What are the merits of replacing stock exhaust pipe & chip with Z-technik' pipe& chip

[bludandi]

What are the merits of replacing the original BMW exhaust and chip with Z-technick's exhaust and chip for a 03'K1200RS. Please,can someone help me
seperate fact from fiction:help

[TomBarnhart]

NONE ! Unless you need an empty feeling in your wallet and noise in your helmet. The dyno figures support this. HP and Torque improvements are in the high RPM range where most riders rarely stay for long. Some herald the weight loss as a big factor. Just quit eating the whole pizza and clean the 3/4 drive socket and ratchet set out of your bags and get the same result. Of course, those brain-washed by the ad hype will strongly disagree with me.

Just my .02 and 1/2 worth

[kbasa]

Don't forget that you get to repack the ZTeknik pipe. It uses that fiberglass muffler packing, if I remember correctly.

[john1691]

I went with the Two Bros. full titanium system on my 2000 K1200RS, no chip required. As mentioned earlier, very little added HP/torque in the RPM's you actually use. The reduced weight seemed to cause the bike to "pull" to the right some........could be something out of true or just my imagination. My previous ride was a Kawi ZX-6R, which was fairly loud, and the stock set up on the K was too quiet. Now that I've had the bike 4-5 years, and ride with other adults :gerg I have mixed feelings whether it was worth it. I do like the sound when I'm getting into it, but on most days would rather have it quieter. I will not be putting any type of aftermarket system on the K1200S, even though the stock canister is HUGE.

[SugarHillCTD]

replacing stock exhaust pipe....

And drowning out that great K-bike gear whine??