Exhaust compatibility/interchangability

[Æon]

Hey all. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if it's possible to pop any old slip-on exhaust for a similar diameter header on the C14?

From what I understand, we can use a variety of slip-ons or even shorten/modify the stock exhaust without having to re-map, and people seem to be saying that anything that increases air flow (within reason) is good, since the bike tends to run so rich.
So rather than spend $500 on a slip-on, I'm hoping I can just catch something cheap on the local CL and test it out?

Thanks

[connie_rider]

Another Slip on could work.
But you need a mid pipe to put it on.

What makes a slip on "specific" for a Connie is the mid pipe that comes with it.
Otherwise the slip on's are semi universal...

The stock mid pipe is welded to the stock muffler and very difficult to cut off and adapt to a slip on.

I think a Delkivic for your Connie falls somewhere in the $250 range.

Ride safe, Ted

PS: If you had a set of used slip-on's for a ZX-1400, the right pipe would fit.
     

[Æon]

Ohhhh actually I was going to ask... are those Delceviks decent?
Some of them look OK. I mean, anything looks better than stock. And they can't be all that different from the more expensive ones, in terms of air flow...

I'll do some searching.

Thanks!

[connie_rider]

Many in the club are happy with the Delks.

http://www.delkevic.us/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_8999_13348_13461&category_string=Motorcycles%20%26gt%3B%20Kawasaki%20%26gt%3B%202012 > Concours 1400 (2008-2017)

On the dyno they make similar power to the other Slip-on's.
Do best without the baffle installed.

Ride safe, Ted

[jdsco]

Very affordable, very good quality and all stainless hardware. I had a Two BRos M5 on my 2008 C14. It was also very good quality, as an example, but twice the price of Delkevic. Significant weight savings with a slip-on and install is less than 1 hour.
STOCK 2016 ZG1400

[mikeyw64]

Significant weight savings

On a bike as heavy as the Connie an end can would need to be made of paper to get anywhere near a (what I would call) "significant" weight saving.

I mean even a 1% saving (which I wouldnt call significant) is  approx 3.5kg/8lbs and I can probably save that much by having a good #2 before riding

To be significant it would need to be at least 10%


The only real valid reason for changing the can in the real world where you aren't measuring things to the nth degree is cosmetic (looks or sound)

[maxtog]