exhaust pipe?

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exhaust pipe?

01 Aug 2009 09:04
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Just bought a 78 kz650,and everything is done that i want,sooooo far,i have the 4 into 1 pipe,but i see the baffle is still on,i do see like allen screws to take the baffle off at the end.Will that work,just unscrew the screws and take apart baffle?Is it simple to put back on if i dont like sound?Thanks for any help
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Re: exhaust pipe?

01 Aug 2009 10:24
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Pictures help to know what pipe and where the screws are. But in a general answer, yes, if you take all of the screws out of a pipe the baffle will come out. Unless you have mine that apparently is frozen inside the pipe. You can heat it with a torch to get it to unrust, but that usually requires red hot and will likely ruin the chrome. My thoughts are to go riding till its good and hot, then (while wearing gloves) unscrew the bolts and pull the baffle.

After pulling the baffle you will need to rejet and buy the neighbors a 6-pack of their favorite cold beverage.
1978 KZ650 D1 ~ Carb jetting: 107.5 & 20 & 4th groove with pods and 4-1 Exhaust

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01 Aug 2009 10:30
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or do like kawisakiman... Unscrew, go for a ride, twist the throttle hard a few hundred times and shoot the baffle across the highway into the woods! :ohmy: :blink: :huh: :dry:

True, he did, lost it as a matter of fact... probably stuck it into the vehicile behind him.... :laugh: :laugh:

Probably killed baby Sasquatch!
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Re: exhaust pipe?

01 Aug 2009 13:33 - 01 Aug 2009 13:34
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Rust welds the baffle in place over time. I recall I could take my can off the pipe and then reach in from the front with a broomstick and rap on it until it came out.
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01 Aug 2009 14:07
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Old Man Rock wrote:
or do like kawisakiman... Unscrew, go for a ride, twist the throttle hard a few hundred times and shoot the baffle across the highway into the woods! :ohmy: :blink: :huh: :dry:

True, he did, lost it as a matter of fact... probably stuck it into the vehicile behind him.... :laugh: :laugh:

Probably killed baby Sasquatch!
thats how i lost the baffle from my gs1100 with a yosh header 20 yrs ago,damn bolt actually fell out on its own! :blink: :laugh:
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Re: exhaust pipe?

01 Aug 2009 17:47
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PLUMMEN wrote:
Old Man Rock wrote:
or do like kawisakiman... Unscrew, go for a ride, twist the throttle hard a few hundred times and shoot the baffle across the highway into the woods! :ohmy: :blink: :huh: :dry:

True, he did, lost it as a matter of fact... probably stuck it into the vehicile behind him.... :laugh: :laugh:

Probably killed baby Sasquatch!
thats how i lost the baffle from my gs1100 with a yosh header 20 yrs ago,damn bolt actually fell out on its own! :blink: :laugh:

The real question is if the cop bought any of that story.:laugh:
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Re: exhaust pipe?

01 Aug 2009 18:44 - 01 Aug 2009 18:45
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Old Man Rock wrote:
or do like kawisakiman... Unscrew, go for a ride, twist the throttle hard a few hundred times and shoot the baffle across the highway into the woods! :ohmy: :blink: :huh: :dry:

True, he did, lost it as a matter of fact... probably stuck it into the vehicile behind him.... :laugh: :laugh:

Probably killed baby Sasquatch!

kawisakiman --- Uh-Oh! :ohmy:

Better head for cover before he bristles up worse than Mama Sasquatch! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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