'78 KZ1000 makeover

And the award for the first pure thread bump goes to DoubleDub. Pm me your address and I'll send you a tootsie roll :laugh:

:blush: Was it that obvious?

porchev914 wrote:

Small update before I haul my family up to the bay area for thanksgiving. I picked up a Duc midpipe for $20 off ebay. If anything it hase some nice tight radius bends in stainless. I have also been working on a welding cart for the tig welder.

This photo confuses me. Aren't the Duc's two cylinders (rhetorical)? What is the pipe that is bending upwards in the photo?

Oh - and keep at it - we might be an impatient bunch with A.D.D., but we'll be back right after we....ooh a bird.

DoubleDub wrote:

:blush: Was it that obvious?

No no, I thought it was funny. I'm not sure leaky will appreciate it as much as me though :ohmy:

The pipe bending upwards is the primary tube for the rear cylinder. It snakes down and joins the front primary tube before coming back up to the silencer Y. It is a very convoluted piece of exhaust piping. It will be interesting to see if any of it is salvageable for use I'm the project :whistle:

550 is tame ,i go 650 just walking my dog on the beach or shopping for fresh fruit....



550?..

i sneeze 550 replies....




500 replies?

why no i had'nt notcied,oh and your fly is down...

550 replies?

hold on i'll get right back to you,


550 replies?


how sweet of you notice?


and my favorite

550 replies?

turdpuncher.....


porchev914 wrote:

leakyseal wrote:

My god,505 replys? :blink: I know it's a likable machine,but 505?

Ok, I've decided you are right leaky. Please share what the proper post count should be for my thread

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That's damn funny that is :laugh:
Come on leaky, where did you run off to? Have you read all 505 posts yet? :woohoo:

porchev914 wrote:

Small update before I haul my family up to the bay area for thanksgiving. I picked up a Duc midpipe for $20 off ebay. If anything it hase some nice tight radius bends in stainless. I have also been working on a welding cart for the tig welder.

Thank god I learned how to gas weld in H.S., otherwise tig welding would be alot harder to pick up. Don't get me wrong, I have alot to learn; but after brushing off the dust and a bit of practice I seem to be getting the hang of it. The pic is of the bottom shelf for the argon bottle and the cooler (whenever I get one). A middle shelf will hold the plasma cutter and the tig machine will sit on top.

what machine did you pick up? i am looking at the diversion series.

porchev914 wrote:

The pipe bending upwards is the primary tube for the rear cylinder. It snakes down and joins the front primary tube before coming back up to the silencer Y. It is a very convoluted piece of exhaust piping. It will be interesting to see if any of it is salvageable for use I'm the project :whistle:

Still confused, although less so. Why is there a Y in the front exhaust portion of the mid-pipe then? I guess I should find a photo of the exhaust mounted to the bike...

DoubleDub wrote:

porchev914 wrote:

The pipe bending upwards is the primary tube for the rear cylinder. It snakes down and joins the front primary tube before coming back up to the silencer Y. It is a very convoluted piece of exhaust piping. It will be interesting to see if any of it is salvageable for use I'm the project :whistle:

Still confused, although less so. Why is there a Y in the front exhaust portion of the mid-pipe then? I guess I should find a photo of the exhaust mounted to the bike...

Think I got it....odd placement for the mid-pipe. Makes sense now.

DoubleDub, the pic you posted is the older 748/916/996/998 configuration. This is the newer 848/1098/1198 configuration that the mid pipe I have came from

It's easier to visualize it on the bike