Motorcycle things....
 

Hey guys,


I don't post much here, I'm kind of out of the turbo scene. I bought a 01 suzuki 600 and have been just riding around and what not.

I kind of got into an arguement with one of my friends about bike exhaust and what not. Like everything is expensive for bikes, ridiciously expensive to me. Like I'm looking at slip on exhausts and its basically just a muffler, I don't know how much "research and Engineering" goes into making these mufflers for bikes, but I can't justify more than twice the cost for a 2.25" straight through muffler for 300+ dollars. Am i just missing something, or do these bike parts companies just rip off bike people because they will pay it...?


Nate

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If you can't justify it then don't buy it. but it does take engineering to make parts that make power

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I take it you got a katana or a gsxr, well my bike had slip ons on it when i bought it ;D I've noticed that slip ons cost almost as much for a full systems I don't know why either. Maybe its cause on a bike it has to look good too. People complan if their bike exhaust starts to blue, rust pit, etc. So it has to be high quality too, Plus its the name your paying for too.

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The gains from any kind of slip on are so minimal it's ridiculous.

All you are paying for is something that will last a while, and has a different sound. not better, just different

If you want more power, buy a bigger bike- don't waste your money spending it on parts that will only give you another 3hp max

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if you got a 01 600..search on ebay and local shops..a gsxr1000 motor will drop right down into your frame, plastics still bolt up with a "slight" bulge..but thats a damn good sleeper for a bike...or you could just buy a turbo manifold and piece together a nice lil turbo kit for it..or BOTH..is it stock swingarm or stretched?

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3hp is a nice gain on a bike. :l
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True, but not at the expense of $700.00

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Nope. I'd run open exhaust and gain just as much lol. I just wouldn't sound as cool. :1
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Just buy a $10 eGay muffler and slap it on there O0

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Ya I don't know. A lot of the bike people I've seen are pretty ricer, but they do have fast machines, so they just put money into stuff that really doesn't do anything performance-wise. But it just seems retarded to me, to pay so much for a cosmetic enhancement. Its also kind of suprising that all the companies, I found, that make bikle exhausts are similarly priced. You'd think someone would make a nice bike muffler that looks good for 100 dollars less than all the name brands.


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