Custom gen 6 exhaust, low budget.

I made a custom exhaust for my '04 today. I was going to just gut the stock mufflers, but I don't really like the way they look so I bought a set of universal fart cans on Ebay for $55 including shipping. They have removable silencers which is nice. I cut the stock cans off right where the pipes enter. The new ones have 2.5" inlets so I made reducing cones from some scrap stainless tubing. I also cut the original hangers off and welded them to the new cans.

It turned out pretty good. I'm not sure I like the look of the big tips, but it's different and that's at least worth something, right?. It weighs 9 pounds less than stock. It sounds great, without the inserts it's quite loud. I prefer it with the inserts in, it has a nice rumble that gets drowned out by wind noise at higher speeds. I'm sure I could tune the sound by changing the length of the inserts, but I'm happy with the way it is for now. Total cost was $55 plus some welding wire and a few hours work.








I'll see if I can get some video with sound.

Jon

 

Nice work.

What I really want to know is, what type of paint did you use to paint your frame & hub & forks & etc? Or did you powder coat the stuff?

KC-10 FE out...
lane: :usa2:

 

It's Krylon Industrial aerosol, pretty tough stuff. I didn't have time to powder coat. I had the bike almost completely torn down to replace the engine and tires, so I decided to go black. I wish I could have done powder coat but I only had a week to get it back together. My guy could have gotten the the stuff done in time, but I didn't have time to strip the frame and forks so I just painted everything. I didn't do the footrests because I don't think paint will hold up, I'll powder coat them later. I still want to do the upper tripple clamp too. I'll leave that stuff for a winter project. Maybe calipers, levers, radiators.... not sure how far I want to go with it.

 

Fart can?

What the hell is a universal fart can? I'm trying to find something like that.

 

Around here "fart can" is a general term for a loud aftermarket muffler on a compact import car. If you search universal muffler on Ebay you'll get about 3000 hits, mostly fart cans. I sifted through them to find 4" diameter polished stainless steel body. They come in other sizes and carbon fiber too.

Here's a link to the one I used. It was the best deal I could find for two, I just cut them apart.
Ebay Fart Cans

and another I was considering:
Carbon Fiber Fart Cans!

Also if you search for "N1 muffler" you'll find a lot of good stuff. Something to do with the latest drifting craze I guess. I'm not into it.

 

Thanks dude.

 

Very nice job. Im making my undertail for my 4th gen and now you just gave me even more options! Not sure to thank you or not....

Here is a good deal if someone wants to follow his lead:

HINDLE DUAL OVAL ALUMINUM MUFFLERS YAMAHA R1 2004-06:eBay Motors (item 350206420854 end time Jun-04-09 14:56:15 PDT)