Exhaust and Tires for 1997 ZX9

I just bought a 1997 Kawasaki ZX9 and I want to replace the stock exhaust and put on new tires. I am not going to be racing the bike or taking the bike to the track. Does anyone have have suggestions on both items?  

These question are personal preference but i only use dunlops on my bike i like the 208's and 218's. And as far as an exhaust goes i dont know wich made the most hp for that bike. I know the  Akropovick  makes great gains and sounds great but thats my opinion also very pricey!  

Rob,
it totally depends on how you ride, butif you want a decent tire that will last, consider a sport touring tire. You can still get leaned over and have fun, but the tires will last a long time, and as long as you aren't really on the edge, you will never notice. The new Avons are really good, the AV45/46  

For the exhaust, go with a full system from Hindle. You

will need a jet kit for those Keihin carbs.

As for tires. If you are an aggressive rider, go with a set

of BT-12 SS. For good grip, better wet weather performance

and more miles per set- BT-14  

I have to agree with open_roads, if you are going to change the exhaust; re-jet your carbs.  I keep on seeing bikes with cans, half or full systems that run like Scheiße (A German word, look it up)because the owner did not re-jet or reprogram their e-prom on bikes with EFI.  I also agree with Motobird on using a Sport Touring Tire, and as I wrote in another post, I like the Metzeler Roadtec z6 Sport Touring tire, or Pirelli's Diablo, the basic Diablo for mileage. For aggressive street riding The Dragon Supercorsa PRO or metzeler Racetec K3 also good for track days ( even though you said you were not going to ride the on the track, both tires in street compounds work GREAT on the road).  I have also used the bridgestone in the past with great results.  Michelin has some great tires in the "Pilot" series.  The Dunlop has let me down in the past, but I do have friends who swear by them, and they did well on the bike the shop I worked at raced at the "isle of mann".  Whatever you do DO NOT use race compound tires on the street, they have limited heat cycles and they do not get good traction until they are at the correct temperature.  During your normal riding on the street, even at your extreme limits on the street, they will not be in their "zone".  Getting a set of racing "take-offs": These are DOT race tires like the Racetec K3 or Dragon Supercorsa PRO sold to the unsuspecting rider after a race or a couple of practice sessions, by which time the tire's absolute optimum grip useful to the racer will have been used up, but still with plenty of tire life left for the average street rider, in theory.  Truth is those tires are shagged  beyond belief, hard as a rock and gets about as much grip as riding on cheese.  Still you will find the riders who swear by them as you will be able to buy them for about $100 per tire, but remember it is YOUR life ridding on that small patch of tire touching the tarmac.... Do you feel like trusting it on a tire the racer won't use any more.  Any how sorry for the rant, I'll get off the box and let the rest of you have your say.  Thanks for reading this dribble.  Robi.