M4 Dual Retro Slip Ons! I've owned my 2012 ZX14R for a little over 2 months and I really like the look of the stock exhaust, however, they absloutely weigh too much. Since I've owned this bike I've purchased 3 set of slip ons in the search of an exhaust system that first looks good, sound great with the added benefit of shedding weight.

Delkevic come in at a decent price and they sound just a tad bit better than stock exhaust(w/ baffle out) with a low rumble. I purchased the polished cans which I felt that I made a mistake soon thereafter because it just wasn't the look I was seeking for my bike's color scheme.

Voodoo Dual Performance Slip ons are black which ticked the color box for me, and they are louder than the Delkies without being obnoxious. My butt dyno indicated that my bike responding well in the low/mid range when I had them installed. However, something still wasn't right and the hunt continued. Which led me to the M4's

M4 Dual Slip Ons sound phenomenal and they aren't loud when riding like a SC Project CRT type of loud. I contribute this mainly to the fact that the exit point sits further back than a Coffman/Voodoo style exhaust, but let me tell you the M4 isn't by no means slouching in the sound department....sounding great throughout the entire RPM range. To boot they look great on the bike and I was able to shed even more weight than I did with the Delkies/Voodoo exhausts. I wish I would've zeroed in on the M4s from the get go and saved myself the money and agony of owning multiple slip ons before I landed on the "just right" slip on system for me.

Now on to which windscreen should I settle on...Stock vs Zero Gravity DB vs Puig DB vs MRA...ughh!!

* Last updated by: siroht on 6/10/2022 @ 5:38 PM *

You shoulda come and asked me from the get-go. I never owned M4s but if I were a slipon kind of guy, that's what I'd go with.

As for the windscreen, don't buy a Yanna Shiki if they're still making them out of a flat piece of plexiglass bent with a heat gun. I prefer the look of a stock height windscreen. If you want to look through it with a tinted face shield, don't go with dark smoke on the windscreen. Dark smoke isn't the best for videoing through either.

Appreciate the feedback Rook!

edit: To avoid going down the same rabbit hole like I did with slip on exhausts, I've settled on keeping the stock windscreen installed because in the looks department it flows better with the bike's lines more so than other windscreens that I've viewed and personally own(Zero Gravity DB).

Based on my experience riding with the Zero Gravity DB is that it creates more turbulence than stock at city/regular highway riding, and provides more than adequate wind protection at high speed(100+ MPH) runs when I'm tucked properly. However, the stock windscreen's protection is spot on up to high speed runs where I really have to make a concerted effort to keep my head and chest down on the tank to minimize turbulence(6' 1"/240 lbs.). Therefore in my book the stock windscreen definitely passes the looks and functionality tests hands down especially where I spend 95% of my riding time at. Of course this is my personal subjective opinion.

* Last updated by: siroht on 6/11/2022 @ 6:59 PM *

I think a stock height windscreen fits the look of the bike best too. If you want to go cheap, They make smoked vinyl that you could apply to the windscreen. It's tricky to apply until you get the hang of it but it's very durable. I believe there is smoked Plastidip spray too. That could be applied to the underside of the stock windscreen to look best plus be protected from scuffs.