Anyone heard of a RC performance exhaust?

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29 Jul 2008 00:50 #228848 by donthekawguy
Anyone heard of a RC performance exhaust? was created by donthekawguy
I found this on ebay and it looks old school. It needs some work but would look cool on my bike. I tried to look up the RC name but had no luck. Any "older" guys have any idea what this is?
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29 Jul 2008 01:02 #228849 by Mcdroid
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It is Old School...and I guess by answering your post, so am I:laugh: :laugh: RC = Russ Collins and his company manufactured 4into1 headers...he has subsequently branched out:)
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29 Jul 2008 01:03 #228850 by oldkaws4ever
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I belive it stands for russ collins performance, it is an old school pipe, i was thinking abot bidding on it to
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29 Jul 2008 03:43 #228854 by donthekawguy
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It looks pretty rough but it can be fixed. I think the hardest part would be making a baffle for it. The big dent looks like a straight shot in from the outlet side so maybe heating it up and ramming another pipe in it might get most of the dent out. I'll be watching it. Hope we don't get into a war for it! :laugh: :angry:
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29 Jul 2008 06:05 - 29 Jul 2008 06:15 #228860 by Bluemeanie
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RC was the hot ticket way back. They made pipes, engine parts, etc. Would be a cool pipe if restored...

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29 Jul 2008 07:03 #228868 by steell
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Russ Collins began drag racing motorcycles in the late 1950s. By the mid-60s, he was an authority on high performance motorcycle engines. In 1969, Russ began racing Honda 750s and designed the first, four-into-one motorcycle exhaust header. He started RC Engineering to manufacture that product.


www.rceng.com/history.aspx
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29 Jul 2008 08:54 #228886 by APE Jay
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You could probably buy the same thing new from Vance and Hines.
www.KZzone.com

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29 Jul 2008 10:01 #228894 by mtkawboy
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I have an 82 model on my 82 GPZ750, worked good all this time. I took the glass out because they hold moisture & rot out. Thats why Its still good. Paid $99 for it in 82
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30 Jul 2008 14:38 #229202 by Calhoun
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When I was a teen in the mid 80s, a guy I went to school with had and older step brother. The Big brother had a brown 75' KZ900 with a chrome R.C. 4 into 1 on it.
He let me ride it around the neighborhood over in Lakeland.
That is the only one I have ever seen!:ohmy:
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30 Jul 2008 14:49 #229203 by zskunk
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There junk !!!! I had one and tried sandblasting it and blew holes all over it. Go Kerker or go home

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30 Jul 2008 15:21 #229206 by steell
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zskunk wrote:

There junk !!!! I had one and tried sandblasting it and blew holes all over it. Go Kerker or go home


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30 Jul 2008 16:00 #229217 by mtkawboy
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Ive glass beaded & painted mine 3 times and theres no holes in it and no rust. Thats why you take the glass out of the baffle so it dont rust. 26 years and still going aint too bad
78-KZ1000/1105, 80 KZ1000, 82 Kawasaki GPZ750, 95 Harley Fatboy, 80 Suzuki GS1100ET, 81 GS1100E parts bike, 83 GS1100SD Katana/1394,78 Yamaha XT500, 81 Yamaha XS650, 78 Yamaha XS650E, 48 Whizzer model J motorbike, 71 Honda CT70H, 71 Honda CT70, 81 IT 250 Yamaha,82 Honda XL100S owned

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