I have 1993 Yamaha Virago 535. What is the best custom exhaust for it to get the closest Harley note?

Question

i heard Jardine slash pipes are good for this bike in having a good low "rumble growl" that close to H D or is there another exhaust better at having a closer note to it? Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

I've heard a coworkers' virago with Vance & Hines exhaust system. It's loud and it pops, more than rumbles, due to the decrease in displacement of the v-twin engine. Loud bikes annoy most people and I suspect most people that ride loud bikes need it for thier ego.

Answer 2

Vance & Hines slide ons will help...however it is more about the stroke length and bore than what pipes you have. If you want a Harely Sound...buy a Harely.

Answer 3

Please don't.  Be happy with your bike and don't try to make it something it isn't.

I asked a question just last night why so many people are trying to make their foreign bikes copy a Harley, specially when they bash Harleys.  Please don't fall into that "copy-cat"category.

Just enjoy your bike for what it is....

Answer 4

Nothing man made can make a 535 sound like a Harley

Answer 5

I'm no pro but I don't think anything is gonna make a 535 sound Harleyesque. :--)

Answer 6

cobra pipes seem to have the best rumble at ide on a yamaha i have a set on a 05 roadstar and are sick at idle. i have talked to guys about the pipes and many recomend for the older bikes..... good luck

Answer 7

Harley's sound is unique and you will never reproduce it with a Yammie 535. I think the 535 is a cool bike, worth of keeping box stock as an eventual collectors bike. No pipes.