hey guys... and girls whats goin on i'm new to the cbr world my bro has a r6 so i know a little about them but i just got a 05 cbr 600rr and i was wondering if there was any way i could gut the stock exhaust? i like the way it looks it's just to quiet. and i was wondering if this bike had a cat? also i was wondering if there was anything i need to look for? how many miles can i expect out of the motor and other components without major work?

 

Welcome to the CBRF family! I've got an 06 just like your 05. I recently picked up a pipe for my bike that's technicaly for a ZX6 that I'm going to try and fab into my bike, but if it becomes to difficult I'll just end up gutting my exhaust as well. Since I decided that I looked extensively into what it's going to take and it seems like a daunting task. It can be done but your going to have to have access to a welder. If you take off the shield on the back of the exhaust there will be another shield. That shield bolts to the part of the exhaust that you'll be gutting out. So you'll have to reweld in a bracket to hold the shield.

As for a cat it shouldn't have one unless you got a California model. At least the 06's didn't have one.

How many miles does your 05 have and what kind of maintenance has it had before you?? These motors can go for a hell of long time if maintained properly. I know there is a guy on here with an F4i that has over 200k miles on his bike and still going strong. These bikes are all capable of that if they're taken care of. The only thing you may need is something like a valve adjustment usually around 30k-35k miles. Most shops will do that for about 200-250 bucks.

 

ok man sounds good thanks for the help yeah i took the cap off the muffler.... but i didn't gut it. i'm prob going to though i'm off work today and i have welder. ok it only has 11464 miles on it now and has had oil changed every 3k miles the boy said... lol i'm gonna change it and all the break fluid this winter and do a couple other thing bc i don't really see getting tag and insurance till spring so i just got it sittin in the shop!

 

bump for some more help??

 

Well if you do have a Catlytic converter you don't want to just gut it. Then you'll get turbulence in the exhaust flow.

 

To add to that ^^^ you will get a nasty hotspot as a result of that turbulance. I will tell you just like I tell almost everyone.. buy a slip-on! you can find them for decent prices and they will ALLWAYS sound better than modding your stocker.. and the weight savings are always a plus!

 

yeah i just don't have the money and i don't wanna put money in the bike lol i don't have alot in it and i need to buy some mirrors and fairings!! i'll jyst leave it alone till i get money saved up!!

 

Hey if you're looking for a cool set of mirrors besides the stock ones, check out a1asportbike.com. That's where I got mine, not the ones in my signature though.