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RACER X · 06-18-2009, 10:15 AM

screenname:20_636_05

Experience: 4-8 months

Bike(s):
2005 kawi 636

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Originally Posted by 20_636_05

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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Originally Posted by RACER X

yuk, loud gets old quick

another old hand

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Originally Posted by Godsuki

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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Originally Posted by 20_636_05

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

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Archren · 06-18-2009, 10:32 AM

Oh shit that's funny.

Amber Lamps · 06-18-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

screenname:20_636_05

Experience: 4-8 months

Bike(s):
2005 kawi 636

another old hand

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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.

HurricaneHeather · 06-18-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

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.

neebelung · 06-18-2009, 10:41 AM

zed · 06-18-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

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.

RACER X · 06-18-2009, 11:04 AM

still going

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Originally Posted by 20_636_05

im new at thisike stuff so i dont know much, thats what this forum is for right, questions.

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Originally Posted by 20_636_05

thanks for your input fellas

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Originally Posted by Godsuki

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.

http://www.motorcycles-unlimited.com/

281 444 0545

we'll see if the shop plays along.......good shop BTW if you ever stuck in N houston.

Amber Lamps · 06-18-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by zed

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.

Homeslice · 06-18-2009, 12:08 PM

Staged thread, I'm guessing.

z06boy · 06-18-2009, 12:16 PM

I just put race baffles in mine and gutted the cats...seemed easier than changing the bearings and cheaper than buying the sound card.

06-18-2009, 10:32 AM	#2
Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	Oh shit that's funny. __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

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neebelung Ornery, scandalous & evil Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1 Posts: 5,962

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Staged thread, I'm guessing.

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z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	I just put race baffles in mine and gutted the cats...seemed easier than changing the bearings and cheaper than buying the sound card.