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posted July 03, 2006 06:59 PM
No shiny heel guards.
  
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712
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posted July 03, 2006 07:24 PM
We have a winner! of course there is no prize. you were the 17 viewer of the thread and the first to answer. 
Just powder coated the heel guards I think it looks better 
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navigator
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posted July 03, 2006 07:41 PM
And I agree. It does look better.
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FasterThanStink
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posted July 03, 2006 07:44 PM
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suddenly becoming stationary...
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712
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posted July 03, 2006 07:50 PM
FTS thinking of getting a tee shirt made
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If you can smell it, your behind it !
then it must be faster than you!
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Ninja14
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posted July 03, 2006 08:53 PM
I think the stock pipes look MUCH better...........too bad they weigh a ton.
I have a Vmax so I got a noise maker and just want to be able to ride 500 miles and still be able to hear and not get a ticket for noise. The power gains and weight reduction are just nowhere near worth it to me and I will stick with the big bling stockers and add that $ to my nitrous setup.
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tslewisz
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posted July 05, 2006 10:08 AM
Ninja14 - I'd probably gut the cats on the stock muffs if you're gonna spray it.
BTW, Brock's Street Meg isn't too loud wearing ear plugs! Also, cruising 80+ it seems a lot quieter than slower speeds!
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Mano 2
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posted July 05, 2006 06:31 PM
Stock pipe ok if they weren't in my way, burning my legs, and as big as, heavier than garbage cans
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nightmare
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posted July 05, 2006 06:54 PM
Not to be rude but that pipe is ugly as shit! Well its not my bike so if you like it........
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Ninja14
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posted July 05, 2006 10:54 PM
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Not to be rude but that pipe is ugly as shit! Well its not my bike so if you like it........
Yeah - that's not rude........funny as hell, but true.
I like the symmetry of 2 cans so I may go with an aftermarket set-up with one can and the other will house the bottle........both using the stock skin........sneaky........
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suicycle
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posted July 05, 2006 11:29 PM
Well some of us prefer ultimate performance over looks (within reason..I mean its not like im gonna put busa fairings on my 14...I do have my limits) and regardless of how the Brocks megaphone looks...it is the ultimate pipe for power..besides you can order with both tail pieces and switch from the megaphone..to the canister tail in about 5 minutes. But hey those who are to vain to deal with its looks..then you just sit there as those of us with that pipe...blow right past you. LOL You know...not to be rude or anything.
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posted July 06, 2006 06:19 AM
Suicycle,
Right on.
Painfull waiting. Prob should get SMEG.
LOL
SMEG weighs #14, costs $600.00? Full Ti is #9?
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suicycle
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posted July 06, 2006 11:36 AM
SMEG weighs #14? No SMEG weighs under 8lbs with baffle out. just a tick over 9lbs with the baffle in. I dont have the SMEG=(Street Megaphone) tail piece Yet but I have the full Gen 3 system with carbon can and it weighs right at 9lbs. Thats 29lbs less than my stock system weighs.
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Ninja14
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posted July 06, 2006 09:31 PM
2-5 extra HP aint gonna blow by nothin' - maybe with the lighter wallet you will be faster.........
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suicycle
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posted July 07, 2006 03:12 AM
thats 2-5 extra over his standard gen 3 system...not over stock. And you can get the system with both tail sections so you can run the standard can on the street..and keep the meg tail section just for the track. By the way that 2-5 gain is in otherwise stock engine and mod configuration..except for a PC. So if you are gonna nitrous it then that 2-5 goes up even more. Definately will make more power than the stockers..especially after the exhaust temps from nitrous melt your cats in the stockers..into slag and plug up the exhaust. Oh and by the way...if your ever in the Sacramento, CA area....feel free to message me and will be more than happy to show you how I can blow by you. You can even pick which bike I use if you would like (thats provided that the motor is completed in my NMRA 60" bike that I run) or on my 14. Oh and I race without my wallet...no back pocket in my leathers, so that cant be it.
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navigator
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posted July 07, 2006 04:29 AM
"The larger and more powerful your engine is.... the better this system functions! BUT...stock engines LOVE this system also, with power levels which rival even our Generation 3 system!"
Straight from Brocks add. It says it rivals the Gen.3. It doesn't say exceeds. It might take more than a PC to accomplish that. Nitrous would get you some hp but I don't know how much of it the pipe would be responsible for.
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tslewisz
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posted July 07, 2006 05:31 AM
Brock has written that the Street Meg makes a couple more HP than the standard Gen 3 on a ZX-14. Pretty sure there's a reference to it in part 2 of his drag series. I think the quote navigator posted is "generic" to all the SM systems he offers rather than being specific to the ZX-14.
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SoCal ZX-14 Rider
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posted July 07, 2006 07:13 AM
Ok, A little clarification PLEASE! What are you guys saying? Sound level tests done with no comparison to stock so we can tell the difference. Brock said the smeg was too loud for the track if the baffle was OUT, I didn't see any coment that he wrote that said it was TOO loud with it in. The important thing here is it makes HP. If it is true as stated by suicycle that you can switch out the meg with the Gen3 can then it looks like this is a sweet set up. If you get a ticket for being too loud switch out the can and go get the ticket written off then switch it back. As for the ground clearance as stated by iflyphi " no ground clearance if you only make left hand turns" this pipe looks like it has more clearnce than stock to me. Brock supports this forum and its riders better than any performance expert I have seen and THAT is why my system will be purchased from him!
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navigator
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posted July 07, 2006 07:50 AM
 Edited By: navigator on 7 Jul 2006 10:38
The sidewinder megaphone exhaust is for drag racing and mounts below the bike, limiting clearance for right turns. The street meg exhaust is more of a mid mount and does not have a clearance problem. The street meg canister is interchangeable with the Gen 3 system if you get the kit. The street meg is damn loud without the baffle. It's still loud with the standard baffle and Brock recently stated that he has an even quieter baffle if you ask for it. Yes all of Brocks pipes make hp and yes he seems to be a great supporter of this forum and his customers.
"correction made regarding sidewinder"
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serius blk
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posted July 07, 2006 09:15 AM
I like the exhaust megaphone. Its not that loud unless you rev while sitting still. I havent taken out the baffle yet because i have no need. Ive already adapted to the sound. Ive one that heres it likes it. Excellent exhaust. The exhaust end of the megaphone doesnt even get really hot. I put my hands on it. The old canister would melt my shoes. First time ive seen a megaphone you could touch.
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tslewisz
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posted July 07, 2006 09:26 AM
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The megaphone exhause is for drag racing and mounts below the bike, limiting clearance for right turns.
No, that's a "sidewinder". Megaphone mufflers may be attached to any style exhaust.
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sj1400
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posted July 07, 2006 07:46 PM
Emailed Brock last week about the loss of hp with the quieter baffle for the street meg. He's going to do some tests with the quiet baffle and report back.
I like the look of the street meg but for the sake of my neighbors I'll try to keep the noise to a minimum when I come in at 3am. Hopefully the HP will be close to the std baffle.
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posted July 08, 2006 05:28 AM
quote:
Well some of us prefer ultimate performance over looks (within reason..I mean its not like im gonna put busa fairings on my 14...I do have my limits) and regardless of how the Brocks megaphone looks...it is the ultimate pipe for power..besides you can order with both tail pieces and switch from the megaphone..to the canister tail in about 5 minutes. But hey those who are to vain to deal with its looks..then you just sit there as those of us with that pipe...blow right past you. LOL You know...not to be rude or anything.
I think I want more silent exthaust than the stock
Single Titaniumn to loose weight but not that horrible load noice
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Ninja14
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posted July 08, 2006 05:23 PM
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........Oh and by the way...if your ever in the Sacramento, CA area....feel free to message me and will be more than happy to show you how I can blow by you. You can even pick which bike I use if you would like (thats provided that the motor is completed in my NMRA 60" bike that I run) or on my 14. Oh and I race without my wallet...no back pocket in my leathers, so that cant be it.
National Model Railroad Association (NMRA).......you race trains? :-)
I consider drag racing to barely be racing at all......if one masters the launch it is easy....
Now take the 14 into the canyons or a track and we can talk 'bout racing.
I will be running a lap around the Leguna-Seca track at MotoGP this year and can't wait.
Just fuggin' with ya - I am looking into that Ti/Ti Muzzy right now. It is some $, but I don't care.....at least it looks a lot better than that trumpet..........
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suicycle
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posted July 09, 2006 02:35 AM
Hey there N14. Thats ok im just fuggin with you too . By the way I canyon carve also almost every weekend...not necessarilly the fastest..but Ive been known to hold my own LOL. Will probably be doing a few track days this year as well on the new beast. I will more than likely be at Laguna this year as well. So Ill look for any and all ZX-14 owners I come across to chat with. So, I might just see ya there. Will be camping out at the track with some friends in their motorhome..(ill be outside of it in a tent next to my baby...the 2 wheeled one that is LOL)
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