.:pinch:
Seriously....are you really contemplating this? It's a JK right? Loved the "Is it a Harley? reply! Classic!
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I would look into selling the stock system and buying a 4-1, whichever way you go you will need to do some jetting and will probably lose mileage.
Edit: just saw your last post.
Post edited by: i800phyco, at: 2008/03/04 20:18
Ham lake, MN.
77&78 KZ1000A's
A nice 79 1000LTD
And a pile 80 1000LTD
Plus a few others.
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KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay
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1982 yamaha xs400
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I just took it for a brief trip down town and well when I got to my destination (the post office) I hear a "clunk" then a slight rattle for a brief second from the right side of the engine. Uh oh:( I look behind me and smoke is pouring out the right exhaust. The word shit ran through my mind. So not taking any chances I ran into the post office and then headed straight home. I heard the noise a couple times on the way home and winced both times. It's still smoking as best I can tell. I'll drain the oil tomorrow to look for any debris:( I fear something having to do with the bottom didn't like it's designated factory location and decided to relocate.
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