Yoshi TRC Slip-on for Gixxer 600/750 K6/K7 installation notes

[scastro901]

I just installed a Yoshi TRC Carbon Slip-On for my K6 GSX-R600 and if you're planning on doing the same, here are some notes:

1) The Slip-on I installed was 1104272 and here are the installation instructions:
http://www.yoshimura-rd.com/images/p...df/1104272.pdf

2) The instructions have 3 parts denoted by ** that you just have to figure out where they go (not explained). Parts list:


3) The muffler clamp heat insulator is obvious and goes on illustration A (below). The 2 rubber grommets need to go on illustration B & C (below). The 2 aluminum inserts are NOT the same. The small one goes in the B grommet and the bigger (hat shaped one) goes on the C grommet.


4) The instructions will lead you to believe that the Tailpipe #1 weld bracket goes behind the Oval Muffler weld bracket (reference D & E below). But the Tailpipe #1 weld bracket goes in front of the Oval Muffler weld bracket (and the grommet insert faces away from the bike).


5) The flanged nut illustrated in F (see above) goes in such a tight space behind the Oval Muffler weld bracket, that it's near impossible to hold it to torque to 16 lb/ft when the muffler is on the bike. There's near 0 leverage and the way I got to hold it was with a special offset head mini box wrench (12mm). I barely got it in there to hold the nut.

So I hope these notes are helpful. I will post my before & after pics shortly.

This was a great upgrade. The bike sounds amazing, looks amazing, and I can feel the extra torque & power!!!

[scastro901]

Pictures as promised...

1) Stock pipe:


2) Yoshi TRC Carbon Slip-On:

[Delrone]

looks good man. I will never expect decent instructions with anything i buy for my bike. When i put mine exhuast on it had 3 steps.

1. take old one off
2. don't burn yourself.
3. put new one on.

Not this vague but just as generalized.

[shdybrady19]

any sound clips?

[scastro901]

Need some time on that one. I didn't take any video yet. I'll get it up soon for the request.

Do you have a K6 600 to know the sound of the stock muffler and pipe?

[scastro901]

A few more notes I remembered...

1) The stock exhaust mount bracket, (shown in G below), is not used for the Yoshi TRC muffler and it actually gets in the way of installing the Yoshi Tailpipe #1. So it must be removed and discarded. It's not needed on the bike if you're not using the stock muffler.


2)The stock exhaust bolt (illustrated in H above) is VERY hard to get off because of the shifter bracket being in the way (illustrated in K below).


You should take this off to have easy access to that bolt. I did it the hard way because I didn't want to take that bracket off and disassemble the shifting mechanism. I used a mini ratcheting socket wrench to get in that tight spot. It was super hard to get the leverage to break that bolt free of the thread locker. Then problem #2 is that as you loosen that bolt, it gets closer to that shifting bracket which gives you near 0 room to work with. So to save yourself headache, take the shifter bracket off - otherwise, be lazy like me and suffer the consequences. I did get it off though

The issue is illustrated below. "I" is the exhaust bolt you need to take off and "J" is the shifter bracket that's in your way.

[shdybrady19]

i have a k7 750 i can post. I dont tihnk there as too much difference between the years

[scastro901]

My buddy has a K7 750 and the engine is deeper sounding than mine. Are you talking about having stock exhaust so we can hear the difference?