bikedave99
Well-Known Member
So, after I pulled my rear wheel and all of the associated hardware, it was time to pull the stock mufflers off. Keep in mind that you do not have to remove the wheel to do this, I just had it off because the next step was swingarm removal. Oh, and most of the visible moisture is water as I washed it right before in an attempt to keep myself mildly cleaner.
As a frame of reference, this is where I am starting:
First thing you will need to do is loosen the four exhaust clamps down under the bike. These hold the mufflers to the headers. Here are those clamps, hard to take pictures of, but there are four of them:
And the others:
Next up you will remove the bolts hanging the mufflers to the passenger footrest brackets:
Next, take 5 minutes to make a futile attempt at pulling off the mufflers:
Then next step is to realize that there is one more bolt up under the exhaust holding it to the frame. Remove that bolt:
Then just stand behind the bike, and gently pull/wiggle the mufflers off and set them down:
And here is the business end of it:
The next step is the most important of all. FIRE IT UP!!!! It will renew your faith in that V4 to hear it rumbling out the straight pipes. Can you say LOUD?!
As a frame of reference, this is where I am starting:
First thing you will need to do is loosen the four exhaust clamps down under the bike. These hold the mufflers to the headers. Here are those clamps, hard to take pictures of, but there are four of them:
And the others:
Next up you will remove the bolts hanging the mufflers to the passenger footrest brackets:
Next, take 5 minutes to make a futile attempt at pulling off the mufflers:
Then next step is to realize that there is one more bolt up under the exhaust holding it to the frame. Remove that bolt:
Then just stand behind the bike, and gently pull/wiggle the mufflers off and set them down:
And here is the business end of it:
The next step is the most important of all. FIRE IT UP!!!! It will renew your faith in that V4 to hear it rumbling out the straight pipes. Can you say LOUD?!
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