Repercussions of smashing the baffles out of the exhaust?

Hi folks ... was just sitting at macca's (what was i thinking!), when the
another GSX750F turns up. He has a realy grunty sound coming out of this
thing, and i asked him what kind of exhaust hes running.

he says "I just stuck a broom stick down the pipe and smash the baffles
out."

it did sound pretty dam good, but what kind of effects would it have on the
bike - if any?

Cheers
Emu
EL250 - XJ600 - BMWF650 - GSX750F

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:12:28 GMT

In the old days, when bikes were strangled, you could put on a much
more open exhaust, junk the air filter, jet the carb up to match,
and get easy HP.

These days - as in the last 15 years or so - it's not that easy. The
bikes aren't that strangled, the black boxes more complex, ditto the
whole air intake.

If you are lucky it won't sap much HP...

Zebee

 

did it to my 01 r6 then went and got the carbys balanced incase it made it
run rich or anything, waste of cash, sounds heaps better but didnt affect
anything re jetting etc YMMV

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:17:52 +1100

If you think balancing the carbies has something to do with jetting,
then I'm not surprised you thought there was no difference.

Zebee

 

Yeah. To fix the jetting you'd have to change to heavier blinker fluid.

-----sharks

 

Thought the heavier blinker fluid was to help shafties countersteer?

Johno

 

Only if its a negitive earth bike, positive earth and you have to go
lighter!

Boxer

 

NOTHIN' can help shafties countersteer!

 

sorry meant dyno'd to see if it was all runnin good or needed changes, I
tend to pay for this however as i dunt know much crap bout mechanicals,
hence YMMV losl
Daniel
knew I shouldnta kicked into the piss this early - but hell i cant fit a
carton piss in me bag anyway for the rally

 

Well, *duh*, of course ... but on a _chain drive_ it'll affect the
jettination. (To confustulate the jettificization on a shaftoidie
you'll have to upgradifiulate your oilinessitudeinality.)

-----sharkoidoid

 

A good barkeep and dry napkin might be able to help with that
countersteer problem you got there Clem..

TB

 

Thought the fluid in my blinker had gone this this arvo when the Tiller
started giving me blank looks.

TB
Engine shutdown on a litre V Twin at 60kph can be very interesting.
Lucky it wasn't on the freeway..

 

How often do u gotta change ur halogen fluid in the headlights?
Only got my carbies balanced last fortnight and got drunk n confused last
nite

Daniel
Oh boy im gunna be coppin this for a while ;-)

 

Except a sidecar of course...

G-S

 

That depends upon how effective your insulation is in keeping the
halogen gas liquified.

Check your wiring for any bad insulation and you'll have a better idea


G-S

 

A sidecar doesn't countersteer at all.

Boxer

 

*goes to get some pink-bats*

TB

 

Be very careful!

Boxer

 

That's 1 !


G-S

 

Ya... too much of that stuff and you'll find you're riding a girly bike!


G-S