What will happen if I cut my 4-to-1 to a straight pipe?

[pcaden]

I have an 83 GS 1100E with a Kerker 4-to-1 exhaust on it now. I am interested in taking the muffler portion off and having a straight pipe. What will happen if I do this, besides it being loud? Does it have the potential to harm anything on the bike? Any recomendations help.

Pat

[SqDancerLynn1]

It will run for shet. Will annoy the neighbors

[pcaden]

So can I put a different muffler on it?

Maybe I can put a better souding muffler on it. It just seems wimpy souding with that Kerker on it and I would think for an 1100 cc motor, it should sound tough. Any recomendation on what muffler would sound louder or lower?

Thanks,
Pat

[Octain]

Burn valves? Even if correctly jetted?

[Octain]

I have an 83 GS 1100E with a Kerker 4-to-1 exhaust on it now. I am interested in taking the muffler portion off and having a straight pipe. What will happen if I do this, besides it being loud? Does it have the potential to harm anything on the bike? Any recomendations help.

Pat

I want the Kerker muffler(only) if you decide to remove it.

Hey Pcaden, I want the Kerker muffler(only) if you decide to remove it.
Take it off and run it, its really not all that loud.

[Candyman]

From my experience with doing that type of thing your low end will run rough because you'll loose some backpreasure, but the top end will love it.

And it will be loud and obnoxious

[blowerbike]

lol
drama queens.....
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIFES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok i'm just kidding..
it will make you really fast.

[trippivot]

I have an 83 GS 1100E with a Kerker 4-to-1 exhaust on it now. I am interested in taking the muffler portion off and having a straight pipe. What will happen if I do this, besides it being loud? Does it have the potential to harm anything on the bike? Any recomendations help.

Pat

if you cut it you will probably have to boost the main jet a little.

you will not damage anything just throw the tune off a little

[TheCafeKid]

Hell just pull the whole thing off and run with NO pipes. Maybe that will sound cooler. The flames shooting out the front of the motor would look AWESOME.

[crapwacker]

Too funny
VVVVVVV

[Mysuzyq]

A Kerker should sound nice enough already, esp. if you have the meg system.....keep in mind, at low/mid rpm cruising the sound may not be fully audible to the rider, over wind noise etc....most of it is projected to the rear of the bike. If you switch bikes with a friend and follow your GS, or just have someone else ride it around the block, you might be pleasantly surprised. Straight pipes get old pretty quick, if you do any distance riding on the highway.

[chef1366]

Jet for the pipe and listen to an Ipod.

[Pete Logan]

lol
drama queens.....
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIFES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok i'm just kidding..
it will make you really fast.

If loud pipes don't save lives, why are Toyota and Nissan installing noise generators on their hybrid cars ?

[blowerbike]

lol
drama queens.....
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIFES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok i'm just kidding..
it will make you really fast.

noise generators...hmmmmm

[Pete Logan]

noise generators...hmmmmm

True - reported in yesterday's Daily Mail. Toyota are retrofitting and making it an option. Nissan are fitting from new.