gs500 exhaust system

[Gisser]

Many of us actually appreciate the variety of scenery and the renewal of life that comes with living in four season latitudes.  Winter provides a time for bike maintenance minus the anxiety that perfectly good riding time is being wasted.  And it's good to take a break to let the anticipation and plans for the next riding season to build.

Of course, people have to snuggle up at night to stay warm. :kiss:

Actually, for many of us, this is the first real winter in years.  Didn't get sub-zero, but got a generous snowpack to refill declining rivers, bone dry reservoirs and restore our greenery.  Be a busy year for farming if not a lucrative one.

[The Buddha]

<snip> I have been reading about the exhaust system V&H, Yoshi etc unfortantly here in australia no one imports them.
So while looking for some down here I came across an australian company that makes full systems.
The name Formula 1 they make 18 different models for the GS from slip on mufflers to full systems prices range from $580 for replacement muffler to $1354.00 for a full sports system with carbon fibre Muffler.
Below is the website address
http://www.formula1mc.com.au/
I have not tried them yet as I'm waiting for my warranty to run out first but thought at least its another option for everyone else and the OZ$ is still bugger all to everybody else's $ <snip>

Well I was talking to someone else about this so I have most of the info ready.... you could get someone in US to buy you a system and send it. V&H went for ~$250 or so new. Now you could also have a muffler can bought off Ebay mated to your stock headers. Much cheaper, figure $100 for the can, and say $25 for the muffler shop to do it. They are mighty close in performance and weight. Heck my chop job is lighter than the full system.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Lukewarm Wilson]

thanks for that sounds like an idea, but is there much difference between the size of the V&H pipes and the standard or is it just the crossover pipe?

[werase643]

[quote="seshadri_srinath Heck my chop job is lighter than the full system.
Cool.
Srinath.[/quote]

.....my chop job :nana: ....
I have your chop job in the basement and it looks like a blind welder went to town on it.

[Lukewarm Wilson]

ummm that dosnt sound to good