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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: tyler1015 on November 28, 2011, 07:03:39 AM
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I found a great deal on a yoshimura 4into1 exhaust. I talked to another member on here and found out with a few minor changes this exhaust will fit our bikes. So I pushed on and this is how I did it. The headers install was straight forward. Bolted everything up. Then I connected the mid pipe to the headers. This is where the adjusting begins. I took a small piece of 2x4 and put it on a car jack and then place it under the pipe so I had some good resistance. In the pic below is where I put the car jack under the pipe to provide the support. Right between the two welds you can see in the pic.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-27_13-12-33_307.jpg)
I then put the muffler on and would try to put the bag on the bike. The exhaust sits to high. So using body weight I was able to push down on the exhaust a couple inches. Being patient I was then able to get the muffler to sit where it needed to be. Next came the mounting point where the exhaust bolts to under the bike. U have to bend the bracket a little away from the bike to get the right angle. Below you can see I had to reverse the bolt. The allen head is now located on the back side. Pic is blurry, but hopefully you can see what I am talking about.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-27_13-13-45_19.jpg)
Now that everything is pretty much on the last adjustment comes to the muffler. For it to sit correctly under the bag you need to make a little one inch bracket. All I used was a left over piece of my garage door rails. U only need two holes in length. Here is a pic of it below
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-27_13-15-18_998.jpg)
Pic of exhaust on bike.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-27_13-14-10_507.jpg)
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-27_13-15-45_608.jpg)
I know some people aren't in for extra work. But the extra hour of work saved me over 400 dollars in buying an area p exhaust. Plus I wanted something you might not see everyday on a concours. I like to be different. Hence the blacked out bike. I talked to keith at fuelmoto about maps and he told me I would have great success with the full area p map and this exhaust. I thought I might feel a little difference after install the exhaust since I already had the flies pulled, bmc filter, pcv and slip on. I was blown away at how this bike felt after this install. The exceleration is insane!!!!! I can't wait to have it dynoed. If anyone has any questions just let me know I will help anyway I can.
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Looks great Tyler!
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What a coincidence. I was just looking at buying a Yoshimura R77 full system for my bike since Area P has taken 6 weeks to start on an exhaust that was only supposed to take 4 weeks.
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Thanks Tyler!
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There are screaming deals to be had on ZX14 exhausts with a little looking.
Welcome to the club!
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thanks everybody. this is a great mod for this bike thats for sure. Any one need help just hit me up. JD keep me updated as yours goes along.
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I also want to thank Rudy he was the true inspiration behind this. Without his help I couldnt have done this.
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I have been asked by quite a few people for a full bike pic of the exhaust. hope this is what you guys are looking for.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-29_16-23-17_400.jpg)
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Damn, I like that bike. Nice job on that beast.
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I have been asked by quite a few people for a full bike pic of the exhaust. hope this is what you guys are looking for.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/thor32766/2011-11-29_16-23-17_400.jpg)
Great look! How's the can sound?
My bike is slowly losing all non-black bits, are your rims painted or powder coat?
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thanks guys. My rims are powder coated. The powder coat seems to be stronger &its cheaper. The sound is AMAZING. Quite at speeds, but when you full WOT I feel like I am on my old gixxer. the sound is amazing. With all the mods and the full pipe I am just amazed how this has transformed this bike. Makes me feel 21 again.
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Great Job. I was wondering what you swapped your old pipe for. BTW thanks for the exhaust Great looking bike. Of course now I wanna start looking into that particular up grade. :o It just never ends does it.
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Here is a pic of my less stealthy model
Let's post em up!
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/nwagliardo/C14/030.jpg)
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Is that the full Ti Orient Express exhaust? The welds make it look like it might not be stainless. Either way it looks nice.
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Just curious. Is it true that you loose a lot of the heat from the engine area when you get rid of the stock header. I sort of remember reading that is one of the benefits of ditching the stock exhaust since the built-in cats are major heat generators.
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Is that the full Ti Orient Express exhaust? The welds make it look like it might not be stainless. Either way it looks nice.
Thanks!
Yes, it's the Ti model. It has a short section of stainless where I had to mod it to fit, right where the heel guard is. The rest is all Ti.
The pipe is actually made by Sato in Japan, it's just badged and sold through OE.
There is a thread I started here about the install and mods required.
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Just curious. Is it true that you loose a lot of the heat from the engine area when you get rid of the stock header. I sort of remember reading that is one of the benefits of ditching the stock exhaust since the built-in cats are major heat generators.
The cats do supposedly hold a lot of heat, I will give a report once I get my Muzzy installed.
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Just curious. Is it true that you loose a lot of the heat from the engine area when you get rid of the stock header. I sort of remember reading that is one of the benefits of ditching the stock exhaust since the built-in cats are major heat generators.
I do believe so, when I put my full system on i never thought to pay attention to it when i was on the bike but when I've been sitting in traffic it doesn't really ever get nearly as warm as it used to (mine's an 09)