My new Ride...Can't wait for the snow to MELT.

[BlkMaxima]

Just picked up a 2008 GSX-R 1000 yesterday. I cannot wait for the snow to melt so I can ride it. I got it in Silver and White. Any suggestions for an exhaust? Nothing too loud. A buddy has the Jardine GP-1 exhaust and it's super loud. Maybe a little too noisy.

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[Canmorite]

1 liter bike, good luck

Looks great.

[kevie88]

You made it home ok! woot

Have fun with that thing but be careful for the first few months! haha

Get leathers and we'll go to the racetrack this year..

[Go4Long]

slip on:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Y...QQcmdZViewItem

full:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YOSHI...QQcmdZViewItem

can't go wrong with the yosh

[oasis]

there is no such thing as too loud, as long as it sounds good.

nice bike

[pinoyhero]

Ooo, sick, that is one mean ass looking bike.

[cmodem]

Originally posted by Go4Long
slip on:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Y...QQcmdZViewItem

full:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YOSHI...QQcmdZViewItem

can't go wrong with the yosh

yoshimura's are usually on the quieter side of aftermarket exhausts. Plus alot of the suzuki factory teams in ama use yosh so their exhausts are pretty much made for suzuki's.

But if you got the flow go for akrapovic (my personal fave). But they are probably louder then yoshs and the diff in $$$ is huge.

[bashir26]

Congratulations!

PS. weather looks great in the pictures you posted take less pictures and do more riding!

watch this I think you'll enjoy it http://youtube.com/watch?v=5ke_ENhbHiQ

Enjoy your bike in good health!

[drtoohotty1]

man i thought buying a slip on for a single exhaust was bad but 2......i guess if you can afford a liter bike then it shouldn't bother you too much

[bobby_lu]

Sexy colour combo.

[7seriesmadness]

nice bike

[Spoons]

To be completely honest go as loud as legally possible (or even then some.)

I look at it as safety. I want to be freaking loud out there when I am riding because you're hard to see as is, so if they can hear you loud and clear, they will probably see you.

[BlkMaxima]

Thanks for the comments guys!

Originally posted by kevie88
You made it home ok! woot

Have fun with that thing but be careful for the first few months! haha

Get leathers and we'll go to the racetrack this year..

That would be great. Probably would learn a lot too.

Originally posted by Spoons
To be completely honest go as loud as legally possible (or even then some.)

I look at it as safety. I want to be freaking loud out there when I am riding because you're hard to see as is, so if they can hear you loud and clear, they will probably see you.

Good point, I really like the way the Jardine exhaust looks. It sounds really good as well. It's just earpiercing. It's so loud. This system replaces both cans with straight pipes.

[SNAATCH]

OH SNAP! Is that one of those supercharged Saturn's in the background?!?!?!?!?!?! JK, nice ride man!

[Neons4life]

I run the Jardine GP-1 exhaust (if you can even call it that) as it's just 2 pieces of pipe.

It sounds great, looks even better as it gets rid of those 2 big nasty cans...I get lots of compliments on it. Earplugs are a must

[legendboy]

Is this your first bike?

[BlkMaxima]

Originally posted by legendboy
Is this your first bike?

Yes.

[Sailz]

Originally posted by BlkMaxima


Yes.

If you havent yet please take a course from too cool or the like. Also start off SLOW, ride within your comfort level. The worst thing you could do is to go out with friends who are more experienced than you and try to keep up with them.

Other than that nice bike. Keep the rubber side down!

[Neons4life]

I have rode 600's for 6 years now and had 3 accidents. Gone to the track lots and love it (track improves skill beyond belief).

Got my 07 gsxr 1000 and it's just a beast...scares the $hit out of me a few times already hahaha. I would love to go back to a 600 as it was fun beating the guys on the 1000's.

MY main reason for a 1000 is you don't have to keep the rpm's screaming up high to stay in the power.

[5hift]

Originally posted by Spoons
To be completely honest go as loud as legally possible (or even then some.)

I look at it as safety. I want to be freaking loud out there when I am riding because you're hard to see as is, so if they can hear you loud and clear, they will probably see you.

My akrapovic is loud and does get annoying on long rides, but I've had several situations where I'm pretty sure reving my bike saved my life when I was in someone's blind spot and they were about to lane change into me.

That said, the Jardine is wayy to loud. I'm pretty sure you will get tired of that tone within a season.

Originally posted by Sailz



If you havent yet please take a course from too cool or the like. Also start off SLOW, ride within your comfort level. The worst thing you could do is to go out with friends who are more experienced than you and try to keep up with them.

Other than that nice bike. Keep the rubber side down!

QFTW

Do not go out with friends until you are very comfortable with the bike. You would not believe how many people I know have crashed because the first thing they did when they got their bike was go riding with friends who have been for years, and then try to keep up with them. - A performance car can hide the inabilities of a driver. A bike like this cannot; make a mistake and not only have you crashed and most likely hurt yourself, but you just lost a brand new bike.

Your bike has a ton of tourque and can pretty much do wheelies on comand, so be careful with that.

All that said, right now your biggest fear should be the remaining gravel on the roads. Keep your eyes peeled especially on smaller residential roads. Because its your first bike, especially if you like the way your plastic looks intact, I'd suggest some frame sliders.

Lastly, invest in security. If there have been several attempts to steal my 03 600 RR, I'm pretty sure your bike will be very attractive to theives. Bikes are just too easy to steal, but preventitive steps arent.