and just remember if that bit of plastic near you throttle comes off and all the magic flows out it too will render a new exhaust mute 

@XealotX

If you read his original post, he wanted his bike to sound better. If he wanted a performance upgrade I would have told him to buy another bike as performance is not one of the things a GS500 has on tap hidden away that can be magically released by a rejet and exhaust.

I never told him to take my word as gospel and that the same thing would happen to his bike. I gave him the suggestion he asked for and told him my opinion on the one I put on my bike. Maybe my bike ran rich before the upgrade but it ran better after the pipe went on. Now the pipe was put on by a motorcycle mechanic and he told me he just tuned the carby to suit. Maybe it was the carby tune that made the bike run better, who knows, it ran better.

Why not giving the guy some suggestions of exhausts yourself?

Haha as long as people can separate the jokes from the facts it's all good.
The main thing I want from my exhaust is a better sound, but it's not difficult to do the exhaust, re-jet and air filter all at once, so i will probably be doing it all.

For me, the GS is an easy to ride first bike which I'll have for a year then get a zx6-r or something similar for more performance 

I'll be posting a review on my exhaust and posting photos when it's done

The GS will teach you a lot. I had the same intention of mine, keep it for a year then upgrade. But then you get to realize it is a pretty decent bike. After riding a few different bikes I am still amazed how agile and easy it is to ride. I will be holding onto mine even if I do get a bigger bike.

Quote from: Twisted on January 02, 2011, 10:26:32 PM
The GS will teach you a lot. I had the same intention of mine, keep it for a year then upgrade. But then you get to realize it is a pretty decent bike. After riding a few different bikes I am still amazed how agile and easy it is to ride. I will be holding onto mine even if I do get a bigger bike.

If I'm able to, I would love to keep it as a commuter and have the big bike for fun, because sports bikes just aren't as comfortable

Quote from: Twisted on January 02, 2011, 10:26:32 PM
The GS will teach you a lot. I had the same intention of mine, keep it for a year then upgrade. But then you get to realize it is a pretty decent bike. After riding a few different bikes I am still amazed how agile and easy it is to ride. I will be holding onto mine even if I do get a bigger bike.

If I can get my latest video uploaded (bloody youtube), you'll see how this humble GS can match it in the bends with the big boys - loses on the straights, but otherwise, the GS is NOT to be underestimated. In fact, one of the guys on the ride just gone (he's now on a BMW S1000RR) said, if his friend who used to have a GS got in front in the tight twisties, they couldn't catch him. BUT, if the GS was behind they would slow down so he'd lose his momentum and then pull away HA!

Michael

Quote from: Twisted on January 02, 2011, 09:23:16 PM
@XealotX

If you read his original post, he wanted his bike to sound better. If he wanted a performance upgrade I would have told him to buy another bike as performance is not one of the things a GS500 has on tap hidden away that can be magically released by a rejet and exhaust.

I never told him to take my word as gospel and that the same thing would happen to his bike. I gave him the suggestion he asked for and told him my opinion on the one I put on my bike. Maybe my bike ran rich before the upgrade but it ran better after the pipe went on. Now the pipe was put on by a motorcycle mechanic and he told me he just tuned the carby to suit. Maybe it was the carby tune that made the bike run better, who knows, it ran better.

Why not giving the guy some suggestions of exhausts yourself?

I did read his original post. You offered a solution that suggested better sound (whatever that is) and increased performance with little to no tuning effort.

How many topics in this message board boast products that promise improved acceleration, top speed, fuel economy, suspension, brakes, lighting, etc. with no facts provided to back up these claims?

My suggestions for exhausts are simple...

1. Save up money for a different exhaust. Ride the perfectly good motorcycle you have in the mean time.
2. Keep saving money after you have saved enough to buy a new exhaust.
3. Spend some of that money on better gear.
4. Spend the rest of that money on a better motorcycle.

Quote from: Twisted on January 02, 2011, 09:23:16 PM
If you read his original post, he wanted his bike to sound better. If he wanted a performance upgrade I would have told him to buy another bike as performance is not one of the things a GS500 has on tap hidden away that can be magically released by a rejet and exhaust.

I never told him to take my word as gospel and that the same thing would happen to his bike. I gave him the suggestion he asked for and told him my opinion on the one I put on my bike. Maybe my bike ran rich before the upgrade but it ran better after the pipe went on. Now the pipe was put on by a motorcycle mechanic and he told me he just tuned the carby to suit. Maybe it was the carby tune that made the bike run better, who knows, it ran better.

Yeah, that's exactly the point I'm trying to make. If your mechanic had to tune the carbs after installing the new exhaust, your new exhaust was helping the engine flow better. In that case you could expect some performance improvement. Not huge but enough that you might notice it.

QuoteWhy not giving the guy some suggestions of exhausts yourself?

Can't. I hate loud motorcycles and the original poster wants a noisier exhaust. His idea of what sounds better is exactly the opposite of mine.

Back in the spring when I was trying to decide what bike to buy, a friend loaned me one of his bikes and we went for a ride. He rode his BMW 1100RS and I rode his F650GS. We pulled into a tiny town out in the middle of nowhere for lunch. A couple of rough looking locals wandered over to talk about the bikes a bit and paid us one of the best compliments I've ever had. They commented on how quiet the bikes were ... that they hadn't even heard them coming up until we were almost right beside them. They were hugely impressed by that.

I hadn't really thought much about it until they mentioned it, but that's the way all motorcycles should sound. In my opinion.

...ken...