Ok, before I begin I would like to state a couple of things up front that I am assuming as fact, namely: There's no compelling reason to modify the factory exhaust system, doing so will result in no improvement in engine performance, loud exhausts are mostly just annoying, and removing or...
Took my R for a five minute ride to pick up an oil filter strap wrench five minutes away, and when I got back it was dark. The bike has been running rough the last week, and smelled a little hot. I park the bike, dismount, look down, and the catalytic converter by the shift pedal is bright red...
Hi! I am a first time poster-- NOT a mechanic - also not afraid to get some grease under the fingernails
1995 GS 1100
57k miles
Second owner as of 2011
(With SWEET new KTC 80 knobbies! Golly, that looks cool!)
Last oil change last fall about 700 miles ago-- purple stuff, getting supplies...