XS1 Muffler LOUD

Is this what I need? Are these the tinny sounding or good sounding muffs?
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They have a very nice sound and look. IMHO only thing that sounds and looks better is factory mufflers or the OEM aftermarkets.
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They have a very nice sound and look. IMHO only thing that sounds and looks better is factory mufflers or the OEM aftermarkets.
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There was discussion about some comandos sounding tinny. I am about to order for the "Red" (Time to Start a winter project) bike and would like to get the right ones.
 
that's a lot of disrespect towards my old girl lol. But thank you to everyone for the advice! ill prob just get new mufflers but I personally do like the shorty look. Every single xs1 looks exactly the same, kinda boring imho.
 
I have "Omars" on my current bike. They were pretty loud. I did a number of trials to tone them down. Loud pipes are a certain kind of music but A. they challange neighbor relations and B. they can be tiring on the highway.
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The baffle is a perforated tube in the megaphone. The baffle was wrapped partialy in fiberglass but the packing was dense enough that it didn't really absorb or deaden sound. I wrapped the baffles in the coarse brillo pads which allows gas and noise to penetrate the weave and expand into the megaphone. This expanded gas and noise must pass again through the mesh of the brillo to exit. The brillo is contained by stainless seizing wire. This modification tamed the exhaust considerably. I also added threem #8 screws through the baffle body tube at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock to slow flow and force some flow through the mesh. My results are very pleasing to ME and seemingly others and only gats real loud at full chat (WFO 4500+ rpm).
 
I have "Omars" on my current bike. They were pretty loud. I did a number of trials to tone them down. Loud pipes are a certain kind of music but A. they challange neighbor relations and B. they can be tiring on the highway.
View attachment 235452The baffle is a perforated tube in the megaphone. The baffle was wrapped partialy in fiberglass but the packing was dense enough that it didn't really absorb or deaden sound. I wrapped the baffles in the coarse brillo pads which allows gas and noise to penetrate the weave and expand into the megaphone. This expanded gas and noise must pass again through the mesh of the brillo to exit. The brillo is contained by stainless seizing wire. This modification tamed the exhaust considerably. I also added threem #8 screws through the baffle body tube at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock to slow flow and force some flow through the mesh. My results are very pleasing to ME and seemingly others and only gats real loud at full chat (WFO 4500+ rpm).
beautiful build!
 
that's a lot of disrespect towards my old girl lol. But thank you to everyone for the advice! ill prob just get new mufflers but I personally do like the shorty look. Every single xs1 looks exactly the same, kinda boring imho.
As you like the not very functional "shorty look" , you should consider yourself lucky to not own a MZ250. That muffler is VERY long, and designed with purely function in mind.
 

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Welp, that’s what the aftermarket is for lol, the exhaust is HUGE is comparison to the bike haha
Yes, I believe most agree that it is unusually long. But it is long because it is a relatively low-revving 2 stroke, and that dictates a long pipe for best scavenging, with acceptable noise levels. A shorter pipe would not allow the engine to operate as efficiently in the midrange. The last version of the Yamaha TZ350 roadracer, had exhausts that crossed over each other in front of the engine. Otherwise they would protrude past the rear wheel, something the FIM rule book wouldn't allow. But they just had to be that long for the desired powerband. The laws of physics don't give a hoot about "cool" or personal preferences :)
 
Soooooo… I decided that you guys are right and I got a pair of those commando type mufflers from yamahaxs650 that were on sale. While I was waiting for them I finally was able to cut slash hummer off the old mufflers they were rusted pretty bad to the headers.

Headers cleaned up pretty good by soaking in evapo-rust for 24 hours for each slide some light scrubbing then polished with mothers.

But since repair work is a slippery slope lol… I decided to finally replace the clutch side cover gasket since it had been leaking at the bottom. Annnnnnd since the cover was off I decided it was a good time to wet sand and polish it. Didn’t turn out half bad! The 50 year old gasket was pretty tough to get off but we got there.
 

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Ha! You've become afflicted too!; I call it "gggGary/Mailman Syndrome": compulsive polishing of that bit, then the next bit....
I'm just a slacker "good enough to ride" type polisher
:bow: Mailman :bow2:
Then there's Charlie Gerbracht seen on XS650 choppers group
from a video.
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Of note? MANY clutch cover bottom leaks come from the tach drive seal/shaft.
 
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