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Tony, you're more than welcome to join us

Big fan of the Z1000, especially in green

Fender eliminator - check
K&N Air filter - check (however i will go back to OEM for Moto Garage's dyno day so I can get a baseline, then compare with K&N + slipon when I get it)

you'll have to update your avatar picture mate - Zeddie is looking good.....

So I went to fit my new slip on exhaust on Sunday, the box has been unopened in my shed for 10 days. I haven't had time to fit it so I didn't tease myself by opening it. Anyway, as soon as I opened it I knew something was wrong...wrong exhaust.

I've contacted the supplier (Italy) and a new one is been shipped immediately so fingers crossed it will be all good this time. Problem is I have to wait another 2 weeks for it to arrive.

What is the difference between the z1000 and zx10r in terms of the engine?

This is a nice bike, i really like how the exhausts have been made on this model.

Exhausts may look good but they weigh the same as a Sherman Tank

Z1000 motor is a reworked 9 motor, the 10 is totally different except the fact it's an inline four

dub wrote:So I went to fit my new slip on exhaust on Sunday, the box has been unopened in my shed for 10 days. I haven't had time to fit it so I didn't tease myself by opening it. Anyway, as soon as I opened it I knew something was wrong...wrong exhaust.

I've contacted the supplier (Italy) and a new one is been shipped immediately so fingers crossed it will be all good this time. Problem is I have to wait another 2 weeks for it to arrive.

Bugger, what sort of pipe ya gettin?

Damon Z1000 wrote:Exhausts may look good but they weigh the same as a Sherman Tank

Z1000 motor is a reworked 9 motor, the 10 is totally different except the fact it's an inline four

One of the std mufflers weighs twice as much as the new full system on my bike - then add another muffler and the headers No wonder it felt better.

Also free's the engine up more as well - mine was gutless as fuck with the stock pipes - now its a laugh a minute.

The engine as Damo said is an F model 9 with bigger bore (953cm3) and milder cams. It does have FI though. It also doesnt have the top end of a nine, but being a naked bike doesnt need it.

You sure dont need that top end, wind sock comes to mind

Phil wrote:Bugger, what sort of pipe ya gettin?

This one...Leo Vince GP Pro


I may not see many extra horses, but together with a K&N should free it up a little. Plus I finally get a decent sound, save over 2Okgs and get a single sided set-up (which I really like on the Zeds) - all for a very reasonable price. I'll eventually get a proper 4 into 1 system rather than the 2 into 1 mid pipe setup that it comes with, maybe even go zx9 headers if one falls into my lap.

dub wrote:

Phil wrote:Bugger, what sort of pipe ya gettin?

This one...Leo Vince GP Pro


I may not see many extra horses, but together with a K&N should free it up a little. Plus I finally get a decent sound, save over 2Okgs and get a single sided set-up (which I really like on the Zeds) - all for a very reasonable price. I'll eventually get a proper 4 into 1 system rather than the 2 into 1 mid pipe setup that it comes with, maybe even go zx9 headers if one falls into my lap.

Nice, looks the biz. Then again with PC's bike lookin so good with that arrow it would need to be

Phil wrote:

dub wrote:

Phil wrote:Bugger, what sort of pipe ya gettin?

This one...Leo Vince GP Pro


I may not see many extra horses, but together with a K&N should free it up a little. Plus I finally get a decent sound, save over 2Okgs and get a single sided set-up (which I really like on the Zeds) - all for a very reasonable price. I'll eventually get a proper 4 into 1 system rather than the 2 into 1 mid pipe setup that it comes with, maybe even go zx9 headers if one falls into my lap.

Nice, looks the biz. Then again with PC's bike lookin so good with that arrow it would need to be

Yeah, I feel like a bit of a PC clone as we've both got 82 GPz750's too.

worse people you could cloned from

dub wrote:Yeah, I feel like a bit of a PC clone as we've both got 82 GPz750's too.

You say that like its a bad thing

I'm with Pinchy, not a bad master for the cloning process.