Attn: Bassani 4into1 owners

So, some time ago I picked up a GPz1100 Bassani 4into1 for a great deal on eBay...but the rest of the story is that it came w/out a baffle. These baffle are apparently made of Unobtanium and do not appear on eBay (been waiting a full year and nothing). The lack of a baffle doesn't bother me but it does bother the Police and my neighbors. Is there a Bassani owner on KZR who can take photos(s) of their baffle so I can have one fabricated? Thanks.

Well that sucks. The only expierence with Bassani pipes I have had were expansion chambers for the three cylinder two stroke Suzuki's. I did not know they made a four stroke pipe. Good Luck finding that elusive part.

Tried here? www.denniskirk.com/jsp/search/search.jsp...sGtEzm5mnE3e37lEGK9r

www.bassani.com/motorcycle/

Check out the Vetter/Pridmore Memorial build thread in the Projects section on here.That bike has an old Bassani and they had to fab up some exhaust parts for it.Good luck,great pipes -Bassani is still in business but don't think they do bike stuff any more, just car exhausts.

Thanks Jack and Mike...I have talked to the Bassani people and they almost laughed at me...they haven't stocked those pipes in 20 years. I'll dig into the Vetter thread.

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Baffles are pretty easy to make for someone with minimal welding skills. Measurements are critical but other than that I'm sure you can figure it out with a bit of thought. Is it a strait tail pipe or a megaphone style?

Also, have you ever thought about just replacing the original rear half of the pipe with an aftermarket slip on?

Michael check out this auction on ebay you may find the pics helpful. cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI-GpZ1100...?hash=item19b8681b98

The Gringo wrote:

Michael check out this auction on ebay you may find the pics helpful. cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI-GpZ1100...?hash=item19b8681b98

That's a beauty and it went for only 100 bones!!

TerryK wrote:

Baffles are pretty easy to make for someone with minimal welding skills. Measurements are critical but other than that I'm sure you can figure it out with a bit of thought. Is it a strait tail pipe or a megaphone style?

Also, have you ever thought about just replacing the original rear half of the pipe with an aftermarket slip on?

Thats what I did. Got a D&D carbon fiber slip on from an R1
on my 77 1000. Sounds good, a little loud but not to bad and it looks cool.

Mcdroid wrote:

So, some time ago I picked up a GPz1100 Bassani 4into1 for a great deal on eBay...but the rest of the story is that it came w/out a baffle. These baffle are apparently made of Unobtanium and do not appear on eBay (been waiting a full year and nothing). The lack of a baffle doesn't bother me but it does bother the Police and my neighbors. Is there a Bassani owner on KZR who can take photos(s) of their baffle so I can have one fabricated? Thanks.

If push comes to shove you could make a "thrush" style baffle, that's what was in my old header. You make it as follows:

1) A round wall at the inlet of the baffle and a larger wall at the end where it exits.

2) A steel tube connects the two flat wall parts, and the tube is blocked half way down it's length.

3) The inside tube is swiss-cheese drilled along it's full length.


It works by: exhaust from engine comes into the muffler through the inside of the inside tube and "expands out" through the small holes, then exits out the back by re-entering the back half of the tube's small holes to escape. Works pretty good.

Thanks to all who posted...got a clear picture (from the eBay ad) of the Bassani baffle...I now have an idea how to fab up a streetable baffle.