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Delkevic Install - Center stand

03 Mar 2019 17:37

If anyone has a delkevic system or knows of them I'm having some issues installing mine. The spring on the center stand is making contact with the collector. It doesn't effect performance but I'd rather it not scratch the exhaust. Did I do something wrong during the installation or what issues could be causing this? Thanks in advance!

1978 KZ 650 SR

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

03 Mar 2019 18:33 - 03 Mar 2019 18:34

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One of my sons has a Delkevic on his bike. You can either rotate the pipe that goes from the collector to the muffler, or put rubber spacers where the muffler fits to the frame. You may have mounted the collector too close to the body. Its a simple fix. Dont panic and use your wits.

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

04 Mar 2019 09:51

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I agree, Got one on my 1978 KZ 1000 LTD no clearance problems..

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

05 Mar 2019 07:52

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Great thank you for the tips! I rotated the pipe at the collector and was able to get a little bit more clearance between the center stand and the pipe.

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

05 Mar 2019 17:30

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So i got the exhaust on and was excited to hear it. While it was still cooling down I went to wipe the pipes off with a microfiber cloth and it left it burnt off onto the pipe. Pretty stupid move but is there any way to get this stuff off?

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05 Mar 2019 18:02 - 06 Mar 2019 15:41

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cg94 wrote: So i got the exhaust on and was excited to hear it. While it was still cooling down I went to wipe the pipes off with a microfiber cloth and it left it burnt off onto the pipe. Pretty stupid move but is there any way to get this stuff off?

It will burn off. Dont try to wipe it with steel wool or you will mess up the grain of the pipe.

Calm down. You should have thought "oh the pipe is hot, if I wipe it with this cloth it will melt." Youre moving too fast. Slow down from your excitement and think: heat burns, heat melts.

Just ride the bike and it will come off over time. Do you have video to what that bike sounds like now?

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

06 Mar 2019 08:43

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yea my excitement definitely caused some dumb mistakes haha. I'll get a vid posted of the sound later today its sounding great.

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

07 Mar 2019 08:07 - 07 Mar 2019 08:14

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heres a clip of the exhaust

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

07 Mar 2019 08:22

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RAP IT HARD :woohoo:

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kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/597654-poser?start=240#704229

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

07 Mar 2019 14:01 - 07 Mar 2019 14:01

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Sound great

looking forward to test my system also.

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

07 Mar 2019 15:48

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cg94 wrote: heres a clip of the exhaust

I thnk you might need a lesson in how to rev a bike to show what the exhaust sounds like. The quick wrist flipping is what my teenage son does. You need to roll the throttle through the revs slowly. I still have no idea what the exhaust sounds like.

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Re: Delkevic Install - Center stand

08 Mar 2019 07:50

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hahah if it wasn't midnight when i took this clip I would've gone louder w it can't piss the neighbors off too much :evil: and good point the short bursts of the throttle don't give a sense of the tone of the pipe. don't think my phone does the sound too much justice either.

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