i was wondering if any of you took your stock exhaust can, and gutted it, and if so, how? and what did it sound like??

I did it awhile back. It sounded like ass, and was loud as hell! But what you have to do is drill out all the rivets of the end caps, then drill out the 3 rivets on the inside of the end cap. After that the baffel should pull right out.

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NOT A GOOD IDEA!! A guy i ride with did that to his gixxer and it did not sound good at all , he noticed a lack of hp. best thing is just drop the money for an exhaust

i shortened my exhaust can and it sounds good!! loud?? yes very lol but its all preference what i did was take the can apart there is a tune inside i cant remember how short i cut the tube but cut it where u want and weld it in the center cut everything down to length put it back together put it on the bike and ride..

Mate i got a 98 model drilled out the riverts cut the muffler out rewelded a piece of pipe with a million holes drilled in it and re riverted it all back together cost $150 aussie dollars done in 4 hours might of been less cant remember but sounds heaps better than another pipe i"ve heard even at idle its worth a try better than spending heaps on aftermarket hey

i went ahead and just cut a few inches off the pipe, and riveted the endcap back on.....it sounds SO GOOD, i love it, and took me only an hour or two, thanks for the help guys

Hey Guys:

I'm new in this forum.

Had an 03' R6 last year, and the friggin thing sounded like a sewing machine!!. People I rode with laughed at the bike, and it's lack of mid-range, and the sound of it.

I got torched repeatedly by my buddies 97 SH*T BOX GSX-R600, so I'm gettin the 04 R1!

My question is if I unrivet the end caps on the '04 R1 on both pipes, and cut a couple of inches of, will it sound better??

I DO NOT wanaa get an aftermarket pipe because the stock pipes are not only titanium, but they look the BAWWLLZ!! I think the graves pipes look ASS compared to stock (I don't care about performance loss either). All I care about is SOUND.

Please sound off on this one guys...THX

i have heard that the stock exhaust on the 04 r1 is already louder than other stock systems and they are deeper throatier sound that is what i read in the 04 post. sorry i cant be more help i love my 03 r1 and plan on keeping it forever!! i just shortened my d & d and it sounds better than it did deeper and a litle louder.. i love it

THx--I guess we'll just have to see then......

Just completely gutted my staintune high rise pipe on my 98 R1 , no baffles at all and no packing , sounds boss tough on idle and like a fighter bomber low to mid and just mental noise up top , took me 2 hours , definitely no power loss , feels a bit better from top to bottom revs , still very smooth ith a mental top , its also not as loud as you would think , its loud but not obscenely loud , sounds boss , try it!.