klr muffler replacement ??

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spike55_bmw
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klr muffler replacement ??

Post by spike55_bmw » Sat May 28, 2011 6:23 am

My only comment is that you should not modify / destroy the stock muffler. Save it to re-install when you sell the bike or sell the muffler out-right in stock condition. Many of us appreciate quite exhaust systems both as the bystander and as the rider. Might be an old age thing but I'm not trying to get anyone to look at / notice me - don't give a crap about them. And when on the forest roads, I want to catch people, deer, bear, turkey, etc unawares (25 mph). SSM! (Save Stock Mufflers) Don R100, A6F
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" wrote: > > > I don't follow the "fighting traffic" and "stock muffler is way to quiet" > logic. > If you are going for more sound in the interest of "safety", loud pipes > don't save lives, they p*ss people off. > Noone ever thanked me for riding a loud motorcycle. I have had someone > express gratitude for having a quiet one, however. > > Think about it: > The bike travels forward. The exhaust sound travels rearward. > Head on, they couldn't hear you anyway. > Exmaple: Having stood near the fence as Indy cars rounded the nearest turn > at 150mph+ to head down the straight in front of me, > I could hear the rush of air around the car better than I could hear the > unmuffled exhaust .... right up until they passed in front of me. > Then it was an insanely loud explosion of sound and they were gone again. > If the wind was right, I could hear the same exhaust sounds *15 miles away* > at my house. Again, with them right coming at me just yards away, > I could hear almost nothing. > > $0.02 worth of advice from a former courier: > Get a brighter headlight bulb like a 55/60 Silverstar or even one of the > Osram bulbs with the yellow bulb around the actual bulb - for conspicuity. > Wear brighter clothing and maybe get a Stebel Compact Nautilus air horn. > You'll be a bit safer & your neighbors will continue to like you. Unless > they pull out in front of you. Then can give 'em an earful. "Hooooooooonk!" > ;) > > eddie > > > > [Original Message] > > From: david zawadzki > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > > Date: 5/25/2011 9:49:36 AM > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR Muffler Replacement > > > > Greetings KLR lovers, > > > > Im looking to get a replacement muffler for my 2007 klr and need some > > opinions. > > Most of my riding is in the city so I'm fighting traffic alot and the > stock > > muffler is way to quiet. I was thinking o doing the "low buck mod" but > I'm > > not sure it's gonna be loud enough. > > I dont want the bike to sound super loud bit I need a nice "cheap" > > improvement. > > Are there any other mods out there that I can do myself? > > Does anybody have a video or soundclip of their muffler? > > > > Many thanks > > > > -David Z >

Jim Douglas
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nklr - stupid schools

Post by Jim Douglas » Sat May 28, 2011 7:44 am

Just got an email from the local school district indicating that Monday is a holiday, well DUH! At least it was not is various languages! One has gotta wonder why! I should show up at the High School and see how many kids show up on Monday! Anyone else get these or is it a local Texas thing?

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