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somewhat bike related.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:29 pm
by transalp 1
Was helping out at the shop today and the owner had trouble with a Suzuki LS650. It turned out there
was something clogging up the carburetor vent/drain lines. A quick blast of 130psi air blew a small something out of each
line and then....................................OH,MY! What in the h*ll is that awful smell????????????'
I've smelled rotting meat, the wrong end of a skunk, a pulpwood mill and other assorted stenches.
Nothing and I mean nothing came close to whatever we removed from those lines.
Initially, it looked like a garden variety dirt dauber wasp nest. But, now, I have no earthly idea what small creepy-crawly
could produce such a stink. We never located the debris that came out. My guess it is disintegrated.
Can anyone shed some light as to what it could've been?
Thanks!
eddie
PS: The Suzuki ran perfectly afterward. =)
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somewhat bike related.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:40 pm
by D Critchley
Probably a breeding pair of lawyers.
DC
transalp 1 wrote:
>
>
> Was helping out at the shop today and the owner had trouble with a
> Suzuki LS650. It turned out there
> was something clogging up the carburetor vent/drain lines. A quick
> blast of 130psi air blew a small something out of each
> line and then....................................OH,MY! What in the
> h*ll is that awful smell????????????'
>
> I've smelled rotting meat, the wrong end of a skunk, a pulpwood mill
> and other assorted stenches.
> Nothing and I mean nothing came close to whatever we removed from
> those lines.
> Initially, it looked like a garden variety dirt dauber wasp nest. But,
> now, I have no earthly idea what small creepy-crawly
> could produce such a stink. We never located the debris that came out.
> My guess it is disintegrated.
> Can anyone shed some light as to what it could've been?
>
> Thanks!
> eddie
>
> PS: The Suzuki ran perfectly afterward. =)
>
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>
>
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exhaust modifications
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:38 am
by The Reverend
I used a screwdriver to pull the mesh out of the end of my tail pipe. My
bike is an '01. The "tweety" VW noise went away, and the tone was a bit
deeper.
Legal? It could be a spark arrester, so I won't be allowed in parks/off-road
anymore, but I doubt that I exceed noise levels with it.
I tried the hole-saw approach, but it took too long, thus the screwdriver
method.
-----Original Message-----
From:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of idaho_mtgoat
I inquired of others and was told that drill a couple of holes in the end of
the exhaust will do the same. What are my options as I am a bit of a
minimalist and cutting the end out of my exhaust seems a bit radical. He
was also ordering a end to cover the hole. Where can I find a cover to
"hide" my modifications if they are worth performing? What should I watch
out for, are they legal etc etc.