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Old 06-18-2009, 11:15 AM   #1
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i have seen a thread about making your stock exhaust louder, but cant find it.
anyways my question is, is there a kit of some sort out there that you can make your stock exhaust louder, and where can i find this kit, and has anyone done this? thanks in advance for any help or info

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yuk, loud gets old quick
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Just change the muffler bearings from steel to ceramic. The will normally do the trick. There is also a sound card in your ECU. You can just purchase a new one from Morotrcycles Unlimited (ask for Brandon) to adjust the volume as well.

Although changing the bearings is a bit more work, it is a much cheaper fix.

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are the bearings something i can do myself or is it pretty technical,


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Old 06-18-2009, 11:32 AM   #2
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:33 AM   #3
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I don't know... hell I fell for shit like that when I first joined the Army. When people ask technical questions I normally just help them in stead of making fun of them, but that's just me.
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:35 AM   #4
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I don't know... hell I fell for shit like that when I first joined the Army. When people ask technical questions I normally just help them in stead of making fun of them, but that's just me.
I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I agree.

We all started somewhere, and I'm not sure why everyone hates these kids so much. Maybe they are squids, but how many of us have been uber squidly at some point?

I rode in shorts and a tank top once.
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:41 AM   #5
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:57 AM   #6
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I don't know... hell I fell for shit like that when I first joined the Army. When people ask technical questions I normally just help them in stead of making fun of them, but that's just me.
you missed out on a lot of fun then.

when we were coming out of the sandbox we had to get every vehicle inspected. I told one guy that I knew he had been racing through the desert because his shocks needed calibrated. I sent him to motor pool and they sent him to another company, they sent him to another, finally after being sent to 4 different companies he came back, wasn't very happy but it was funny as hell that so many other people went along with it.
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:04 PM   #7
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im new at thisike stuff so i dont know much, thats what this forum is for right, questions.
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thanks for your input fellas

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you did the right thing. Don't let that ding-dong get to you.

Seriously, call Brandon at MU, tell him Tim sent you. They usually carry the ceramic bearings and sound cards in stock.

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we'll see if the shop plays along.......good shop BTW if you ever stuck in N houston.
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:14 PM   #8
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you missed out on a lot of fun then.

when we were coming out of the sandbox we had to get every vehicle inspected. I told one guy that I knew he had been racing through the desert because his shocks needed calibrated. I sent him to motor pool and they sent him to another company, they sent him to another, finally after being sent to 4 different companies he came back, wasn't very happy but it was funny as hell that so many other people went along with it.

Maybe, besides that was a release of tension after the stresses of battle. This is just a way for bored desk jockeys to take advantage of someone who doesn't know any better. Almost everyone changes their exhaust to make it louder. I thought that he had a legitimate question. Especially since there are kits of this nature for some bikes. Heck, I drilled out the mufflers on my V-Max until I had the money to buy an exhaust.
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Old 06-18-2009, 01:08 PM   #9
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Staged thread, I'm guessing.
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Old 06-18-2009, 01:16 PM   #10
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I just put race baffles in mine and gutted the cats...seemed easier than changing the bearings and cheaper than buying the sound card.
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