have riden ~200 miles and got the bike's fluids going last few weeks. I have my oil change lined up and along with that I am going to heatwrap the headers & midpipe after the 'exhaust wrap' thread/discussion, and while I'm at it I am going to do the aprilia collector mod.
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/s...Collector-Pipe
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/s...-Collector-mod
which, in a single sentence is like adding a X-pipe to a V6 or V8 exhaust setup…
as I understand it, the additional ducts alleviates the pressure between the two exhaust pulses and promote flow.
anyways…the headers and downpipes were unbelievably easy to remove from the bike…(I wish my z was this easy to work on)
I have the ability to weld and extra exhaust duct is relatively inexpensive but I think I'm going to just have a muffler shop do it