A sports touring bike means that besides good performance, it's no stranger to carrying a few pieces of luggage. And by installing our system, in addition to boosting performance and making the bike more responsive, you'll save some weight, allowing you to throw an extra piece of luggage aboard. Weight savings and added performance – the Akrapovic SLIP-ON exhaust system.
You can choose between two options for the muffler outer sleeves, either racing-style black carbon-fiber or the refined satin sheen of titanium. The choice is yours; there is no difference in the performance or the weight of either option, nor in the tone or depth of the sound.
Measurements of the Akrapovic SLIP-ON system on the Kawasaki ZZR 1200:
Power: the first stage of tuning offered by the Akrapovic SLIP-ON system, which can be seen from the power curve. It closely follows the characteristics of the stock exhaust, but delivers a fair amount of additional power. With our exhaust system the engine comes alive, and supplies a higher degree of utility throughout the rpm range from 3000 rpm on. At 10000 rpm the rear wheel receives 146.6 HP.
Torque: the torque curve follows the same pattern as the power curve. The torque is increased from 3000 rpm on, which means increased engine response on demand. The drop visible between 2000 and 3000 rpm is the only apparent problem, but it is not a negative characteristic; it only means that the engine “grabs” a little later, but from then on delivers power more crisply at the same rpm rate.
Exchanging the heavy stock mufflers for the lightweight Akrapovic ones will also give you a substantial weight savings. The scales show an 8.30 advantage to the benefit of the Akrapovic SLIP-ON system. As stated above, this will give the bike that much more carrying capacity.