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    #46
    Like your artwork on the wall there, posplayr

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      #47
      Originally posted by cavehamster View Post
      Like your artwork on the wall there, posplayr
      Seller's artwork; it all looks pretty good except don't quite understand the battery box and the petcock?

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        #48
        BTW, buying individual sticks of prebent exhaust is not a cheap way to go. Two 180 degree turns ( cut in 1/2 to make four down tubes) plus a 5 ft stick of straight is already $175 and I have not even started on the complicated collector.

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          #49
          Check these out

          I stumbled across these a while back.

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            #50
            Oh no!!! not that...
            KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

            Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

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              #51
              Good thread and interesting idea. I like the idea of a stainless system but like most, I can't see really justifying the high cost.

              The project 82 Kat 750 came with a stainless Yosh system that has held up extremely well for all those years. Really rusty down pipes that have cleaned up nicely to unpitted solid metal. The chromed can is a bit discoloured but not pitted and still useable, so for longevity they can't be beat.

              Now if I'm keeping a bike for 25+ years $1000 to $1,500 wouldn't be a bad investment but if I'm horsetrading, as many of us do, then its not money well spent.

              I've been diligently searching for at least a 4 into 1 setup for the GS750 but haven't found anything other than Macs in the last 2 years. At a price point of between $300 and $400 it would be something I can swallow but I'd rather have something else as lets face it, Macs are cheaply constructed.

              I think one of the early comments about ceramic coated mild steel systems might make more sense, economically. If you could produce a quality piece maybe slightly higher than the Mac stuff then I think we'd be lining up on your front porch to get a copy or two.

              I appreciate your interest in trying to solve this problem for us. Its got to be one of the most frustrating things for owners of old bikes. I know it frustrates the hell out of me.

              Cheers,
              Spyug

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                #52
                so last night i was surfing for pipes just to see what is out there and i ran across this
                http://translate.google.ca/translate...%3Den%26sa%3DG

                they list pipes for a GSX1100 sword i'm assuming that it is the same as our 4 valve 1100's by the look of the pic on the header it seems to be a cross of a 1000 S and an 1100 they look like good pipes yoshi knock offs for a reasonable price shipping may be an issue
                there is a link to contact them perhaps a few can get together and get a better deal you never know it might be worth looking into perhaps some of you have seen these before perhaps not i just thought i'd post it for all to see
                Last edited by Guest; 01-12-2010, 04:19 AM.

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                  #53
                  Originally posted by Spyderman View Post
                  so last night i was surfing for pipes just to see what is out there and i ran across this


                  they list pipes for a GSX1100 sword i'm assuming that it is the same as our 4 valve 1100's by the look of the pic on the header it seems to be a cross of a 1000 S and an 1100 they look like good pipes yoshi knock offs for a reasonable price shipping may be an issue
                  there is a link to contact them perhaps a few can get together and get a better deal you never know it might be worth looking into perhaps some of you have seen these before perhaps not i just thought i'd post it for all to see
                  hmm..shipping may be as much as the pipe, but you may be on to something there.

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                    #54
                    Got to love online translation programs.

                    Sword = Katana

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                      #55
                      Originally posted by jwhelan65 View Post
                      hmm..shipping may be as much as the pipe, but you may be on to something there.
                      I'd potentially be interested in this as well.

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                        #56
                        +1. They had a new GS1100 pipe listed on the Japanese Yahoo auction site about a year ago, and I emailed them for a shipping quote, but got no reply.
                        '82 GS1100E



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                          #57
                          Originally posted by Mysuzyq View Post
                          +1. They had a new GS1100 pipe listed on the Japanese Yahoo auction site about a year ago, and I emailed them for a shipping quote, but got no reply.
                          I have been led to believe there are aftermarket parts galore for these bikes in Japan. We need somebody on the inside to be a reseller. I don't think most of them will ship here, plus the language barrier.

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                            #58
                            Yes, the Youtube Japanese clips show a lot of trick parts, esp. on the Kats....there are professional re-shippers that will forward the items, but their fees effectively add about 70 to 80%, making them stupidly expensive.
                            '82 GS1100E



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                              #59
                              I cannot find a pipe for the GS1100 listed on that site.

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                                #60
                                Originally posted by Flo View Post
                                I cannot find a pipe for the GS1100 listed on that site.
                                Yea I looked alot as well; Biggest was for a 400 I think; lots of variety though

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