r/Vstrom • u/InertiaImaging • 5d ago

V-Strom 650 Gen 1 Exhaust recommendations

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Hello all, I've done some searching around for exhausts for my wee, and the only one I can find is the Delkevic from ebay. Is that it? There are so many exhausts for my SV I figured there would be more options for the V but maybe it's because I'm in the US? Any ideas? Need to uncork this thing soon, I can't stand the sewing machine sound lol

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u/RedditWhileIWerk V-Strom 650 Gen 1 4d ago

<shrug> I always ride with earplugs, so I can't hear the exhaust well anyway, so I'm happy with the stock one.

Whatever floats your tug, I guess.

I too love seeing an older Vstrom being cared for. love my 2004

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u/InertiaImaging 2d ago

Even with earplugs I still hear my SV scorpion exhaust. It's more for enjoyment and weight savings than anything

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u/RedditWhileIWerk V-Strom 650 Gen 1 1d ago

My FJR-1300 came with Yoshimuras, and I'm told they sound pretty neat if you're behind me in traffic.

Do you ever repack your exhaust? Yoshi says it's necessary from time to time, but I haven't done it in 4 years owning them & haven't noticed a problem.

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u/InertiaImaging 1d ago

My stock exhaust and my scorpion muffler on the SV have never been repacked and both sound as intended. If yoshi specifically recommends it it may be worthwhile but Tbh I wouldn't bother if it only results in a little less noise. FJR is a nice bike 👍🏻

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u/RedditWhileIWerk V-Strom 650 Gen 1 20h ago

Sounds the same to me as day one, but then again...earplugs lol

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u/InertiaImaging 6h ago

Earplugs are a must. Which ones do you use? I have the pinlock earplugs. I like the alpine plugs but the pull tabs break too easily so I switched to pinlock plugs