Day one of owning/driving my ZX the first thought was "this bike is too damn quiet". I was taught a quiet bike will get you run into quick. I believe if they cant see you at least they can hear you coming. With that said I looked around for new slip on's and just afford them. Don't get me wrong I love the look of the Brock's, Yoshi, and 2 Brother's. But I just spent a good bit of cask on the bike and riding accessories and cannot afford to piss the wife off any more than I already did.

Then I see this: http://www.zxforums.com/forums/zx-14-forum/103537-exhaust-specials.html

The cost caught my eye then I googled and found their ebay store and won an auction for the C/F slip on's for $250.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200975342507?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I knew going into this it could be an complete loss because the slip on's are for a 2008~2011 ZX14R my bike is a 2013. I also read in a few threads where others have stated "there is no way 2011's will fit the new 2013". Anyway, I went out to the shop and started chopping, bending, and fabricating and I got them on. I removed the Jardine stickers on the cans and cleaned up the bike today and I think they look pretty good. They look even better considering I spent a whopping $250.00 on them. They sound pretty damn good too. Not crazy loud but way louder than stock. They really sound good when hitting the throttle and breaking down the gear pattern. Here are the pics:

While I was in the shop I got rid of the rear fender and built my own delete out of ABS plastic. The chrome stud is a LED tag light. When I get my permanent tag I'll install both in the correct location.

They look great !!! What did you have to do to make them fit ????

For $250 you did very well.

Nice work man!

Vast improvement.

I like that homemade fender eliminator.

They look great !!! What did you have to do to make them fit ????

Yes, please enlighten us!!!

* Last updated by: johnnyo on 10/31/2013 @ 11:35 PM *

Looking and sounding good!

OK. Here's what I did to make them fit. I shortened the right side of the exhaust 7/8" at the slip on and the left side I shortened it 3/4" at the slip on. This allowed me to get the bolt holes to line up. Afterwards I made a set of bending mandrels out of a stock H pipe I had laying around from my Marauder. I cut a 45* bend out of the pipe then sectioned it down the center (to create a mandrel). Took the mandrel over to my shop press and took my time to get the correct angle bent into the mid pipes. Then they fit right on

If you don't have access to or cannot make a bender take the bike to any muffler shop surely they can bend the mid pipes for you and shouldn't cost much to do it.

Another great thing about these pipes is they're glass packs and Jardine sells a repacking kit for $28.00 so when they wear out and get really loud I can make them like new again. They're made in America too!

Thanks to all that read my thread!

* Last updated by: musclemerc on 11/1/2013 @ 5:06 PM *

Hey musclemerc.....do those Jardines have a removable quiet insert?

Regards, John

^^^^No they do not. I would guess if you want the quieter then you could pack more glass in them. I definitely could fabricate a set of removable cone's if necessary

That is a terrific looking set of slips!!! Really fantastic considering the investment and ur time to make it yours! Awesome! Kudos! They look really dang good!

Me like your eliminator! Nice neat and plush!
Cans are a huge improvement on looks, sound and weight. Whoot! Whaaa