1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

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1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

28 Aug 2015 06:57
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I recently purchased a 79 KZ400 B and planning on making it a cafe racer project. I would like to know what type of slip on exhaust are you folks out there running? I like the look of the shorty megaphone exhaust, what is the diameter fit for our pipes to connect to a slip on? And please share your pics of your exhaust
79' KZ400 Brat

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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

28 Aug 2015 07:13 - 28 Aug 2015 07:17
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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

28 Aug 2015 07:45
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I have a 2 cylinder, so I guess it's a 2 into 2. One exhaust on each side.
What pipes are you running?
79' KZ400 Brat

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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

28 Aug 2015 14:37
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Can anyone else confirm that my pipes are a 1.5 like the other member stated?
Around where do the slip on connect? Can't seem to find the connection
Share pictures of your KZ pipes
79' KZ400 Brat

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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

28 Aug 2015 20:04
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Salu8819 wrote: Can anyone else confirm that my pipes are a 1.5 like the other member stated?
Around where do the slip on connect? Can't seem to find the connection
Share pictures of your KZ pipes

Spencer is correct.


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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

29 Aug 2015 09:52
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These are MAC slip-ons on stock headers. I tried some bullet style but they hung too low. It had some atrocious side pipes when I first got it.
Side pipes:
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Bullet style:
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MACs:
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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

31 Aug 2015 09:41
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I got a pair of new Mac slipons a couple of years ago off Ebay from a company in Columbus, OH that was clearing them out for a good price. They were said to be for a 440 but they fit my 76 KZ400 well enough. They have a little bit of rise up and outward.

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1976 KZ400 D3 - Grimey - brat/tracker

1978 KZ400 B1 - Basket Case = scrambler to be

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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

01 Sep 2015 06:45 - 01 Sep 2015 06:54
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Helix Racing has several universal mufflers w removable baffles. I've seen them listed at various places,
such as JC Whiteney, J&P Cycles, etc. I think Emgo still makes a couple of different styles. Both brands are listed as
universal fit or sometimes Dunstall mufflers.

Here's a photo of Verner-650's bike, but I don't recall exactly which mufflers he installed.
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1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road
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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

01 Sep 2015 07:53
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ThatGPzGuy wrote: . . .

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Gets my vote. :cheer:

Good Fortune! :)
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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

01 Sep 2015 09:37
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Patton wrote:
ThatGPzGuy wrote: . . .

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Gets my vote. :cheer:

Good Fortune! :)

They sounded good but hung too low. I could scrape them in turns. The MACs I replaced them with have a slight up-turn at the header. Much, much better.
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1976 Kawasaki KZ400
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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

01 Sep 2015 09:59 - 01 Sep 2015 10:01
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BMW Twin replica mufflers appear to be upswept --- sold in pairs on eebbaayy. JC Whitney only lists the LH muffler.

bmw replicas
1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road
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Re: 1979 kz400 B exhaust, show me your pipes

01 Sep 2015 17:33
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Helix exhaust look just like the megaphones, do they have the shorty ones? How do they sound?
79' KZ400 Brat

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