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The MERCENARY Guide to Repacking Your Exhaust Can
The exhaust noise from the stubby Laser can on the ironically named Stealth KLR is obnoxious. Personally, I don't like loud exhausts. I think they make a bike very tiring to ride. Also, I have already accumulated some hearing loss from motorcycling and I don't want any more.
It's not that I think bikes should be really quiet. The exhaust tone contributes to the sensual experience of motorcycling and I love the sound from the Laser can on my Africa Twin and the Yoshimura on the Buell. I doubt either are legal with regard to noise, but they're not obnoxious - They're just sort of horny!
The KLR is too noisy. Driving it attracts too much attention, which I don't want, particularly as I drive it off road which isn't really legal in Ireland...
So I fabricated a baffle for it a while back (you can read about that, here) and although it did have some effect, it wasn't nearly enough!
So this evening I repacked the silencer with fiberglass wool...
Did it work? I dunno yet...
Anyway, the process isn't particularly difficult but there are a couple of things that can be a challenge, Firstly, it can be tricky to get the end-caps off and secondly it can be frustrating to get all the rivet holes to line up afterwards.
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It's not that I think bikes should be really quiet. The exhaust tone contributes to the sensual experience of motorcycling and I love the sound from the Laser can on my Africa Twin and the Yoshimura on the Buell. I doubt either are legal with regard to noise, but they're not obnoxious - They're just sort of horny!
The KLR is too noisy. Driving it attracts too much attention, which I don't want, particularly as I drive it off road which isn't really legal in Ireland...
So I fabricated a baffle for it a while back (you can read about that, here) and although it did have some effect, it wasn't nearly enough!
So this evening I repacked the silencer with fiberglass wool...
Did it work? I dunno yet...
Anyway, the process isn't particularly difficult but there are a couple of things that can be a challenge, Firstly, it can be tricky to get the end-caps off and secondly it can be frustrating to get all the rivet holes to line up afterwards.
The remains of the old wadding.
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Cut your new fiberglass wadding to size with a strong scissors. This is a stubby silencer so the length needed to be trimmed. The width was fine.
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Wrap the wadding around the core of the silencer, tucking it into the rim of the end can.
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Secure the wadding with some stainless safety wire. The wire is snug rather than tight. I used a twisty safety wire pliers for this 'cos I have one but a regular pliers will work too.
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When all the rivets are in place in both ends, check again that the core is lined up and set the rivets with your pop riveter.
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Job done! This took about 30 minutes but it's not a race, so take your time and be methodical and careful.
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Friday 26 June 2015
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