I can't stop playing this video. This exhaust is not for everyone, I get it. To me, that is EXACTLY what a Kawasaki should sound like. I literally listen to this like 10 times a day.
Glad to see you're still enjoying it. I bought the same exhaust for my green 2019 Z900RS Cafe based on your old comparison video. I've done 7,500 miles on it since the Hindle. Like you I get compliments on the exhaust and bike. I'm 15 miles outside the Motor City so volume doesn't matter much. This one's a keeper,safe travels.
I love that MAD MAX sound - i have a 1979 Yamaha XS1100 Special with a 4-1 header exhaust that looks and sounds like this one! Great job with this Z900!
😂😂😂 Holy crap I was thinking the exact same thing!!!! I was totally seeing the scenes in my head while listening to that. Bout to go get some chains and beat some local hippie kids 🤣
Thanks Mark, they are a fantastic bike, very good at almost everything and easy to modify to suit your taste if you choose. Look up the z900rs forum there is a ton of good info and people on there.
Very sweet ride!! That Hindle exhaust is awesome...(only Kerker or Hindle exhausts on my GPz models back in the day). The aesthetic is perfect...love the bikini fairing
2nd time I've seen this video. Have a blue '22 900RS. That black tank and wheels look great. You put some miles on that bike in 3 years. Mines in the house for some mods. Too cold in the garage. The 3rd time you rode by really put a smile on my face.There's a guy on TH-cam that races an RS with Z900 cams and is really impressive.His channel goes by "D" only. Wish I could put a link to it. You'd enjoy his racing.
I first thought that this was a throw together from out of the parts bin for the folks who were nostalgic for the old Z1. Fills a need but not really designed from the ground up and bound to disappoint in a few ways, like so many retro motorcycles in the past. Now I'm thinking that the manufacturers are getting more serious about this kind of bike. They seem to have their act together with the Kawasaki Z900 RS. No one puts it down. I'll be keeping my eye out for one
It really is a fantastic bike, a modern classic. I've put 70,000 hard km's on it and it runs absolutely perfectly still. I've got a zx6 and a cb1000r and this is usually my go to bike.
Did you replace the chrome & aluminum parts or painted them black? I can see the radiator is blacked out, also the small panel (i have no idea what its called) directly below the tank whick used to be brushed aluminum i think? Still keep coming back to look at this beautiful bike! Ride safe my friend!
That sounds insane. 😮 That’s the first bike I’ve seen with clip on bars, been thinking about it for mine, but can’t seem to find any stock here in Australia 🤔
@@Peter760 I ordered mine from Europe, s2 concept it was called. The kit came with some short steel brake lines I didn't need. I bought a shorter clutch cable from webike and used a throttle tube and cables from my zx6.
@KB-yj5xp 2 questions. Is your Hindle exhaust the 14" or 20" option? (I noticed Hindle offers both sizes, but curious which size you have?). Secondly, did you put the baffle noise reducer in your Hindle exhaust? The sound clip in your video is amazing, but I live downtown Toronto and wondering if I should purchase the baffle.
I believe I have the longer one, and I don't think the baffle fits this style muffler. It is very loud, especially after getting broken in, i don't take this bike to work in the mornings because I leave at 6 am, and I tend not to ride my bike on Friday or Saturday night because they target exhausts here and this one definitely gets tickets, in Ottawa it's only $80, when I get the ticket on the Quebec side it's $350, so I need to limit when and where I ride this bike because of it.
Sounds good. I have a question on your clip ons. Does it lower the riding position much or is it more forward? Lower or forward I mean. I have a 2022 and I'm thinking about rizoma handlebars to get a more forward look like my other bikes. Thanks.
I would say it does both, it is significantly lower 6-8inches probably and a little more forward too, its been about 3 years since I installed them so I don't remember exactly how the stock ones felt in terms of how far swept back they are.
Can I ask where you got the black Hindle exhaust? And what you think of the overall quality? I just see chrome available online and was thinking of getting one for my 2022 RS Cafe. Thanks so much!
Hey Jared, I ordered it off the hindle website, it's been a few years but I'd assume they still make it. Overall quality is great, I put it on when the bike had 17,000 km and it has 83,000 now and the finish is holding up good. There's a bit of fading on the headers but I think that's to be expected over 5 years and that many km's but they still look good. It is loud though, I've known a couple people who got it but ended up taking it off because they found it too loud.
Ah. Thanks so much for sharing that! I’m in Oregon, so I should be good (in terms of noise). I had a Cone exhaust on my Speed Twin and really like that people can hear me going by (cause most bad drivers don’t see me). ;)
nice job, made a cafe out of it- didnt want the RS Cafe I guess. colors too gaudy? haha. got a ol z1000. only nitpik would be clutch cable sticking out a mile on the R side-- from the low bars I assume. but its subtle & sweet good job.
yeah I haven't gotten around to getting a shorter clutch cable, it never ends!! I didn't plan on going this way when I bought the bike but I saw a picture of one with clip ons and you cant fit clip on bars on the regular cafe due to the cowl brackets. I like the fact mine is a little unique too. take care.
Great look & sound! Was considering the z900rs, but went with the Yammie XRS900. I wish the Z had all the features and price of mine. I'd have one. Just couldn't justify the differences.
yeah these are definitely the two best in this category, I was between the two as well, I always figured the xsr is the faster and better priced bike, but the Kawi is a little better looking, when I bough mine I was looking for used as a new one was out of my budget and the first deal I found was for the kawi, if I had found a xsr first, I would likely have went that way.
I test rode a demo 2022 Z900RS cafe a couple months ago. One of the best sounding stock motorcycles I have heard. Even from the rider position. I hate, and I mean hate the huge radiator on the bike enough to keep me from buying one. When manufacturers make retro themed bikes they need to do a better job integrating the radiator like Triumph.
Beautiful bike. What brand center stand are you running? I have a full Hindle on the way and I want to make sure I get a center stand that clears it. Thanks!
Tasteful mods. The fairing looks better than stock for sure. Exhaust sounds great, looks nice in all black. I've never heard of that brand before. How long have you had the exhaust for? I had a SC Project matte black full system that got really grey and showed a lot of wear after only 1 year and about 10,000km.
It's been 3 years and over 50,000 since I put the exhaust on. Hindle uis a canadian company not far from me, they mainly make race exhausts and i believe they were partnered, maybe still are, with brocks performance. In some of brocks videos you will see hindle branding on some of the parts.
I don't remember at this point, i bought it off webike japan website, it was one of the less expensive options, under $200 I think but that was 4 years ago so I don't know what they are now. Shipping was super fast, as always from webike, it came from japan to ottawa canada in I think 4 days. I had to use a dremel and elongate the mounting holes slightly because it was a tad too tight, another person I talked to who bought the same one had to do the same thing. Other than that its been on the bike for over 60,000 km and still works and looks perfect.
@@thecamdenyard especially if you on the highway it just seems to resonate off the concrete walls and it’s uncomfortable, it’s just loud, and especially for the people riding behind you 😂
@@KB-yj5xp We all appreciate the sacrifices you make so we can hear that baby sing from 8 miles away 👍🎉. You planning on keeping that exhaust or possibly swapping to a more “user friendly” system?
It wasn't that bad, I went a lazy way and ground off the pins that were in the switches so I wouldn't need to drill the bars. I wasn't confident I'd get the right position at first and would need to move things around a few times. But the clearance is good and doesn't touch the tank at full lock.
How much I love the sound of that engine, the "tone" of that muffler is lacking quality compared to other mufflers I've heard in the last 30 years of my life. Yes an engine can produce a beautiful sound and a poorly shaped muffler can screw that sound up. I do think the reason manufacturers of exhausts have gone smaller and smaller with muffler sizes in the recent couple of decades is due to the bigger and bigger catalytic converters being forced on manufacturers to pass stupid pointless over-the-top emissions laws. In some cases, new bikes today aren't even that loud with the muffler completely removed due to the massive cat in the mid-pipe. So..... full systems (if they are made) are often loud because they are assumed as "closed course use only" and therefore sound doesn't matter. Either that, or the full systems are homologated and legal for road use and have a cat installed, requiring less muffler size again. Either way, an exhaust manufacturer is concerned about saving money on processes and materials, as any manufacturer who has a brain should be. As a result, mufflers are small, loud, often the tone is very raspy and emits a lot of irritating noise outside the scope of the music note the engine makes (the part our ears like hearing). It's like a French horn makes a beautiful note, but adding in a lot of rasp, rattle, crackle, resonance and dirty sound with that French horn note makes it less pleasant, regardless of how loud it is. Anyway. Just something I wanted to get off my chest. Thanks for the work, the video was great, the flybys and microphone did the job well. Wish more bikers would do this for exhausts. I've saved a long list of TH-cam exhaust clips. I'm geeky like that. Here's one of my fav's: /watch?v=Ua68zVjcR_I
I agree with you, hindle makes primarily race exhausts but I thought aesthetically it went with my bike, plus they are made a couple hours down the road. I wish it had a little less raspy tin type noise and a little more growl. It’s hard to capture it accurately in a video but I think it sounds better in person, I get compliments pretty much every time I ride it, or I’m getting tickets depends on who hears it 😂
@@KB-yj5xp Probably the headers and midpipe are fine. The OEM headers are some of the smallest I.D. of anything in the 900cc class, super flow restrictive, also double-wall for ridiculous weight. I think Kawasaki also "adjusted" cam profiles with the RS/Cafe bike vs. the Z900, as it makes about 10 less peak HP even after all the restrictions are removed, maybe it makes a touch more torque in the middle? That was the original claim. It also has a goofy tall 6th gear that seems out of place with the rest of the gear spacing. Oh well. I still love the aesthetic of the RS, also the ergos are more roomy for a 6-foot+ guy like me. You sound middle aged at least. Do you remember the years of Micron, Yoshimura, Two Brothers, Ti Force, Muzzy, Leo Vince SBK, and a few other brands who used the simple oval or round exhaust canisters with a nice rolled and turned-down tip out the end? They were all straight flow-through designs without baffles, but the internal sound packing material volume was pretty high. They canceled out all the harshness and emitted a cool deep tuned note, that got louder and stronger when the packing baked in. Only company that comes close to that these days seems to be Delkevic, but out of all the samples online that I've heard, they are still raspy. Maybe Dale Walker's Holeshot brand still holds to this more simplistic design, but his mufflers are also small diameter and shouty. The States (where I live) hasn't gotten the "Factory S" muffler version of the Leo Vince, just the smaller mufflers. I think that Factory S muffler would have sufficient size for canceling all the harshness but emitting the typical Leo bark. Would have to pair one up with a Akra, Arrow, or other header. Brock's Performance has some very good headers for the Z but the mufflers are diminutive and LOUD and I don't like the shouty mid tones.
I can't stop playing this video. This exhaust is not for everyone, I get it. To me, that is EXACTLY what a Kawasaki should sound like. I literally listen to this like 10 times a day.
Me too, and I have the bike outside 😆
Ditto
That exhaust makes my heart cry!
I love it. Takes me back to my child hood (I'm 60) Beautiful
@michaelraymond9442 thanks Michael I love it too, about to roll over 90,000 km now
Very nice looking bike
I’ve heard that exhaust in person and it is LOUD! Audio on the video does not do it justice…. It’s sickkk!
Right on greff
holy shit, thats a wicked pipe!
i want that as a ringtone! especially that last pass!
I want that sound as my ringtone. That is BY FAR the best sounding exhaust on that bike ive heard. And ive listened to a LOT. No comparison.
Thanks Mark, I do either get a thumbs up or a scowl at every red light i stop at!
@@KB-yj5xp It's the best sounding exhaust I've heard on that bike. IMO, it sounds perfect. Exactly how I want it to sound. Now I just have to buy one!
You Canadians really know how to party!😎
Lovely looking machine!
love this thing!!! Ive got a z650rs and I will upgrade to the 900 next year - cant wait!! And that sound !!!
😳😳😳😍😍😍ho i brividi bellissimo e la motocicletta fatta davvero con gusto
The best bike forever and ever.the beauty maschine.
Sounds so good
You forgot your phone on the side of the road. Sounded like an F1 car!
This may be a late comment, but I LIKE IT!!!!!
Absolutely gorgeous. Just sent you a message on Kijiji about the Hindle, and that was before I even heard it on the video!
Luv that exhaust note 😊
Wow! Sounds like a track bike at the Nuremberg Ring 😮
Glad to see you're still enjoying it. I bought the same exhaust for my green 2019 Z900RS Cafe based on your old comparison video. I've done 7,500 miles on it since the Hindle. Like you I get compliments on the exhaust and bike. I'm 15 miles outside the Motor City so volume doesn't matter much. This one's a keeper,safe travels.
Glad you are enjoying it too Adam 👍 cheers from your northern neighbour
Meanest exhaust for this bike! Love it!
A new age classic.
I love that MAD MAX sound - i have a 1979 Yamaha XS1100 Special with a 4-1 header exhaust that looks and sounds like this one! Great job with this Z900!
😂😂😂 Holy crap I was thinking the exact same thing!!!! I was totally seeing the scenes in my head while listening to that. Bout to go get some chains and beat some local hippie kids 🤣
Freaking awesome sound @ Kawa 900, sounds better than my violin. Thx for the upload and congrats to a great bike!!
Thanks Michael, I've still got 2 more months before I can get a bike out 😭
the exhaust is fking" wild. love it!
Love the bike, got one on order, they said probably march but its winter so not bad! Love the sound reminds me of the 70's sounds. Fab stuff!👍
Thanks Mark, they are a fantastic bike, very good at almost everything and easy to modify to suit your taste if you choose. Look up the z900rs forum there is a ton of good info and people on there.
@@KB-yj5xp cheers for that, will be looking! 👍
Can wait to get mine. Cheers
Good to see your ZED ;) It’s the first time I see and hear the Hinder
Siccc as z900rs love the mods
Thanks I appreciate that 👍
Very sweet ride!! That Hindle exhaust is awesome...(only Kerker or Hindle exhausts on my GPz models back in the day).
The aesthetic is perfect...love the bikini fairing
Sounds and looks amazing. I need this for my next bike.
What size is the exhaust 14, or 19 inch?
Great looking bike
Thanks, I love it
2nd time I've seen this video. Have a blue '22 900RS. That black tank and wheels look great. You put some miles on that bike in 3 years. Mines in the house for some mods. Too cold in the garage. The 3rd time you rode by really put a smile on my face.There's a guy on TH-cam that races an RS with Z900 cams and is really impressive.His channel goes by "D" only. Wish I could put a link to it. You'd enjoy his racing.
I'll try to look it up, thanks
That's a sick Z bro. That sounds so badass.
Thanks Phil, I love it
Well done! You've got an amazingly beautiful bike with no doubt 👌
And that sound🤪🤪🤪🤪
@maximilianmacher5448 thanks Max, another 6 weeks or so and I'll be able to start ripping on it again 👍
Love the custom cafe look! Great job!
Thanks I appreciate the support
Hindle ,sounds like terror is aproching !
YeH I definitely can't sneak by anybody that's for sure
Turdeau hates your motorcycle, but I dig it.
The sound police don’t like it much either 😭
very nice indeed
Lovely machine
Thanks AP, it really does everything well
Great bike. Sound really Good !!! I’m a big fan of this motorcycle 💪👍
Thanks, me too!
Man, that sounds nice!
Thanks Jared I had it out today for the first time this year and was letting it sing
very nice..
Super nice Z900RS, man. Kawasaki all day long.
Thanks man, I’m a team green simp for sure, i have a zx6 as well
@@KB-yj5xp So awesome 🤙🏻
Very good job ❤
Sounds great !!!
Thanks Denis 👍
Sounds Devine 👌
Thanks neo, I've put 80,000 km on it now and still not even close to being tired of it
Sick💥
I first thought that this was a throw together from out of the parts bin for the folks who were nostalgic for the old Z1. Fills a need but not really designed from the ground up and bound to disappoint in a few ways, like so many retro motorcycles in the past. Now I'm thinking that the manufacturers are getting more serious about this kind of bike. They seem to have their act together with the Kawasaki Z900 RS. No one puts it down. I'll be keeping my eye out for one
It really is a fantastic bike, a modern classic. I've put 70,000 hard km's on it and it runs absolutely perfectly still. I've got a zx6 and a cb1000r and this is usually my go to bike.
Bad ass bike
Thanks Stephen 👍
Bad ass!!
Did you replace the chrome & aluminum parts or painted them black? I can see the radiator is blacked out, also the small panel (i have no idea what its called) directly below the tank whick used to be brushed aluminum i think? Still keep coming back to look at this beautiful bike! Ride safe my friend!
The part we don’t know the name was painted, the rest were replaced, heel guards, fender brackets and radiator sides are carbon fiber now
That sounds insane. 😮 That’s the first bike I’ve seen with clip on bars, been thinking about it for mine, but can’t seem to find any stock here in Australia 🤔
@@Peter760 I ordered mine from Europe, s2 concept it was called. The kit came with some short steel brake lines I didn't need. I bought a shorter clutch cable from webike and used a throttle tube and cables from my zx6.
@KB-yj5xp 2 questions. Is your Hindle exhaust the 14" or 20" option? (I noticed Hindle offers both sizes, but curious which size you have?). Secondly, did you put the baffle noise reducer in your Hindle exhaust? The sound clip in your video is amazing, but I live downtown Toronto and wondering if I should purchase the baffle.
I believe I have the longer one, and I don't think the baffle fits this style muffler. It is very loud, especially after getting broken in, i don't take this bike to work in the mornings because I leave at 6 am, and I tend not to ride my bike on Friday or Saturday night because they target exhausts here and this one definitely gets tickets, in Ottawa it's only $80, when I get the ticket on the Quebec side it's $350, so I need to limit when and where I ride this bike because of it.
@@KB-yj5xp thanks very much. I'll contact Hindle to ask if they have a baffle that fits that exhaust. Cheers!
Wow, bit loud but sounds great!!!
Sounds good. I have a question on your clip ons. Does it lower the riding position much or is it more forward? Lower or forward I mean. I have a 2022 and I'm thinking about rizoma handlebars to get a more forward look like my other bikes. Thanks.
I would say it does both, it is significantly lower 6-8inches probably and a little more forward too, its been about 3 years since I installed them so I don't remember exactly how the stock ones felt in terms of how far swept back they are.
@@KB-yj5xp 10-4. Thanks.
OmG sounds like a full nitro sports car ...
Can I ask where you got the black Hindle exhaust? And what you think of the overall quality? I just see chrome available online and was thinking of getting one for my 2022 RS Cafe. Thanks so much!
Hey Jared, I ordered it off the hindle website, it's been a few years but I'd assume they still make it. Overall quality is great, I put it on when the bike had 17,000 km and it has 83,000 now and the finish is holding up good. There's a bit of fading on the headers but I think that's to be expected over 5 years and that many km's but they still look good. It is loud though, I've known a couple people who got it but ended up taking it off because they found it too loud.
Ah. Thanks so much for sharing that! I’m in Oregon, so I should be good (in terms of noise). I had a Cone exhaust on my Speed Twin and really like that people can hear me going by (cause most bad drivers don’t see me). ;)
nice job, made a cafe out of it- didnt want the RS Cafe I guess. colors too gaudy? haha. got a ol z1000. only nitpik would be clutch cable sticking out a mile on the R side-- from the low bars I assume. but its subtle & sweet good job.
yeah I haven't gotten around to getting a shorter clutch cable, it never ends!! I didn't plan on going this way when I bought the bike but I saw a picture of one with clip ons and you cant fit clip on bars on the regular cafe due to the cowl brackets. I like the fact mine is a little unique too. take care.
Great look & sound! Was considering the z900rs, but went with the Yammie XRS900. I wish the Z had all the features and price of mine. I'd have one. Just couldn't justify the differences.
yeah these are definitely the two best in this category, I was between the two as well, I always figured the xsr is the faster and better priced bike, but the Kawi is a little better looking, when I bough mine I was looking for used as a new one was out of my budget and the first deal I found was for the kawi, if I had found a xsr first, I would likely have went that way.
I test rode a demo 2022 Z900RS cafe a couple months ago. One of the best sounding stock motorcycles I have heard. Even from the rider position. I hate, and I mean hate the huge radiator on the bike enough to keep me from buying one. When manufacturers make retro themed bikes they need to do a better job integrating the radiator like Triumph.
Beautiful bike. What brand center stand are you running? I have a full Hindle on the way and I want to make sure I get a center stand that clears it. Thanks!
That's the kawasaki dealer stand
Thanks. Great video. No fluff. It sold me on the Hindle. You should get a kickback from them! Lol
@@meatzy123 haha I wish, or at least some free ear plugs because i go through a lot!!!
Tasteful mods. The fairing looks better than stock for sure. Exhaust sounds great, looks nice in all black. I've never heard of that brand before. How long have you had the exhaust for? I had a SC Project matte black full system that got really grey and showed a lot of wear after only 1 year and about 10,000km.
It's been 3 years and over 50,000 since I put the exhaust on. Hindle uis a canadian company not far from me, they mainly make race exhausts and i believe they were partnered, maybe still are, with brocks performance. In some of brocks videos you will see hindle branding on some of the parts.
Excellent sound, just a bit loud for city ride
Wooooow!!!
Yep, cops won't know you are coming. LOL!
They hear me a couple miles away, I've got a couple noise violations so far to prove it.
Can u please tell me how much was the bikini walk cowl? Good fitment? Did it take long for delivery? Thanks
I don't remember at this point, i bought it off webike japan website, it was one of the less expensive options, under $200 I think but that was 4 years ago so I don't know what they are now. Shipping was super fast, as always from webike, it came from japan to ottawa canada in I think 4 days. I had to use a dremel and elongate the mounting holes slightly because it was a tad too tight, another person I talked to who bought the same one had to do the same thing. Other than that its been on the bike for over 60,000 km and still works and looks perfect.
@@KB-yj5xp thanks for the reply
That bike is beautiful! Mind sharing the fairing type & your thoughts on it? Cheers!
It is called bikini walk fairing and I bought it off webike. It does a good job, I can cruise at 200 kmhr no problem no wind nice and comfy
How’s that exhaust on longer rides? Sounds awesome though!!! Just wondering if you wear some foam earplugs under the helmet for long rides
You need ear plugs for short rides too, without them I get a headache within 5 minutes.
@@KB-yj5xp 😂 a headache or old 😂 Just kidding I know what you mean!! Stop for gas and can’t hear nothing cause your ears are ringing…
@@thecamdenyard especially if you on the highway it just seems to resonate off the concrete walls and it’s uncomfortable, it’s just loud, and especially for the people riding behind you 😂
@@KB-yj5xp We all appreciate the sacrifices you make so we can hear that baby sing from 8 miles away 👍🎉. You planning on keeping that exhaust or possibly swapping to a more “user friendly” system?
@@KB-yj5xp Brocks Performance makes a nice exhaust for it that sounds good but a lot more mellow for the streets
KB what is the Hindles diameter? and does it pinch in or cone out on the way to the can ?
Drool factor…..10/10 😋
Hermosa 🏍
Really nice tasteful mods. You must be from the east coast of Canada.
Thanks, I'm in Ottawa Canada
@@KB-yj5xp But originally from Cape Breton or NL?
@@mcscotty325 nope Ottawa valley my whole life
How did you remove the triple clamp to install the clip ons I’m trying to figure it out
I pulled the forkes down out of the triple clamp, put the clip ons and pushed them back up
Can you tell me which windscreen it is? Is it a original one?
No it’s not original, I bought it on webike, I believe it was called world walk bikini fairing, I think 🤔
So what size clip on are those?
Duper
Your clutch cable stickin out on the side
Yeah when I put the clip ons it gave me some extra cable length and I never bothered buying shorter cables 🤷♂️
How hard was to install the clip ons?
It wasn't that bad, I went a lazy way and ground off the pins that were in the switches so I wouldn't need to drill the bars. I wasn't confident I'd get the right position at first and would need to move things around a few times. But the clearance is good and doesn't touch the tank at full lock.
Do you have over heating issues?
@jeromebrooks7 nope, the ecu flash lowers the temp that the fans kick on, I didn't have any issues before the flash either
@@KB-yj5xp thanks
What was that speed?
55mph.
This sounds like something a cop would ask 🤣
65k KM OH MY GOD......
Haha I'm at 80,000 now. Not sure if ill hit 100,000 this season or not, but we will see
👏👏👊👊🇧🇷🇨🇦
Dont see any frame sliders..
They are there
How much I love the sound of that engine, the "tone" of that muffler is lacking quality compared to other mufflers I've heard in the last 30 years of my life. Yes an engine can produce a beautiful sound and a poorly shaped muffler can screw that sound up. I do think the reason manufacturers of exhausts have gone smaller and smaller with muffler sizes in the recent couple of decades is due to the bigger and bigger catalytic converters being forced on manufacturers to pass stupid pointless over-the-top emissions laws. In some cases, new bikes today aren't even that loud with the muffler completely removed due to the massive cat in the mid-pipe.
So..... full systems (if they are made) are often loud because they are assumed as "closed course use only" and therefore sound doesn't matter. Either that, or the full systems are homologated and legal for road use and have a cat installed, requiring less muffler size again. Either way, an exhaust manufacturer is concerned about saving money on processes and materials, as any manufacturer who has a brain should be. As a result, mufflers are small, loud, often the tone is very raspy and emits a lot of irritating noise outside the scope of the music note the engine makes (the part our ears like hearing). It's like a French horn makes a beautiful note, but adding in a lot of rasp, rattle, crackle, resonance and dirty sound with that French horn note makes it less pleasant, regardless of how loud it is.
Anyway. Just something I wanted to get off my chest.
Thanks for the work, the video was great, the flybys and microphone did the job well. Wish more bikers would do this for exhausts.
I've saved a long list of TH-cam exhaust clips. I'm geeky like that. Here's one of my fav's: /watch?v=Ua68zVjcR_I
I agree with you, hindle makes primarily race exhausts but I thought aesthetically it went with my bike, plus they are made a couple hours down the road. I wish it had a little less raspy tin type noise and a little more growl. It’s hard to capture it accurately in a video but I think it sounds better in person, I get compliments pretty much every time I ride it, or I’m getting tickets depends on who hears it 😂
@@KB-yj5xp Probably the headers and midpipe are fine. The OEM headers are some of the smallest I.D. of anything in the 900cc class, super flow restrictive, also double-wall for ridiculous weight. I think Kawasaki also "adjusted" cam profiles with the RS/Cafe bike vs. the Z900, as it makes about 10 less peak HP even after all the restrictions are removed, maybe it makes a touch more torque in the middle? That was the original claim. It also has a goofy tall 6th gear that seems out of place with the rest of the gear spacing. Oh well. I still love the aesthetic of the RS, also the ergos are more roomy for a 6-foot+ guy like me.
You sound middle aged at least. Do you remember the years of Micron, Yoshimura, Two Brothers, Ti Force, Muzzy, Leo Vince SBK, and a few other brands who used the simple oval or round exhaust canisters with a nice rolled and turned-down tip out the end? They were all straight flow-through designs without baffles, but the internal sound packing material volume was pretty high. They canceled out all the harshness and emitted a cool deep tuned note, that got louder and stronger when the packing baked in. Only company that comes close to that these days seems to be Delkevic, but out of all the samples online that I've heard, they are still raspy. Maybe Dale Walker's Holeshot brand still holds to this more simplistic design, but his mufflers are also small diameter and shouty.
The States (where I live) hasn't gotten the "Factory S" muffler version of the Leo Vince, just the smaller mufflers. I think that Factory S muffler would have sufficient size for canceling all the harshness but emitting the typical Leo bark. Would have to pair one up with a Akra, Arrow, or other header. Brock's Performance has some very good headers for the Z but the mufflers are diminutive and LOUD and I don't like the shouty mid tones.
@@KB-yj5xp And then I realize Hindle does offer a large CF muffler version for the RS Cafe. It also looks great.
@@exothermal.sprocket dale walker does make some excellent Z900 videos, sadly he switched to a yamaha
@@jean-pierrefernandez2460 Haha. I've owned Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha over the years. Liked something about all of them. Never owned a Honda yet.
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