[jerryatrophy]

Do it! I still cant get mine to power up in 2nd. Probably a balls issue.

 

[htech71]

Do it! I still cant get mine to power up in 2nd. Probably a balls issue.

run it up to 5 or 6000 rpm in 2nd. let off the throttle & then twist it to the stop. should work. when i do that on mine, half throttle & it will hit the balance point perfectly. anything past half throttle on mine & it will 12 o clock or worse unless i let off a little bit. keep practicing, u will get it. i know for sure your bike will do it if u regear it.

 

[jerryatrophy]

This exhaust business is not easy. I hate angles.

 

[repair]

This exhaust business is not easy. I hate angles.

Don't hate angles, they are just sharp CURVES!

 

[jerryatrophy]

Im going to piece this one together and tack it up, then have my local custom mufflershop bend me up one. I cant imagine it having good velocity with a bunch of angles instead of smooth curves.

 

[tfix]

on the second gear wheelie note. only way i can get mine up to the balance point only using power in second is to stand on the rear pegs and put my hole 150lbs back as hard as i can. usually around 4-6k in the rpms.... try the rear pegs jerry its a hella rush.ccasion:

 

[htech71]

u going to post a sound clip when u are done with the installation?

 

[jerryatrophy]

I had an epiphany on the way home from work this morning.
With my danmoto exhaust i had to mount the hanger straps on the outside of the pass peg bracket because it was soo tight behind.
Well as a result i had the muzzy hard tab on the outside. I walked past it last night on the way to work and thought to myself, man thats stickin out far. Its finally hit me this morning so when i got home i swapped it and now the midpipe has a straight shot almost.
If it werent so early id be out there grindin and cuttin right now. I am 100% sure i will finish up the fitting today. :excited:
I am so ready to ride...

 

[jerryatrophy]

u going to post a sound clip when u are done with the installation?

Sound clip. Check. Should have done one of the stock gutted vs danmoto vs muzzy zx9. Oh well. Once this zx9 header goes on for the last time it aint comin back off. Gaskets are expensive.

 

[htech71]

atleast u have another bike to ride. im sure its just not the same as riding ur z1000.

 

[jerryatrophy]

atleast u have another bike to ride. im sure its just not the same as riding ur z1000.

Yea tru. But it is painfully slow. I need new carb boots so its sucking air like crazy. Boggs bad. If i whack it open it dies immediately. But if i baby it she gets me where i need to go. And i can scrape the hell out of the pegs on her.


Update: mockup is finished!

I tried to set the angle of the dangle to match the side cover.
I would roll it out to get a good wide shot but i seem to have misplaced my only key.
Weldup tomorrow am i hope. Still need to chop can.

 

[htech71]

yeah its ridiculous how long that style muzzy muffler is. mine is the exact same muffler. i chopped it off about an inch away from the muzzy tag. repacted it & its still pretty quiet unless i get on it. i like it that way. keeps me from getting the wrong attention.

 

[jerryatrophy]

Im hoping with this setup i can shoot flames. Well see.

Does the angle of the dangle look right?

 

[jerryatrophy]

Genuine kwak gaskets. 6$ each ugh.

 

[htech71]

yes the angle looks perfect.

 

[jerryatrophy]

I got it all broke down this afternoon and marked everything, as well as doing some fine tuning on the fit between pipes. This isnt that easy with just safety glasses painters tape and a 4.5 inch anglegrinder. Eyeballin it as i go. Got an appointment with a buddy as soon as i get off in the morning. Cant bring the bike so i hope i did a good job.

Gata pick up some vht high temp paint on the way. I hope i can get the muff chopped and tag relocated and paint so i can put a checkmark next to this one on the list of things to do.
I have decided not to ride it till i get sprox. I want to burn the piss out of my rear tire before i put the new one on. Going to have it custom tuned after my vacation.
My wifes going to castrate me if i spend any more money instead of saving for the trip.
I didnt have the heart to tell her i just bought some calipers i couldnt even use yet. She sees stuff in the mail and gives me the stink eye. The benefit of being the sole breadwinner of the family is you can pretty much do what you want with dipsposable income. If she pisses me off i just wont put gas in her car. :lol:
I still have to get my shrouds fitted.

 

[repair]

You are a brave man....women stay up late and get up early....and they dont forget and seldom forgive.

 

[jerryatrophy]

Small update. Header and midpipe are stainless so out comes the tig. My guy tells me its like welding toilet paper. Hes running his miller econotig on zero. It wont go any lower.
Hopefully ill have a big update this evening culminating with a sound clip.

 

[jerryatrophy]

Sneak peek.

 

[jerryatrophy]

so today i went over to my buddies house to have him weld up my collector and midpipe. he has a badass shop. lathe bridgeport welders pipe benders huge compressor and every handtool imaginable. hes a 35 year machinist.
pics.

the metal was super thin on the colletor and even worse on themidpipe. he kept blowin holes thru it then having to fill them up. definitely had to take his time.
while he was working on the midpie i started chopping the muffler.

istarted by drilling out the aluminum rivets with an 1/8'' hss drill.

after i got the rivets out i cut tru the whole thing with a portaband. then i bumped the outlet out of the aluminum sleeve. then i layed out the length and cut it straight. belt sander to ensure square.

then i drilled out the tag rivet and set the tag aside.

using the old bolt pattern transferred with a stright edge and a combination square for depth i layed out the new bolt patter. drilled it and started riveting back together.

reattaching the tag centered up in the middle after filling the hole that the tag used to be riveted to. aluminum took pure tungsten.

everything buttoned up.

after i got home....

heres a view of the modded header with its new angle. notice the flipped dogbone bolt for clearance.

and the end product.

and as promised a soundclip. forgive me if it sucks, i used my phone. for some reason she still seems like shes sucking air. hard to get her to rev high. maybe its the tune i dunno. i think it sounds pretty good. more refined. deep growl.