Exhaust Upgrade GS500F Suggestions Please

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I was thinking about upgrading my stock exhaust on my Suzuki GS500F I would like something a bit more... deeper and louder nothing stupid loud and annoying cause even I hate that but as of right now my bike doesn't make much noise at all. I wanted to know what kind of exhaust would my bike take, and if anyone has done this before maybe link a product or what the price range would be I wanted to stay around $200-$300, also is it fairly easy to install yourself? Thank you.
 
You have two main choices, the Yoshimura slip-on (~$300) or the Jardine full system (~$400). Both sound great in my opinion. The Jardine will require a rejet though. Once I get my new tires we can meet up for a ride so you can hear it.

The Yoshimura slip-on will require you to cut your stock pipe, and then it just clamps on. The Jardine is simple enough to put on, just take out the 4 header bolts and the rear bolt holding on the stock exhaust, and pop this one in its place

Here's more in depth info http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.Exhaust
 
Awesome thanks for the quick and informative reply, is the jardine or yoshi a lot lighter than the stock exhaust? Also do you think the yoshi slip-on will work ok as I have a 2004 not 2005-2010, that site says "It is marketed towards the 05-07 F model (and possibly the 04) because the stock pipe is a different diameter." I'm willing to get it installed if I can't do it myself.
 
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The Jardine is quite a bit lighter than the stock system. The headers and mid pipe are stainless steel, and the muffler is aluminum.

I don't know much about the Yosh slip-on fitting an 04. You should search through the gstwins board (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/) and ask if you can't find the answer. They are really knowledgeable over there
 
You have MANY choices.

http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.Exhaust

Just look at them all (note: some can't be gotten in Canada. Some of the full systems also interfere with the fairings, and/or oil drain bolt and would need to be taken off temporarily to do oil swaps--which wouldn't be that big of a problem.)

If you decide to make your bike naked, you can do pretty much anything. Also, if you know how to weld you could make some mean pipes yourself.
edit: I'm very slow at responding and didn't read the thread fully xP
Looks like Tricky has most of it covered.


A side note about the yoshi (or pretty much any slipon) You can get an ehxaust shop to flang/widen the stock exhaust if needed (although the process would be virtually irreversible) to make things fit right.
 
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Hands down Yoshi. The Yoshi sounds like a boss, everyone that I've met that has a GS500F stock says they love the sound of my bike. I've grown to appreciate it after hearing what the stock GS500F sounds like.

But I didn't mod it, it came modded lol just make sure whoever cuts it does a good job, mine looks kinda hacky
 
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Hands down Yoshi. The Yoshi sounds like a boss, everyone that I've met that has a GS500F stock says they love the sound of my bike. I've grown to appreciate it after hearing what the stock GS500F sounds like.

But I didn't mod it, it came modded lol just make sure whoever cuts it does a good job, mine looks kinda hacky
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I've heard a full jardine, and a yoshi-slip on so far. Both sound pretty good, although I liked the jardine more. Definitely way better than stock! I know the yoshi is cheaper, and just changes the sound. The jardine (and all full systems) cost more, but they also increase (or decrease) horsepower. So I guess it depends: slip-on just to change sound, full-system for a power change (it doesn't make a huge difference, but every little bit counts ;))
Since the OP is just looking for a sound change, and at a cheaper price; a slip-on would be their best bet. If they want to have a relatively easy time putting it on, my recommendation is the yoshi. No hassle to install, and a decent price.

Although, I'm wonder what pipes not made specifically for the GS, but modded to fit onto a GS sound like.
I've got a pretty good idea for what I want to do with my bike once I streetfight it. Only problem is deciding what can I want to bash on it. I'll be able to smash pretty much any can (if all things work out okay, I'm planning on a custom exhaust pipe built for it.)
It's hard to find sound clips, and even then most are bad quality sadly. And since the GS is a twin cyl, it's going to sound way different than having the same can on a I4.
 
Sabex said:
I've heard a full jardine, and a yoshi-slip on so far. Both sound pretty good, although I liked the jardine more. Definitely way better than stock! I know the yoshi is cheaper, and just changes the sound. The jardine (and all full systems) cost more, but they also increase (or decrease) horsepower. So I guess it depends: slip-on just to change sound, full-system for a power change (it doesn't make a huge difference, but every little bit counts ;))
Since the OP is just looking for a sound change, and at a cheaper price; a slip-on would be their best bet. If they want to have a relatively easy time putting it on, my recommendation is the yoshi. No hassle to install, and a decent price.

Although, I'm wonder what pipes not made specifically for the GS, but modded to fit onto a GS sound like.
I've got a pretty good idea for what I want to do with my bike once I streetfight it. Only problem is deciding what can I want to bash on it. I'll be able to smash pretty much any can (if all things work out okay, I'm planning on a custom exhaust pipe built for it.)
It's hard to find sound clips, and even then most are bad quality sadly. And since the GS is a twin cyl, it's going to sound way different than having the same can on a I4.
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Sounds good I'll look into it, would love to see what you end up doing with your bike :)
 
is it possible to take a slip on from a different bike and put on the gs? or does the slip on need to be specially made for the GS? and i am not talking about physical fitting wise, i am thinking in terms of flow.
 
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is it possible to take a slip on from a different bike and put on the gs? or does the slip on need to be specially made for the GS? and i am not talking about physical fitting wise, i am thinking in terms of flow.
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Shouldn't be a problem.
 
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