It ended being a bit of a weekend project because I decided to also restore the rusty header and mid pipe.  The better part of Saturday afternoon was spent glass bead blasting and stripping the old paint/rust.  My buddy and I painted the pipes with VHT Flameproof Flat Black after cleaning.  We left the pipes at the shop overnight to dry although this paint doesn't fully harden until its heated.  This morning (Monday) I fitted Srinath's adapter and pipe.  Once I had everything fitted, I took the header back off and sprayed another coat of black to cover any scratches I made.  I carefully refitted everything for the final tightening.

To say the least, I am very happy with the new look and sound of my GS.  The pipe looks badass and sounds the part too.  It's fairly quiet at idle with a bassy rumble but open the throttle and you really hear it.  I liken the sound to a Ducati Monster with exhaust.  Revving at stop lights has never been so much fun :lol:.  I got the adapter from Srinath with the restrictor installed.  While it seems to ride fine without jetting, I think I can still feel a slight loss of power of top.  I plan on installing the jets.  I currently have stock jetting with an ignition advancer.

A question to those of you with an exhaust... Does the bike seem louder while riding it than the exhaust actually is?  I can rev it in my car port and it doesn't seem that loud but once on the road with my helmet/echo chamber it seems a bit louder.

sweet!!!!!

I had a request to post a measurement of my cut but unfortuneately, it didn't occur to me to do that.

I did measure from the last weld to the tip of the adapter and that is 5/8"

the measurement from the last weld to the start of the expansion of the adapter is about 2.5"

I basically put the adapter alongside the header pipe where I thought it looked good.  I left some "slip-on" room for the adapter and made my cut mark.  I'd venture that my cut is between 1.5 and 2.25 inches.  I would play it safe and start 3" from the weld and go from there.  These adapters are hand made and may not all be exactly the same so it's best to play it safe.

I've talked to scratch about this and we think my centerstand, for whatever reason, may not be stock.  It never hit the bumper on my stock exhaust.  The previous owner rigged up a thick piece of rubber on the stand with a couple hose clamps and the centerstand basically rests against the bottom link of the suspension.  It's been like this since I bought the bike  :dunno:

well it looks like we did the same thing today my friend. exactly.  now why did everything work perfect for u and not me?? wtf.  questions:  how far away from the weld on ur stock pipe is the new pipe? mine is like 2-3 inches. does urs go right to the weld? how did u get the clamp thing to fit right? i bent mine to shaZam! trying to make it fit tight.

also what slip on did u order. i got the gsxr750

well one of my questions was answered while typing the previous message.. lol

I did have that issue you did and I'll write what I did here in a post edit.  give me a couple minutes

When I thought I had the adapter fit to the header nice and tight, I bolted the header+adapter to the bike.  I bolted the pipe on and noticed the tip was rotated to the inside of the bike.  I thought for a bit on how to get the leverage to twist it where I wanted because after hammering the adapter it was on TIGHT.  I found a big, long, screwdriver and unbolted the pipe just enough to fit the screwdriver in the gap.  I pulled up on the handle and the pipe rotated to where I wanted it to be.  

Then for the clamp, I also had to bend the tabs a bit and, as you can see in the pic, the clamp bolted on the outside of the passenger peg.  I reversed the bolt in the grommet.  With a bit of swearing and coaxing, I got the clamp holes on the bolt enough to start the nut.  Once I had tightened it once, I could get the nut and washer on for the final tightening

Well, I guess I better post some pics of my Srinath can too...basically the picture was meant to show the new belly pan so I'll kill two birds with one rock...  





Definitely needs a paintjob, eh...still deliberating the color scheme...  also, the positioning is just a basic mock up...it's held there by a piece of cardboard..

Got my can the other day....just waiting to see Srinath's new version of the adapter before i decide which one i want...either weldon or slipon. Has anyone done the slipon adapter?

Quote from: airbrushGot my can the other day....just waiting to see Srinath's new version of the adapter before i decide which one i want...either weldon or slipon. Has anyone done the slipon adapter?

All so far have been slip-on to my knowledge.

Quote from: DomDefinitely needs a paintjob, eh...still deliberating the color scheme...  also, the positioning is just a basic mock up...it's held there by a piece of cardboard..

Though I can't see what's wrong with the paint in the pics, it looks pretty cool in black (anthracite?) like that.  The black matches the Carbon, engine, wheels, and headlight buckets

If you want to get really fancy, gloss black with some pearl white ghost flames on the tank  :mrgreen:

Yeah, anthracite, thanks.  

It's not apparent in the photos but the frame, a '92, is looking pretty tired and starting to rust in some spots...and after drooling over the new R6 for the past few weeks the black frame has really grown on me, and I think maybe a lighter color would contrast better with the black frame...I'm afraid with my black leathers on I will be an invisable black shadow once the sun drops below the horizon..

One more photo, can anyone guess what it is?  Clue: not related to the gs...

Quote from: DomYeah, anthracite, thanks.  

One more photo, can anyone guess what it is?  Clue: not related to the gs...

homemade christmas tree stand?  :mrgreen:

Bingo.

OMG, would you look at that sunshine in the background of your garage...geez... I havn't seen sun shine like that in too long...nice job on the can too...

sorry...i meant on an '04....srinath said they were all weld on for that.

anyone??

The pipe looks great and that tree stand is excellent.  Dude you have excellent welding skills i must say...  

Hey...how does the WileyCo can sound anyhow..??  Compared to stock or lets say a V+H..

i think dolepineapple has some sound clips on his site

Never heard the V&H but I have heard the stock and Srinath's carbon fiber...the one I have...It has a little attitude to it...not so soft and reserved...low heart pounding rumble at idle(not harley low but still pretty dang low) and kind of a whiny sportbike rev... I have k&n pods and I don't know if that makes a difference in decibels but it hurts my ears when I punch the throttle, not while riding but while standing next to it...

BTW, thanks for the compliment.  

OK I am famous for not including instructions with anything ...
The slip on ... you have to clean or sand the stock header pipe ... the cut you make leaves a big ass burr ... that could get bend on the outside and catch the slip type joint. The things are hand made and yes there is a fair difference ... however the pipe was fitted and bolted in on a bike and welded up ... no chance they dont fit. May be hard to fit and may need extra coaxing ... I believe after 2-3 my header is going to be clean and smooth, Plus we being redneck never attempt anything without a good shot of WD40 ... so it will need all that.
And airbrush ... check with your neighbor Dolepineapple ... and sorry not sent pic... I'll send one soon. Flange to be welded on leaves you with a fair bit of room to fit it the way you want. Full mid pipe and flange ... and its gonna be my way ... which is near identical to Dom and 70cam's ...
Now Dom's is sticking further back ... I believe he cut too little of the stock mid pipe ... he said 3 and 55/64th ... I'll cut it to under 3 ... closer to 2.5 ...
And 70cam ... glad I am not the only one that likes that hint of metallic ... the carbon sounded like the bike was under a fat mattress ... Mi Ti was sweet ... sounded like it meant business ... dont get in my way thing...
Weazelnose - sorry you having trouble ... but take off the headers, grind the burr off and sand it and get it well lubed with wd40 ... and they should all slide on ... 2 inches over lap is plenty ... that tight fit and the fact that once you get a smattering of carbon on it ... it will never leak. Remember I ft it on the bike and welded them... Just sand and wd40 it. No excessive force is needed ...
Cool.
Srinath.

OK 70cam ... if the stock pipe didn't have the centerstand make contact with the stop thing... usually that means the bike was crashed on the right making for a bent exhaust ... and that makes it go off ... was the bracket pushed in out moved out ... relative to the centerstand....  If it was in that means it was crashed... if out maybe that was over corrected ... by yanking it out and go too far.
Cool.
Srinath.