Akrapovic Kawasaki Ninja 500 24-25 Carbon Fiber Heat Shield

The quality of the part is excellent, but it does not fit with carbon exhaust, even though the STG description says it does. The diagram that came with the part shows that it’s meant to really only be a replacement for the heat shield of the titanium exhaust. So it doesn’t fit the S-K4S06-APC, but it does fit the S-K4S07-HRT. A shame really, because the carbon matches perfectly with the carbon exhaust and makes the exhaust look much more OEM rather than just a slip-on since the springs are hidden. It may be possible to make it fit if you can find another clamp bracket to attach the screw downstream instead on only the upstream one. On the titanium exhaust, this bracket is welded on the exhaust itself instead of having the spring retainer mechanism that the carbon version has. I’m not sure if STG would have any spares of this or if Akrapovic sells them separately but I’m confident if they included another bracket, the part would fit nicely on the carbon version.