79 KZ1000 LTD Kerker?

Hello everyone,
I got my 79 kawasaki kz1000 ltd and it's got the original all stock exhaust system, but I like something a little louder. Kerker sounds like a good exhaust system, sounds nice. Just wondering if anyone out there has this exhaust on their bike, and could tell me how they like it. Also if I were to buy that exhaust system, could I just take the old one out and put the kerker in? Or do I have to modify anything else on the bike in order to put the kerker in.
Thanks

Ran a kerker KR series for years- vey quiet with the street baffle I.E. you can hear your chain rolling at low rpm- gets appreciably louder at 3500+, Competition baffle is just flat out loud-never had any fitment issues on my 79b3 LTD but not sure if they still make the KR series pipe. B.T.W. If you have a centerstand it would have to be removed.

I ran a Kerker on my 77 with a stock baffle. I took some of the baffle wadding out about 50% of it and it was very loud with good engine braking and deceleration performance. I had a center stand and it cleared it no problem.if you want that thing super loud you can take all the wadding out or even take the baffle out altogether.as for modifying anything to help the exhaust perform a simple rejetting should be all you need good luck and I'd love to see some pictures of your bike

Ok thanks a lot, there's a guy on youtube that has a 79 kz I think, his video says "pull hard with a kerker header" or something like that, beautiful sound as he cracks the throttle.

And here she is, 79 all stock never been touched or modified with only 20,000 km on it my KZ1000 LTD

Wow she's a beauty. Me personally I wouldn't change a thing. There was a guy not far from me with a 79 for sale very similar to yours I was going to buy it for a sister bike to this one but I missed it once again sir beautiful bike

dkoz wrote: Wow she's a beauty. Me personally I wouldn't change a thing. There was a guy not far from me with a 79 for sale very similar to yours I was going to buy it for a sister bike to this one but I missed it once again sir beautiful bike

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That's not a 79, it's a 78.

I bought a brand new black on in 79. My buddy bought the green one like the other guy has. Another friend had the 77 and one more had the blue 80. 16 cylinders of kawasaki sounded real nice out riding together. I agree.....It's cherry...keep it just as it is

leave it alone to nice to modify buy another not so cherry one if want to play.

LarryC wrote:

dkoz wrote: Wow she's a beauty. Me personally I wouldn't change a thing. There was a guy not far from me with a 79 for sale very similar to yours I was going to buy it for a sister bike to this one but I missed it once again sir beautiful bike

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That's not a 79, it's a 78.

I bought a brand new black on in 79. My buddy bought the green one like the other guy has. Another friend had the 77 and one more had the blue 80. 16 cylinders of kawasaki sounded real nice out riding together. I agree.....It's cherry...keep it just as it is

yes mine is a 78 .I thought his was 79..

The Kerker is Legendary.

The baritone sound of a Kaw with a Kerker is unmistakable. I run my pipe wide open with no baffle.

I used to travel every year to the Indy 500. Interstate 74 from Cincinnati, Ohio to Indy is a two lane road both ways. Bikers going to the race riding KZ's used to go by us in packs of 5 or more wide open with headers. I remember at 5 years old how freggin cool it sounded and the feel of speed as they went by.

I had no problem hot roddin my bike as it was a mutt, made up of several bikes parts and not a stock bike or original. If I had a stock bike, I would not convert it or start taking off parts or modifying it. Just my thoughts, and really none of my business what a owner eventually does to it.

dkoz wrote: Wow she's a beauty. Me personally I wouldn't change a thing. There was a guy not far from me with a 79 for sale very similar to yours I was going to buy it for a sister bike to this one but I missed it once again sir beautiful bike

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You have a real looker yourself! I notice you got the dunlop elite ii tires on both front and back. I got the elite on the back but a metzeler on the front. Don't know maybe I should put the same dunlop on the front? And idk guys it just sounds too quiet, I like the throaty sound like some of the guys got on you tube. I just want that thing to be loud

I personally love my open better. But I know some the people around our area don't lol. Everyone is always commenting on how far away they can hear me. I don't think I would ever want any other pipe.

I've had A Kerker, A Bassani & now I have A Vance & Hines, They all have their distinct sound, I liked the Bassani the best, I was gonna go with another Kerker, but the Vance & Hines sounded better in my pocket, got it for 1/2 the price of a Kerker the V/H looks & sounds good enough to me after removing about 1/2 of the packing, & I had about 250.00 to do other things to my bike....whatever you do, DONT get rid of the stock pipes, youll regret it later....Pete