{"product_id":"akrapovic-catalytic-converter-kawasaki-zx-25r-p-kat-081","title":"Akrapovic Catalytic Converter Kawasaki ZX-25R (2020-2022) – P-KAT-081","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single converter, sold on its own, for one of the strangest motorcycles Kawasaki has built this decade: a 249 cc inline four that revs past 17,000 rpm. It is not a part many people will need, and the ones who do will know exactly why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne converter, not a set — a single unit for a single collector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoneycomb metal carrier with palladium, rhodium and platinum bonded to it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurns carbon monoxide and unburned fuel into carbon dioxide and water vapour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized to keep the flow an Akrapovic system needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAkrapovic records no EC or ECE approval for this converter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Unit, Not Two\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic sells some converters in pairs, where an engine splits its exhaust into two paths and each needs its own. This is not one of those. The ZX-25R runs its four cylinders into a single collector, so a single converter does the whole job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe part number is what to check when ordering: a set carries its own number and a different price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the Approval Data Says, and Does Not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic files this converter under its racing programme and records no EC or ECE approval against it. That is worth taking at face value rather than assuming that fitting a converter automatically makes an exhaust road legal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere an Akrapovic system for a given motorcycle is approved on condition that a converter is installed, the paperwork names which converter. Read that condition rather than inferring it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a Converter Costs This Much\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metal honeycomb is the cheap part. What it is coated with is not: palladium, rhodium and platinum, in quantities small enough to be invisible and expensive enough to dominate the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also why a used converter is a poor purchase. The coating cannot be inspected, and a unit that has been overheated or contaminated looks identical to one that works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Unusual Engine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour cylinders in 249 cc means each one displaces about 62 cc. Kawasaki built the ZX-25R for markets where a 250 is the top of a licence class, and gave it a redline no other current 250 comes close to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn engine like that is fussy about exhaust flow in a way a single or a twin is not, which is why Akrapovic bothered to develop a converter matched to its own system rather than leaving the standard one in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNot an Exhaust System\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is in the box: one catalytic converter. No silencer, no headers, no link pipe. This is a component of an exhaust, not an exhaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThree Model Years\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe part covers the ZX-25R from 2020 to 2022. Kawasaki has continued to develop the machine since, and later bikes should be checked against the current fitment data before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRoad Approval\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic records no EC or ECE type approval for this converter. Do not assume it makes an exhaust system road legal on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: P-KAT-081\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN: 3831113587327\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBikes covered: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R, 2020 to 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: catalytic converter, single unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction: honeycomb metal carrier, palladium, rhodium and platinum coating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunction: converts carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: none recorded by Akrapovic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akrapovic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53629389603082,"sku":"P-KAT-081","price":389.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/01_dc0ac26e-16d5-44ce-ad8f-551654b3aec1.png?v=1788561322","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-iq\/products\/akrapovic-catalytic-converter-kawasaki-zx-25r-p-kat-081","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}