| Author | Message | ||
     Littlebuggles |
So I get on the freeway and my exhaust pitch changes from the deep rumble to something I couldn't quite hear. Acceleration was slow and too much throttle caused it to bog down. No ugly clanking, banging, or bass in a blender type noises. Getting off the interstate at the light the bike sounds almost exactly like an old air cooled VW engine. WTF? Checked both headers thinking maybe I lost a cyl. Nope, plenty hot there. Maybe a stuck exhaust valve? Suggestions? I can pull the rocker boxes off but don't know where I'll go from there. Considering taking to the dealership for their race guy to look at... | ||
| Drhacknstine |
It might help to know what exhaust your running, and other details? I.E. Loose baffel or packing plug'n up the pipe. Have u made a quick check inside the muffler(checked your profile, pulled the end cap it could be something very simple). In my younger years I might have put something in a buddies exhaust. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Hmmm, I'll check that, closed end-cap but I used a funny method to keep the packing in when I put the muffler together (used a nicer sheet from the sunday ads to keep the packing in, figured it would just burn up eventually, might have caused this myself then!). Thanks for the suggestion, I'm headed out to the parking lot now. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Okay, so there's ONE screw that goes into the bottom of the Supatrapp that holds the whole assembly of disks, end-cap, and center baffle all in place. That little dear decided it was done with both me, and my bike and dropped on out. The whole assy has then pushed itself to the back of the muffler (and with the end-cap being curved outward) did a great job of sealing off my exhaust almost entirely. I think I found the stainless hex head fasteners I used at the Lowes (they sure polished up nicely). I can stop on the way home from work, they open at 0600, maybe I can remember the size. I'll use some blue lock-tight and a lock washer instead of the anti-sieze that Supertrapp sent me. Thanks Doc! | ||
| Sloppy |
EXACT same thing happened to me. Swapped it for a Buell Race Muffler. Never had a problem since (25,000 miles later). | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Nice to know I'm not alone in my pain  Pretty easy to fix, Lowes didn't have the hardware but I found a only slightly chewed up allen head screw to fit in [one of] my misc. Buell parts stash. Lock-washer with TEETH and some blue lock tight. We'll see how it goes, I think this explains how the disk hardware on the inside of the pipe got chewed up previously, bought my pipe used from another Badwebber, can't member who though... (previously used curved spring washer, apparently it didn't do the trick) Funny how this has got me thinking of buying a cheap old Bug, family went through a number of those when I was growing up... | ||
| Eshardball |
I got a 71 with 68K on it that needs some work.$500 and its yours | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Dude! I love to fly and ride, bought my bike in Berkley, borrowed a truck for that one. But I bought my car in Philly, that was a nice drive =] What kind of work? Send me pics? If I ever get my T-Bird sold I'll be able to buy a different car. littlebuggles at yahoo dot com (Message edited by littlebuggles on August 23, 2009) |
