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I'm wanting a better sound to my XJ1100--currently have stock exhaust that is a bit too quiet and has a few dents and scrapes that I want to look better. Sound off on suggestions and preferences for aftermarket changes available that might produce a better sound.
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1982 XJ1100J; 2006 Suzuki Boulevard C50
Athens GA
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." -Benjamin Franklin -
IMHO The MAC exhaust is crap! Albeit the only aftermarket manufacturer still making an exhaust for our bikes....While the MAC's sound might be louder than the stock pipes...it still is not all that great...There are a few threads here dealing with a combination of different manufactures to get an end result that will be appreciated. I have read of several XSives going with Mac headers and a Supertrapp exhaust can(muffler). The Supertrapp has internal baffles that one can add or remove to tune the bike and the sound. Also MAC headers are thin walled (read cheap) and thus they will discolor in a very short time.Originally posted by 1sttimeXSowner View Post
So your choices of aftermarket systems is really quite limited...At one time Kerker,Jardine and a few others that escape me were available but no more. Here is the most recent thread dealing with this topic... read it thoroughly
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=264401980 XS650G Special-Two
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I've got a Kerker on mine, and I get constant comments about how nice it sounds.
I highly recommend one if you can find one.1982 XJ1100 Stocker with a Kerker header.Comment
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The Mac 4-1 header isn't that bad once you paint it black and run over a few speed bumps and dent in #3 pipe on the bottom.
2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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If your running the stock pipes,
4 - 2 with a cross over pipe, as far as performance
is concerned, there the best exhausts for our bikes,
if you want it louder, u could drill holes at the end of the mufflers
as some have done on here.pete
new owner of
08 gen2 hayabusa
former owner
1981 xs1100 RH (aus) (5N5)
zrx carbs
18mm float height
145 main jets
38 pilots
slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
fitted with v/stax and uni pod filters
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pA8dwxmAVA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/url]Comment
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I would say stock is best, the Jardine cross over 4 to 2 sounds bad*ss, 4 to 1 I like a kerker or supertrapp.79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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I think it all depends on which "tires" you are running with!
D.
(Sorry, couldn't help it.
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Current Rides: '82 XJ w/Jardine 4-1's, GIVI flyscreen, '97 Triumph Trophy 1200
Former Rides: '71 CB350, '78 400 Hawk, '75 CB550/4;
while in Japan: '86 KLR250, '86 VT250Z, '86 XL600R, '82 CB450(Hawk II), '96 750 Nighthawk, '96 BMW F650Comment
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IMHO,
After trying some aftermarket 'crap'.... then scoring a stock XJ complete exhaust system again... I was grateful to go back to stock!
Love the sound as well. But then, I'm not into really loud pipes...
Stock XJ mufflers just have that deep bass note I like...
PLUS, there's a whole lot of other little details that I soon found were important, once they were gone. Glad I was lucky enough to get 'em back!
If you have a decent stock setup.... ya oughta hang on to it. They're getting harder to come by every day.
Dings and scrapes just give it some 'character'...
If you decide to chunk the stockers, let me know... I'll take 'em off your hands for ya.
Bob'82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)
'79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby....
(Sold back to Maximan)
2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS
In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."Comment
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Does anyone have stock xj1100 pipes they are looking to sell. I would love to score a set---------------------------------
1984 xj750 (running)
1983 xj1100 (rebuilding)Comment
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Hi max,Originally posted by madmax-im View Post
OTOH, being thin (or perhaps just single) walled, MAC headers weigh less.
And us old farts reckon that blue at the first bend is the color pipes aught to be.
Supertrapps on their ends instead of MAC's own mufflers should let you tune the sound to just how you like it.Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
"The Flying Pumpkin"Comment
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I dont mind the blue. Make me think its been ridden properly.
'79 XS11 F
Stock except K&N
'79 XS11 SF
Stock, no title.
'84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws
"What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~Comment
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or you could do this....
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gonzo ronzo.
Bobbed 81 XS1100 special loud and proudComment
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Bet you can see more than your shoulder thru those mirrors!
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
1980 XS1100G 1179 kit, Tkat brace, progressive springs & shocks, jardine spaghetti, Mikes coils, Geezer's rectifierComment
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yeh just call me too @#$%^ tallgonzo ronzo.
Bobbed 81 XS1100 special loud and proudComment
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o_0Originally posted by gonzo View Postor you could do this....
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Jebus! Ape Hangers on a Yammy!
Also, stock exhausts always sound crappy on any bike.Comment
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