Hey, 1500 fellas, maybe this could interest ya... 8)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cobra-Peace-Pipe-Single-Exhaust-for-Kawasaki-1500-Drifter-RARE-No-longer-made-/151714321447?hash=item2352e0d427&vxp=mtr
That's what I have on mine. They require a bit of modification if you want them to last. I'm not sure, exactly, but I'm estimating I have 30,000 miles on mine, and no cracks. I made some heat shields for it that Cobra didn't think of. The rear pipe heat shield as delivered is secured with one clamp. Not a good design. I almost lost it on the road coming back from Wyoming. I rubber mounted mine and it works great. Solidly mounted, it sends a vibe through the chassis. I know it's a rare piece. I paid $185 for mine back in 2009, new in the box still wrapped in 1999 California newspaper.
Good points, Troll.
But if I was a 1500's owner, I'd probably buy them and then go with the customization you're talkin' about.
I think, IMHO, they give such a real retro-look to our drifters.
Anybody know if there's something alike for the 800?
Ratman has a roadhouse. The only one I know of that looks like this is this one, since it's the original design for the Super Chief Denny Berg built. I had a stock exhaust on mine for a couple of years, but when I got the Osprey bags, I decided to put the peace pipe back on, because of the retro look. I think it's looks more period correct with this exhaust and those studded and fringed bags....Now after getting some serious mileage put on it, the sound has changed, Much deeper than it was originally.
My rear heat shield rattled so much I finally removed it and added another mount near the bottom. Made the mount out of a piece of a hacksaw blade, (on a Sunday where I used to live there was nothing opened except the local coffee shop; I got sick of it rattling and did it on the spur of the moment) drilled a hole in each end of it, laid the heat shield on a wet cloth, two spot welds, done. It did leave two tiny black marks on the outside of the heat shield, which was much more acceptable. I did remove it and went to a different pipe setup, so now someone else is enjoying it.
Yes I have a Roadhouse and I know from personal experience and experimentation that a set of Roadhouse pipes for a 1500 will not fit or mate up on an 800 without major modification, not worth the effort in my mind. I personally think the Roadhouse is a really good system and looks really nice on the bike, but the serrated heat shields are the answer. If you can find them.
My system is been mounted using faucet washers to get rid of a humming sound when I first bought the bike, and that turned out to be the windscreen. Which now is also faucet washer mounted.
I bought those pipes off ebay I ordered some of the rubber bushings per Trolls instructions. The previous owner was kind enough to send me a link to where you had done a right up.