'05 ZX6 Two Brothers Installation Problem

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'05 ZX6 Two Brothers Installation Problem

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Hi all - I'm new to the forum but excited to be here!
My name is Skye and I live in Sydney. I have a blue '05 ZX6.
I have had my bike for a year and decided to get the Two Brothers Dual Slip-ons because they look totally awesome. I've opted for installing myself, with a little assistance from my man :), but we're having an issue getting the junction tube to fit into the collector. It just seems like the angle isn't right. I would be stoked to hear any tips / ideas, and excited to know what we're doing wrong!

Thanks!
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Re: '05 ZX6 Two Brothers Installation Problem

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Hi Skye, welcome to KSRC.....
Its not the easiest to fit but I found that some high temp grease makes a world of good ;)
Best pipe for the 636 but http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewtopic ... t=two+bros
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Re: '05 ZX6 Two Brothers Installation Problem

Post by Cath »

The angle does seem all wrong!

There's a cover that's part of the swing arm - make sure you've taken that off. It's still a tight fight though. Use swear words - that seemed to help get mine in. And a booby flash to keep him motivated to continue after skinning knuckles ;)
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You could also loosen the headers if the bolts are accessible to give some flex room.
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welcome skye! you'll love the two bros... they sound hot on the beautiful 636 8)
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Hi and Welcome!

Can't assist with any contribution to the install. Infact the more of this post you read, the more of your time i'm wasting, Sorry and goodluck. :D
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Re: '05 ZX6 Two Brothers Installation Problem

Post by skye_m »

Thank you all so much for your help! Cath, I will definitely get that cover off and have another go. The header bolts are really hard to get to so I might make that a last resort! Thanks to all for saying how great the pipes are, I'm so excited to get it going!
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