Bafflectomy!

[waldo]

This is a trick I picked up on the ADV Scrambler thread- the dark art of Dremelling out the last baffle of the Scrambler's whisper quiet standard pipes
to let a more authentic trumpet noise emerge. It was very successful and meant I wasn't mistaken for a Honda...

Anyone done this to the GS1150 silencer? With a y piece as well I'd have thought both weight and noise quality would benefit. Don't want to sound like a hooligan, but I do like to sound like a bike!

 

[longdog]

This is a trick I picked up on the ADV Scrambler thread- the dark art of Dremelling out the last baffle of the Scrambler's whisper quiet standard pipes
to let a more authentic trumpet noise emerge. It was very successful and meant I wasn't mistaken for a Honda...

Anyone done this to the GS1150 silencer? With a y piece as well I'd have thought both weight and noise quality would benefit. Don't want to sound like a hooligan, but I do like to sound like a bike!

Yes, this has been done and with a photo guide too........... I just can't find it at the moment

I believe Slimbo of this parish has done this on his R1150GSA so try and contact him, he's a nice guy

 

[waldo]

Bodgers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose except a Remus sticker....thanks. Will start looking.

 

[Johnwhit]

please post the link when its found. I wouldnt mind getting the dremel out !!
John

 

[ahebron]

Yep did it to my 1150GS.
Remove silencer from shiney case.
Cut open silencer all the way along using a 1mm cutting wheel.
Pull all the sound deadening stuff out.
Cut the insides out and weld in a straight through pipe.
Weld outsides back on.
Stick back into shiney housing.
Sounds a lot meatier apart from faint rattle from something left in silencer when it was closed up.
Looks original and sounds unoriginal.
Got to gut the cat next.
Trimmed a couple of kilos as well.

Adrian