Hi everybody, I don't know if anybody ever ask this question before, sorry if it already been posted.
I have been searching around and notice that you can put different exhaust onto the GS.
What I have is a 2004 gs500f and I am planning on putting a different exhaust on it. I'm a student so I don't have the money to spend 300-500 dollars on an exhaust system put I do want a better sound for bike. I found this one exhaust and I was hopping if anybody here know if it will work on the gs.
I found a guy selling a 2334 YUTAKA stock exhaust, I believe it came from a honda CBR600 f4i. I listen to the sound of the exhaust video on youtube and it sound pretty cool, so I am planning on putting this exhaust on the gs. Anybody have any suggestion or ideas.
Thank You
Basically, from what I've seen, mufflers are mufflers, and there's no reason you can't put a muffler from a honda on a gs500, but some are easier than others. Unless the muffler you want has the same size opening as the stock exhaust pipe, you'll need to fabricate and weld an adapter to fit the muffler onto the midpipe. You also have to realize that a muffler that sounds badass on an F4, probably won't sound the same on a GS ;)
+1 on the muffler. If you feel like doing it.. you can find something nice like the vance & hines full exhaust for your bike, which would sound great. You would problably need to rejet after that tought.
finding a full system either jardine or v&h will be the easiest swap as they will be a direct bolt on. Second easiest would be a slip on with the same size hole.
As someone else already said you can get basically any exhaust and make it work but once you pay for the can you will probably need to have a mid section fabricated to make it fit which will cost more unless you are able to fabricate it yourself.
Also the way an exhaust sounds on a different bike especially an i4 will sound completely different on the gs.
I think I've heard R6 exhausts were the easiest to fit on a GS. I don't know what year, but I would assume 97-02. I believe they were close enough that you could cut the midpipe, cut a little line in it long ways, and then hose clamp it on. That's just what I've heard though. Also, if you do that, I think it sticks out a slightly different angle than the stock pipe.
If you're good at coming up with things, it's definitely a doable project. If you prefer things that just work, I'd just keep an eye out on the for sale forum for someone who's parting out a bike and see if you can pick up something that's meant for the exhaust.
Definitely won't sounds like a cbr though. More like a Buell, but still not quite. I have a V&H on mine, which I didn't like at all before, but it's growing on me slowly. Parallel twins still only ever sound so good. Exhaust note isn't their gift to the world. The more 'ruff ryders' that I have to listen to revving their engines outside my office window, the less and less I care for the I4 sound anyway, even though I used to love it.
well thank you guys for replying to my first post.
I know it would be great to have the V&H or any other brand name exhaust system but I just don't have the money for those stuff.
That is why I am looking to make a project on this by finding a cheap exhaust and put in on myself or have it weld on by a muffler shop.
I also have read around about the R6 exhaust and I wanted to find one of those but they kind of pricey for a used one. I can't figure out how the sound of a different exhaust is like on the GS. Becuz the CBR exhaust that i found is like $10-$20 and I don't want to get it until i get more info on it.
Does anybody know the spec. for the stock exhaust on the GS? Like its diameter, size, and etc.
Maybe see if someone can cut out the final baffle in your stock muffler