I have been the proud owner of a 2004 Gs500F for a couple months now. I love my bike to death, but have only one complaint-everyone tells me that it sounds more like a Yamaha raptor or some other kind of 4 wheeler than a sportbike. I am happy with the stock performance specs, but I want to know what to do so the exhaust note is smoother and doesn't have that BBBRRAPPP! pulse characteristic when accelerating or cruising. Can anything be done?
Strap on a Wileyco slip-on, or splurge for a full system!
it's a twin, not a inline 4. if you want it to sound like a I4 then buy a I4. no mater what you do it will always sound like a twin.
Quote from: davipuit's a twin, not a inline 4. if you want it to sound like a I4 then buy a I4. no mater what you do it will always sound like a twin.
Yup. Even with the Wileyco it sounds like a pissed off ATV. :thumb:
Quote from: BlazinjrQuote from: davipuit's a twin, not a inline 4. if you want it to sound like a I4 then buy a I4. no mater what you do it will always sound like a twin.
Yup. Even with the Wileyco it sounds like a pissed off ATV. :thumb:
Actually, i've gotten a few comments about the nice sound comin off my gs (it has a wileyco on it... not sure if its just a slip on or a system... maybe srinath or cheesy can enlighten)... and it was from a guy with a V4 (VFR) and an I4 (FZR).
Go figure?
I also have the Wileyco, and have owned and ridden many ATV's. I can't help, too me it sounds like a Raptor or Predator with an aftermarket exhaust. I like it though. :thumb: :mrgreen:
Wind it up more. Then it sounds more like a race bike. You might lose some gas mileage though... ;)
I always liked the way my old bike sounded with the full Yosh. But then it was overbored and cammed. Nice idle lope too! I guess the one I am building now will sound about the same.
Valve adjustment, carb synch and oil change will help that.
Quote from: TarzanBoyQuote from: BlazinjrQuote from: davipuit's a twin, not a inline 4. if you want it to sound like a I4 then buy a I4. no mater what you do it will always sound like a twin.
Yup. Even with the Wileyco it sounds like a pissed off ATV. :thumb:
Actually, i've gotten a few comments about the nice sound comin off my gs (it has a wileyco on it... not sure if its just a slip on or a system... maybe srinath or cheesy can enlighten)... and it was from a guy with a V4 (VFR) and an I4 (FZR).
Go figure?
That was the first flange I made and one of the first wileyco's to ever grace a GS ... its slip on ... and ATV ... yea be happy it sounds like ATV ... instead of a sewing machine ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Quote from: frickin_lasereveryone tells me that it sounds more like a Yamaha raptor or some other kind of 4 wheeler than a sportbike.
The best way to solve that problem...
A quick punch to their head. :thumb:
My friend is trying to put a wileyco on his Honda EX500. :thumb:
i thought that kawasaki made the ninja ex500
am i mistaken?
Quote from: rclzMy friend is trying to put a wileyco on his Honda EX500. :thumb:
No such thing as a Honda EX500; are you referring to the Kawasaki EX500, or maybe the Honda VF500F (AKA the 500 Interceptor)?
Not that it matters, but the K-bike engine is a vertical twin (like the GS), and the Honda engine is a V-4; two entirely different animals.