Comparison of Headers

Not sure if the instructions specify it or not, but most megs need to be rubber mounted to keep the stress fractures to a minimum. Patton shows a great rubber isolator that he runs on his. I run the factory rubber exhaust mount on my KZ1000 and it works fine. I personally wouldn't run a meg bolted directly to the frame. But you know that now though... :whistle:

BlackZ1R wrote: Not sure if the instructions specify it or not, but most megs need to be rubber mounted to keep the stress fractures to a minimum. Patton shows a great rubber isolator that he runs on his. I run the factory rubber exhaust mount on my KZ1000 and it works fine. I personally wouldn't run a meg bolted directly to the frame. But you know that now though... :whistle:

Ya makes perfect sense to me....I can have it tig welded....re-coated and install it this time with a rubber isolator....LOL

I dont care what it fits,it would look good under glass in my living room! :woohoo:

wireman wrote: I dont care what it fits,it would look good under glass in my living room! :woohoo:

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FINE....if your going to bitch about it????

I will have it there for Christmas.. :kiss:....LOL

zukdave wrote: The top pipe IS NOT a KZ pipe.
Look at the angle of the flange at the head.
As for the other one Yes with some easy mod.'s
it will fit with out raking the frame.
I put one on my 1980 650f1 today.

I like the custom rear mount!

Double post.

kzz1king wrote:

zukdave wrote: The top pipe IS NOT a KZ pipe.
Look at the angle of the flange at the head.
As for the other one Yes with some easy mod.'s
it will fit with out raking the frame.
I put one on my 1980 650f1 today.

I like the custom rear mount!

ya the bungie is awesome... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: you did good and should be proud of that.

Did you see that you need to use a rubber isolator on the megaphone mount...?

looks the same as my GS1100 pipe

Thinkin with the frame flex the custom rear mount will
keep from twistin the pipe.

When the meg.'s all the way on the end is a little higher
but thinking a small elbow to turn it up and in a little.

Ive always liked the look of the j-head better than the 73-80 head.

4TheKZ1000 wrote:

kzz1king wrote:

zukdave wrote: The top pipe IS NOT a KZ pipe.
Look at the angle of the flange at the head.
As for the other one Yes with some easy mod.'s
it will fit with out raking the frame.
I put one on my 1980 650f1 today.

I like the custom rear mount!

ya the bungie is awesome... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: you did good and should be proud of that.

Did you see that you need to use a rubber isolator on the megaphone mount...?

:laugh: :laugh: I think he did, he got the rubber part right... :whistle:

To tell you the truth, these modern(read cheap azz corner cutting rip offs)pipe manufacturers can take a queue from some of the kings of pipe building from the 70s-80s.
To keep that from ever happening braze a sub plate on the pipe then braze the mounting tab to the plate. It won't crack, gauranteed.

Here is how the Bassani mount is atached to the meg/canister section




and that's it mounted in the factory rubber isolator.

I just got through repairing my canister section with a new section of 4" pipe. Huge can collects large quantities of moisture, creates huge rust problem. New aluminized pipe with weep hole fixes problem area

Now I Know! rubber isolater Who knew? My fancy smancy s bracket looked so nice you couldnt even see it. then I couldnt even see my collector it was laying on the highway and gone before I could turn around and go get it! better change my new bracket used a steel bushing to make up the space.