Jardine GP1

Ok. I just bought and installed the Jardine GP1. Cheap and easy. The sound is very loud, but it is a toned loud, so it sounds great imho. I definitely recommend this exhaust for a small budget or temporary to get rid of the big ugly K8 exhaust. I installed this until I can decide on a full system and can commit to the full system and power commander. :thumbup: http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu228/bhowcroft/jardinebox.jpg http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu228/bhowcroft/rearphoto.jpg http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu228/bhowcroft/Jardineinstalled.jpg

Your are right it is a very nice cheap and effective way to get rid of that nasty muffler they stuck on the 08/09. It is a much better sound then most Slash Cut Mega Phone style S/O. I too have a K8600 but I hacked my cat off and put on the 06/07 GP1..I dont see the need to buy a full system if you are a street rider like me...

nice man. looks clean...i love mine as well but its on a K7 http://upshizzle.com/gallery/albums/October_2008/5bike 2.JPG (http://upshizzle.com)

nice man. looks clean...i love mine as well but its on a K7 http://upshizzle.com/gallery/albums/October_2008/5bike 2.JPG (http://upshizzle.com) +1 It's loud and way lighter than stock.

hell yeah. like 12 pounds dif

hell yeah. like 12 pounds dif Yeah when I pulled the stocker off I couldn't believe how freakin' heavy it was, especially compared to the Jardine. Thanks for the review Crafty.

Yeah when I pulled the stocker off I couldn't believe how freakin' heavy it was, especially compared to the Jardine. Thanks for the review Crafty. haha yeah for sure. i showed my buddy cause he still has the stocker on...i was like okay feel mine stocker and now feel this...hes like WTF? :headscrat damn thats alot of weight...lomo2surf - get rid of that thing :infrandom

haha yeah for sure. i showed my buddy cause he still has the stocker on...i was like okay feel mine stocker and now feel this...hes like WTF? :headscrat damn thats alot of weight...lomo2surf - get rid of that thing :infrandom Haha no kidding. When I got back on the bike, I almost tipped over because of the weight diff. :laughingr

Haha no kidding. When I got back on the bike, I almost tipped over because of the weight diff. :laughingr such a bad design to hang all that weight to that 1 side...:hmmm:

nice

Your are right it is a very nice cheap and effective way to get rid of that nasty muffler they stuck on the 08/09. It is a much better sound then most Slash Cut Mega Phone style S/O. I too have a K8600 but I hacked my cat off and put on the 06/07 GP1..I dont see the need to buy a full system if you are a street rider like me... How much of an issue is it to cut off the cat? and is the 06/07 Jardine as loud as "slip-on" on the cat for the 08/09?

How much of an issue is it to cut off the cat? and is the 06/07 Jardine as loud as "slip-on" on the cat for the 08/09? It was a piece of cake with the right tools. I used a SawZaw to cut the pipe right on the weld of the cat and the pipe. It's just alittle past the SET Vavle. Once that was done. I grinded it smooth. (cleaned up the cut). I then placed Muffler Sealant ( like less than $5 at a parts store) on the S/O and the pipe. It slipped on perfect and mounted just fine. As far as what it sounds like, I could only tell you it sounds the same as it does when it is on a 06/07. Go to youtube and do a search. I am sure you will find both for 06/07 and 08/09

I also have this exhaust for my k7. It is loud but comes with an optional "silencer" which I have never used. It is not too loud for me but some people I ride with do not like to ride on my right and behind me.

It was a piece of cake with the right tools. I used a SawZaw to cut the pipe right on the weld of the cat and the pipe. It's just alittle past the SET Vavle. Once that was done. I grinded it smooth. (cleaned up the cut). I then placed Muffler Sealant ( like less than $5 at a parts store) on the S/O and the pipe. It slipped on perfect and mounted just fine. As far as what it sounds like, I could only tell you it sounds the same as it does when it is on a 06/07. Go to youtube and do a search. I am sure you will find both for 06/07 and 08/09 If the slash cut sounds just like it does on the 06/07, that's extra loud. I had a hotbodies slash cut on my 07 and I had to take it off after about a month. My ears were about to fall off...

I definately like the sound the GP1 puts out but I just can't get past how clean and awesome the K7 stock exhaust looks!!! Guess I will be staying with the stock.

when installing the gp1 on the k7 you dont need to do any cutting right?

ya k6 k7 super easy job ..... bt its loud i wnt bk 2 stock right ear cudnt take it ..... bt i hate ear plugs

ya k6 k7 super easy job ..... bt its loud i wnt bk 2 stock right ear cudnt take it ..... bt i hate ear plugs did you try putting the "silencer" in before you removed it? It comes with a optional silencer, never used it, its not that loud with helmet on.

yup ...... seems the stock sound is deep and somewhere below the bike the gp1 sound is higher pitched even wth the plug and comes fm high right .... dont gt me wrong i think the gp1 is sweet lookin...saves a ton of weight ... priced rite..... some of my bike days go fm sun up to sun down .... ill fill up 3 or 4 times .....and thats a long time to listen to a loud pipe all n my right ear ....ha i need a tourning bike NEVER

I also installed it on my k9 750. love the sound and sheer look of it. But the only thing that I didn't like was that they put a heat shield around the cat unlike the k8 .so I had to cut part of the heat shield off so the bracket that mounts on to the rear set didn't interfere. but other than that. Awesome:thumbup:

I gots the gp1 on a k7 1000, looks cool but the sound is loud and obnoxious,even with the baffles.personally I think it sounds like shit compared to a proper slip on like yosh or akrpvc.I gots a full system on order so if any one wants a used but good condition gp1 p.m. me.

I gots the gp1 on a k7 1000, looks cool but the sound is loud and obnoxious,even with the baffles.personally I think it sounds like shit compared to a proper slip on like yosh or akrpvc.I gots a full system on order so if any one wants a used but good condition gp1 p.m. me. i like how the GP1 is dual on the 1000, i wish there was a way to do that for my model and year, if there is i'd pick it up

The best think you can buy for your bike......gas

it sound like ima have a new weekend project thanx so the 06/07 works on the 08 750 just cut grind and install sound too easy lol but ima try it ima post the pics