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Title: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: Teon on January 26, 2007, 01:06:43 AM
Howdy guys.

I'm looking to make the GS500 just a little better sounding. I'm not too fussed about more power, and I don't want to spend much money. Is it possible to put the stock muffler from a CBR600 (or ninja etc) onto the GS500, and will it improve the sound at all? Are there any side effects?

I don't really know much about bikes (this is my first one  ;)), so I'm sorry if it's a silly question.

Thanks.

Oh, and sorry if it's been answered, but I did search first!
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: The Buddha on January 26, 2007, 09:26:00 AM
Cut the thing off its head pipe, weld it on ... yea. May need a adapter or some reduction type thing.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: Onlypastrana199 on January 26, 2007, 01:25:34 PM
I've got a cbr1000 can on mine. I had to make a custom midpipe and mounting brackets.
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: The Buddha on January 26, 2007, 01:50:58 PM
Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on January 26, 2007, 01:25:34 PM
I've got a cbr1000 can on mine. I had to make a custom midpipe and mounting brackets.

In the englips speaking world they call that a ... Flange.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: SmartDrug on January 26, 2007, 03:50:43 PM
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on January 26, 2007, 01:50:58 PM
Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on January 26, 2007, 01:25:34 PM
I've got a cbr1000 can on mine. I had to make a custom midpipe and mounting brackets.

In the englips speaking world they call that a ... Flange.
Cool.
Srinath.

A Frange?  Engrish????
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: Blu_Spd_Dmon on January 26, 2007, 04:17:30 PM
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on January 26, 2007, 01:50:58 PM
Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on January 26, 2007, 01:25:34 PM
I've got a cbr1000 can on mine. I had to make a custom midpipe and mounting brackets.

In the englips speaking world they call that a ... Flange.
Cool.
Srinath.

:laugh:
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: Teon on January 26, 2007, 04:47:39 PM
Thanks guys.

And will I have to rejet? (that's changing the size of the nozzles in the carburettor right?) sorry for the noobness!
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: pandy on January 26, 2007, 05:09:31 PM
Here's an FAQ link to info on rejetting (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=13148.0) and s'more from the wiki (http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/Rejetting) and s'more (http://www.angelfire.com/mt2/mikesgs500/rejetting/) from another site, and then there's pablo's (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id7.html) site and s'more (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id23.html) on pablo's site.  :icon_mrgreen:

I'm Ms. n00bness, so no need to apologize! Keep asking questions!  :thumb:
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: Onlypastrana199 on January 26, 2007, 05:43:54 PM
No..in addition to the flange I had to make mounting brackets that attach to the subframe because the can is a higher mount than stock and larger in size, it seemed unbalanced just using the stock mount.
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: Teon on January 27, 2007, 12:22:42 AM
Ok,

Thanks again everyone for the tips. And thanks Pandy for tracking down all those links!
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: pandy on January 27, 2007, 01:31:13 PM
My pleasure! Maybe you could put a new can on my SV650S when you're finished with yours?  :icon_lol: :icon_mrgreen:
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: The Buddha on January 28, 2007, 09:03:37 AM
Yea, here is a tip if your working on the SV, dont sneeze any where near it, it will fragment and fall apart ...  :o
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: annguyen1981 on January 28, 2007, 09:16:35 AM
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on January 26, 2007, 01:50:58 PM
Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on January 26, 2007, 01:25:34 PM
I've got a cbr1000 can on mine. I had to make a custom midpipe and mounting brackets.

In the englips speaking world they call that a ... Flange.
Cool.
Srinath.

A frange???  Ain't those that thar things that ya used ta make???
:laugh:
Title: Re: CBR600 Muffler on GS500?
Post by: pandy on January 29, 2007, 10:25:52 AM
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on January 28, 2007, 09:03:37 AM
Yea, here is a tip if your working on the SV, dont sneeze any where near it, it will fragment and fall apart ...  :o

My SVS has stayed together quite nicely under my "tender" care!  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: