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No, they're accurate reproductions of Denco chambers, which require removal or substantial modification of the center stand. I believe that most (all?) chambers that allow the stock center stand to stay on the bike will move the center chamber to the right for clearance. This forces both the center and right pipe to be less well tucked in, reducing cornering clearance.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

The old J&R pipes allowed retention of the centre stand, but you had to bang a flat on the inside of the centre and right pipes, remember doing it on a brand new set of pipes.......!! They had plenty of clearance, and were very light. Personally I would ditch the centre stand, and get on with it, no loss I.M.O. You are going to save a lot of weight with a set of expansion chambers and no stand, not that the stands are that heavy! When the sports bikes started coming out with no C/S it took me 5 minutes to get used to the idea, no problems!

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

I suppose I can lose the centerstand. I've wanted a set of Jim's pipes for a while.

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Jim
Atlanta, GA
1974 H1
1976 KZ400
1979 XS650 Cafe
1982 GPz750
2001 KZ1000P
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it; it's not really yours"

Sure, they don't decrease cornering clearance as long as you bang them flat.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Well, you eventually flatten them on both sides...... Oh, the chrome........!!

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

cancel the central stand is the way to go, just take it with you with the tools when you ride alone so you can easily repares if you have a puncture on a tyre

Thanks Jim! They arrived safe and sound. Beautiful pieces that will be headed to the chrome shop after a mock up for fit.
I had a set of FBG back in the 80's and running Spec II's currently. I am so excited to finally have a set of these.
I did a happy dance after I opened the box. (The garage door was shut)

For me, it's a period piece for an H1 with an air filter, chambers, the All-In-1 Stockbox and the time consuming search for proper jetting.
I'm sure some tweaking to the current jetting is in the future with a pipe change, but my bowl gaskets are starting to seep a bit anyway.

Happy to hear you continue to find a way to reproduce them for all of us.
Thanks again Jim! You made my day my friend!

Thanks for the post, Mike. I'm glad they got there OK.

I'll have more H1 chambers soon, but next there'll be a few sets of S1/S2 chambers.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Thank God you reproduce the H2 pipes Jim, or we'd have to pay dearly for used ones...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-1974-H2-mach-IV-Denco-chamber-set-/152007679995

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I'd have to charge extra for that finish.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.