What is the best muffler sound for kz1000?

Toge wrote:

how about the deep sound? does KERKER give a nice sound?

i've got a kerker on my 1979 LTD and like it. it has the baffle in it, but the fiberglass packing was removed cause it was disintegrating and spitting out the back.

i was afraid it would be too loud w/o the fiberglas, but it's just right. sounds loud and tough, but not too loud. nothing like the harleys that drive through the neighbourhood.

Go to the link below and click on the Kawasaki (thats a big Z w/a straight kerker going through the gears)...turn up your computer loud ...the sound is about the sweetest ever made by a bike...(but then also listen to the Moto Guzzi V8 and that will give you a boner)


www.geocities.com/superbike21/sounds.htm

You can buy a Mac for $215, Vance and hines for $299. All the 4-into-1's sound great, with an OLD Kerker sounding the best.

i'm a fan of the big collector pipes if you are gonna run them sans baffling.

kerkers are great that way. nothing like them.

my favorite, tho, is a fattie russ collins pipe. i had one on one of my old ltd's... it was amazing. kind of kerker-esque, but with a really nasty harshness. nasty in a mean, rip-snortin', not quite as bad as drag pipes on a harley but close to it way.

so glad i found one here a couple months ago for a couple bux. some brilliant dufus welded some funky bracket on to the megaphone, but it still fits. 8^) seals up good, and actually runs great on my 1015/29 smoothie setup. more tq higher in the rpm range.

the bassani that i will be using has a tiny collector, even compared to the vance pipes. has some good punch down low, but not so good top end.

--r

Sandy wrote:

RomSpaceKnight wrote:

Hindle. Gives me a chub just to hear one. ooh, aaaahhhh

I'll bet My "KERKER-Chub" is bigger than Your "HINDLE-Chub"!:laugh:

Hey, buy Canadian ya bum. And I will take that bet. They don't call me tripod for nothing.

KZ250LTD wrote:

Muffled? :whistle:

no kidding! no baffles here my friend!!

Toge wrote:

how about the deep sound? does KERKER give a nice sound?

i got vance and hines on my 1000, and a kerker on my 900, in my opinion the v & h sounds waaayyy better.

I am near the middle of the road as far as open Kerker or baffled. I have the largest baffle in my 650's Kerker avail (still avail new!) and I love the deep, bassy sound. Give this one a listen, Kerker is THE only choice for your Z. She'll love ya for it!
:woohoo:

merry Christmas KZR's

Ray

arobsum wrote:

Toge wrote:

how about the deep sound? does KERKER give a nice sound?

i got vance and hines on my 1000, and a kerker on my 900, in my opinion the v & h sounds waaayyy better.

What are the differences? Size, shape, baffle, etc...

I second Duck. NOTHING sounds better than a pair of straight-thru hookers when you really screw it on

RomSpaceKnight wrote:

Sandy wrote:

RomSpaceKnight wrote:

Hindle. Gives me a chub just to hear one. ooh, aaaahhhh

I'll bet My "KERKER-Chub" is bigger than Your "HINDLE-Chub"!:laugh:

Hey, buy Canadian ya bum. And I will take that bet. They don't call me tripod for nothing.

aaaaaYUP...just soiled Myself from laughin too dam hard!:woohoo: :woohoo: :dry: :huh: :huh: :huh:

That was funny..."Tripod":laugh:

nice clip, thanks for sharing