soooo...... i keep seeing these shorty mufflers that people "chopped".can someone please tell me how to do that? i effing hate my long *** muffler.

 

i just took my muffler off, no need to chop

 

i wouldnt hack on your muffler. theres actually another thread floating around in the off topic forum like this. when u do that you have to start worrying about all the back pressure u will lose and possibly burning up ur exhaust valves not to mention the performance lose.

 

*delete*

 

Actually... The same OP started the thread about "GP" pipes. Either way, chopping a muffler can is pretty easy. I took an inch and a half off mine (not much, I know, but SHORT cans aren't so great.) so that if the bike got 12-o-clocked it wouldn't drag.

You just need to drill out all the rivets, and cut the can down, and drill new rivet holes. Then, you need to cut the core of the pipe down to match the amount you cut off the can, and reassemble. The only two parts that determine the length of 99% of the aftermarket pipes out there are the outer canister and the inner perforated core. (I had a special case because I had a crazy pipe core, so I had to section the material out of the middle of the core, and weld it back together because there were irregular features at each end of my specific core that I couldn't just cut off.)

 

u should just put a 12 o'clock bar on. i used to ride with a guy that would do those in the middle of traffic. u crazy stunters!!

 

Hey now, look at that wording again... It says "if the bike GOT 12-0-clocked," not "if I 12-o-clocked the bike" I'm not doing this stuff on purpose, now. That said.... I need a 12-o-clock bar.

 

hahaha i hate it when my bike just stands up like that. its like riding a wild horse. if nothing else a bar will make people think u know what u are doing when that happens..jk

 

Long mufflers look good if they are nice looking...ie clean and shiny. Just get a new one.

Personally, I would rather have a muffler on each side. The bike would look more symmetrical.

 

i do agree with smitty. plus i think a new can has a better tone than a hacked job which is just loud but not a good loud.