Calling Kawasaki esoteric knowledge heads - can question.

Robsalvv · Post by **Robsalvv** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:39 pm

Smitty,

Just realised that you had a 411 in your list. Well, that solves that... I think?

The 411 muffler that I have bolts straight on, but according to the 2001 9R microfiche, the muffler looks like a slip on....???

Aaargh!

Could be a variant of the '01 9R muffler... So now the question is, would the can internals be significantly different? Better go an find an '01 workshop manual.

What do you folks think, would an earlier model muffler, for a slightly less powerful bike but with the same overall dimensions be more flowing or more restricting on a more powerful bike??? I might have to jerry rig this can and find out if there's any difference...

Let you know.

Cheers

Rob

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:59 pm

Robsalvv wrote:What do you folks think, would an earlier model muffler, for a slightly less powerful bike but with the same overall dimensions be more flowing or more restricting on a more powerful bike??? I might have to jerry rig this can and find out if there's any difference...

I honestly don't think that you will feel much of a difference - stock mufflers from different models are still, after all, *stock* mufflers with all the restrictions that implies.......The only way is to try each muffler back-to-back over the same piece of road, and use the 'seat-of-the-pants' dyno.........far cheaper and plenty accurate enough for the type of modification you are doing.......

Nanna10r · Post by **Nanna10r** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:54 pm

Ok Found it mine was oem Brand new & stayed on the bike just long enough to go over the pits before it was uncerimonially rolled under the spare bed in the spare room .....

So My 2002 ZX9R F1 "Candy Gold Spark/Black Pearl" is ...... KHI K 445.

hth cheers Brett

Robsalvv · Post by **Robsalvv** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:28 am

Thanks Gosling and thanks Pontikat.

Pontikat, you're the 3rd gold spark bike owner I've come across... apart from me and one guy I met at a servo. There weren't that many sold in Oz... don't know why? It gets its fair share of attention!

Anyways... with the '01 9R having a claimed 143HP and the '029R with 144HP, I don't think there'll be any difference with muffler internals. They both have the catalytic converter setup... so I think I'll stop looking a gift horse in the mouth, modify the muffler's pillion bracket and put the can on the bike. That'll make things all shiny again.

Taa folks.

Rob

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:14 pm

Robsalvv wrote:
Anyways... with the '01 9R having a claimed 143HP and the '029R with 144HP,

Rob

funny...I was reading a review of the 9r (from Bikepoint) at the weekend
and it said the reverse....the 01 was 143 and the 02 was 142 hp....
but
then again does 2hp really matter???

Robsalvv · Post by **Robsalvv** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:51 pm

Check out the specs:

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/kawasa ... a_2001.php

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/kawasa ... a_2002.php

Almost identical - only 1HP difference... hardly anything!

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/03june02 ... 2zx9r.html

...has a good description of the not so obvious improvements between the '01 and '02 bikes.

Cheers

Rob

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:04 pm

No worries Rob - hey do those links also cover other models eg ZX12 's ??

Robsalvv · Post by **Robsalvv** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:30 pm

Gosling1 wrote:No worries Rob - hey do those links also cover other models eg ZX12 's ??

Yep.... yikes, 180HP!!

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:50 pm

thanks mate, I'll check 'em out.........

yes *slobber* 180hp *drool* I get a woody every time I look at my 12......*woops* too much information

Nanna10r · Post by **Nanna10r** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:47 pm

Damn Thats gunna take some "goo off" to clean up Dave9.

Yeah mate Mick (Gold9) is the only one I've seen going the same way as me on the road. Other then that i have seen about 4 gold 02 9r's in the flesh.
cheers Brett