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Exhaust bolt replacement?

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Congrats skully, seems like your lucky day. I love folks not having problems. If using studs, just from a hardware store. Get same dia., length, & thread. If you'd rather be more exact, check the "70"'s & early "80" 's Kawasaki KZ 1000 & KZ1100's exhaust studs. I know we've used studs from a non Suzuki & I think those are the ones & should be an exact fit. But get "ONE" first just to be sure.
 
So after several days of liberal application of Liquid Wrench and tapping the bolts and collars with a punch and hammer I gave it a go. I used a six point socket and turned them a tiny bit clock wise then reversed.

Drumroll please... they all loosened without issue. Yay! I haven't taken them all the way out yet but am considering just inspecting them and if they look good, cleaning them up, and reinstalling with anti-seize (aluminum based) and then upgrading a bit later. What are the recommend stud or bolt options?

I've put run-of-the-mill stainless steel ones into mine, with liberal application of graphite-based anti-seize. It worked fine so far, but I haven't had to take off the exhausts too much since, and I don't drive when the environment gets corrosive (salted streets sometimes during winter).
 
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