Better Sound??

[hzk6rz]

Question, i've read several of the articles posted on this site about aftermarket exhausts.  I know that generally you do not gain any horsepower and if so, only a couple.  I'm trying to find an exhaust that will make the bike sound more powerful.  Something closer to a 600 sport bike sound - Gixer, CBR, Ninja, etc.  Is there anything out there that someone can recommend or do i just have to wait until i'm ready for my new bike and get the 600?

Thanks

[Egaeus]

All stock mufflers have to adhere to the same sound limitations.  They all sound like sewing machines unless you put an aftermarket exhaust on it.  So your stock muffler is just as loud as a 600 SS. 

[Alphamazing]

The 600 Supersports are inline 4s. The GS500 is a parallel twin. Two different engine configurations produce different sounds. There is no way you can make a twin sound like an I4.

If you want a better sound, I've found that revving the bike into its powerband helps a lot. It's quiet down low, but it screams up top.

[will123]

i had a man cut tha endcap off mine and take all tha baffles out and then weld the endcap back on now its got a louder and higher pitch to it. put it this way its about tha loudest bike in town and makes tha 600s look like woosies

[Lukewarm Wilson]

I went with the jardine exhaust and it sounds great quite loud with a nice tone to it, "at times" it sounds like a big single but never a four but at least now it sounds like a real bike not a sewing machine

[Turd Ferguson]

put it this way its about tha loudest bike in town and makes tha 600s look like woosies

I'm sure they cower in your 40 hp presence!

-Turd.

[scottpA_GS]

You can buy my Vance and Hines full system w/ K&N air filter and Dyno Jet kit 

The V&H even has the factory centerstand stopper welded on 

[goldenarches69]

I got a yoshi exhaust and it sounds pretty darn good. haven't heard a stock gs though.

[Mk1inCali]

I just put a Yosh on mine, definitely more aggresive note to the tone, but it's still a low-tech 2V/cyl 487cc DOHC motor.  Never gonna sound like a new school 600 I4 that has liquid cooling and fairings wrapped around the engine killing the note.


After mentally fighting about how much I hated the tone of the stock GS, I've finally realized it's a good tone in and of itself, just not something you hear every day.  That's a good thing.



People love how the Yosh sounds, and I'd have to agree.  Combined with eliminating the stock airbox either by pods or the lunchbox, you get a nice intake rush to the tone as well.

[ducati_nolan]

I know that Vance and Hines makes a full system for arround $300 I think, that would be the easiest, since it's a bolt on full system, but if you're cheap and handy with a hacksaw and welder, you can install just about any aftermarket can. I welded on a muffler from a yamaha yzf 426 (super fast dirtbike that dosen't have to meet sound regs)  and now it sounds like a Ducati! Twins with a pipe won't sound like a 4 but they sound much better. Just go listen to a Ducati, Suzuki SV or TLR or honda Superhawk with a pipe on it.

[CirclesCenter]

Ummm Makenzie's highmount anyone?

[Yankee Punker]

i had a man cut tha endcap off mine and take all tha baffles out and then weld the endcap back on now its got a louder and higher pitch to it. put it this way its about tha loudest bike in town and makes tha 600s look like woosies

  Georgia and Texas are probably the only states that I've ever noticed to not actually have dba levels written in there muffler laws, unless you live in certain counties which might require emissions testing and dba requirements. I'm sure there's a few more out there, but most states do. And most states if even not having a dba level written in the law, probably still require a muffler in good working order, and not to be tampered with or bypased in any manor.

Tampering with the exhaust system is illegal in PA

  Curious about some of your state's motorcycle laws-click here  http://www.amadirectlink.com/legisltn/laws.asp
And/or check with your local Transportation Dept.
 
  And any available slip-on muffler is going to help your bike sound a little better, but its still a small twin cylinder. I would still check the manufactures dba level compared to your states allowable level.

[aaronstj]

Ummm Makenzie's highmount anyone?

He's not selling them yet, is he?  Last I saw, they were still in prototype stage.

Srinath flange + wileyco sounds awesome.

[scottpA_GS]

Tampering with the exhaust system is illegal in PA

There isnt one shop in PA that cares what type of pipe you have on your bike. I do understand what the "Law" says.. but 

[vtlion]

Tampering with the exhaust system is illegal in PA

There isnt one shop in PA that cares what type of pipe you have on your bike. I do understand what the "Law" says.. but 

One of my personal PA favorites is the law against "modified fenders".  Ok, so that makes about 90% of sportbikes instantly illegal.

On the noise level issue.  Isn't there some federal reg?  I'm pretty sure when I bought my SV two years ago reading on a sticker something to the affect of "this exhust system complies with the federal noise limit of 90db at xxxrpm" or something like that.

[jackiei26]

I got a yoshi exhaust and it sounds pretty darn good. haven't heard a stock gs though.

My stock '05 sounds like a glorified moped.  I hate the sound of it in 1, 2 & 3 gear  .  I'm searching and reading all threads about exhausts, air filters, jet kits, etc. 

[Alphamazing]

I got a yoshi exhaust and it sounds pretty darn good. haven't heard a stock gs though.

My stock '05 sounds like a glorified moped.  I hate the sound of it in 1, 2 & 3 gear  .  I'm searching and reading all threads about exhausts, air filters, jet kits, etc. 

Rev it higher. It sounds better if you use the engine's full range.

[hzk6rz]

I'd rev it higher but i only have 250 miles on it or so, so i'm stuck in the d@mn break in period still.  uggggggggggg

[jackiei26]

that's when I hate it the most!!!!

[vtlion]

250miles? Not to start a break-in philosophy threadjack, but I say the heck with it, whack the throttle every now and then.  It's a blast, and according to some, a good thing to do.