Help With Modifying Virago Exhaust

[DRider]

Hey guys,

So, I think my Virago 535 sounds pretty rubbish, as in, too quiet. That is to say, it's quiet as a mouse, particularly at higher speeds.

The way the exhaust system works is, you have two cylinders, each with one exhaust header, leading round and down into a silencer/collector box. The box makes the sound reverberate several times before it exits, and then one pipe from there will go into two joined exhausts, and it comes out the end of those pipes.

You can buy aftermarket pipes, but frankly, I do like the *look* of my current system, it's only the sound which I'm not a fan of.

There are people who have removed the baffles out of the exhaust ends, but to do this, you have to drill them out, and although it sounds better, it can often make the chrome finish on the exhaust look pretty damn rough.

What I'm hoping to do, with the appropriate help, is open a hole on the silencer box, rip out the guts of it, and then weld the box back up.

Wondering if anybody has done this before on any system and know if it's a possibility. Keeps the original look of the bike, sacrifices a little fuel consumption, but should make it sound really quite loud; louder than it is, anyway.

Any advice on this would be welcome, if anybody has any to give? ha

Thanks guys.

 

[SwissMotard]

I know it's not what you want to hear, but changing the exhaust is really the easiest and most effective method.

 

[dandoolittle]

Is it injected and got a cat? Take the cat out?

 

[BluePixel]

My mate has a Virago 535. It's carbed as far as I'm aware and does have a pretty huge backbox underneath just in front of the rear wheel. I think you'd have to change the whole system to make it louder.

 

[SighBored]

Post photos of your exhaust system.

 

[Clint Love]

Aftermarket exhaust is probably the best way to go. Especially, if you care about keeping everything looking shiny. Otherwise you could just punch the baffles, paint the cans black and heat wrap the pipes.

 

[BluePixel]

Aftermarket exhaust is probably the best way to go. Especially, if you care about keeping everything looking shiny. Otherwise you could just punch the baffles, paint the cans black and heat wrap the pipes.

I don't think you can just punch the baffles on this. Most of the baffles are inside the back box underneath the bike hence why simply installing an aftermarket slip on won't make much difference in sound.

Ignore the red. You can see the header pipe on the left with the silencers / end cans top right. That large container sits in front of the rear wheel and is most likely where are the sound deadening baffles are.

 

[Clint Love]

I don't think you can just punch the baffles on this. Most of the baffles are inside the back box underneath the bike hence why simply installing an aftermarket slip on won't make much difference in sound.

Ignore the red. You can see the header pipe on the left with the silencers / end cans top right. That large container sits in front of the rear wheel and is most likely where are the sound deadening baffles are.

That's ridonkulous!

You could just cut that box off and maybe get a muffler shop to weld some shit together so that it all connects back up again, but by the time you did all that you might as well just get the aftermarket system.

 

[BluePixel]

Yes, a full aftermarket system that removes the collector / back box would be your best option from what I can see.

Quick google search has brought up BlackWidow who seem to do a full stainless system for £280. Linky - http://www.blackwidowexhausts.co.uk...-with-silencers-new-stainless-steel-493-p.asp