exhaust modifications

[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. =) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[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. =) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >

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[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.