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I'm guessing the OEM headers aren't gonna last forever (in 59000 miles on my K6 750 I replaced them once and had to replace it again if I had kept her)
So I'm trying to find replacements for when that time comes
Current mileage is at 20K and they don't look that good anymore
Not that I'm expecting these to rust through (yes I know they are TI, so these don't 'rust') but like with the 750, I'm expecting the little balance pipe between #2 and #3 to break loose over time

Now I'm not looking for racing headers, this so I keep some of that low end power, keep my Yoshi TRS and that I can put on the OEM muffler were I take it to the track
(They're pretty anal about noise here, even OEM Gixxers can get black flagged here on Assen and Zandvoort at times)

So far all I found is

Does anyone know of any others?
 

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A month ago I was grumbling about many of the K5/K6 fuel tanks being discontinued. I now see that the exhaust pipe is gone too. You might keep an eye out on ebay for a good used system. Webike offers titanium systems by Tsukigi Racing. As it's built to order, you might be able to get some customization. I'd expect the noise level to be more associated with the muffler than the exhaust pipe.
 

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I'm guessing the OEM headers aren't gonna last forever (in 59000 miles on my K6 750 I replaced them once and had to replace it again if I had kept her)
So I'm trying to find replacements for when that time comes
Current mileage is at 20K and they don't look that good anymore
Not that I'm expecting these to rust through (yes I know they are TI, so these don't 'rust') but like with the 750, I'm expecting the little balance pipe between #2 and #3 to break loose over time

Now I'm not looking for racing headers, this so I keep some of that low end power, keep my Yoshi TRS and that I can put on the OEM muffler were I take it to the track
(They're pretty anal about noise here, even OEM Gixxers can get black flagged here on Assen and Zandvoort at times)

So far all I found is

Does anyone know of any others?
I've heard of this in other countries.
my Track bike as loud AF, and it's no problem passing tech for track days LOL. It's a K6 1000 track bike.
 

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I've heard of this in other countries.
my Track bike as loud AF, and it's no problem passing tech for track days LOL. It's a K6 1000 track bike.

Now for Zandvoort I can understand the complaints, that track actually should have been demolished
and the people buying the houses that were being built closer and loser to the track, were told this
until some city-hall windbag wanted the old grandeur of formula 1 back and pushed to reopen

On Assen, the static limit is 100dB, at 8000rpm
While my bike, according to Dutch DMV rules, is allowed to make 98 at 5500 rpm
Assen has been there before anyone living there was alive, but one housing area put op a foundation to impose limits on what Assen could do because "Muh living comfort"


And since it's getting worse with the environmental maffia (emphasis on 'mental') becoming more zealous by the day
It's also for this reason I opted for a power commander instead of a flash, since if worse comes to worst, I can easily unplug a PC
 

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A month ago I was grumbling about many of the K5/K6 fuel tanks being discontinued. I now see that the exhaust pipe is gone too. You might keep an eye out on ebay for a good used system. Webike offers titanium systems by Tsukigi Racing. As it's built to order, you might be able to get some customization. I'd expect the noise level to be more associated with the muffler than the exhaust pipe.
I prefer a more budget-friendly and 'drop in' solution
I also consider Stainless steel might be a better option for me than TI since I ride most of all year round
 

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^I've seen that many times but don't claim to understand it. Titanium discolors from getting hot as does stainless. This appears to be thicker and seems to be more like baked on road grit. But I plead ignorance. The header in your pic might be missing that goofy strap between the #2 & #3 pipes. It's mounted by a bolt with a welded nut. I got fed up with it getting covered by oil during filter changes so I cut the bolt off and replaced it with a titanium bolt & locknut.
 
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