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Message started by Cass on 05/05/16 at 20:28:21

Title: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Cass on 05/05/16 at 20:28:21

I had a couple come to look at my 2001 last night. Texted the woman (who the bike would have been for) today to follow up. This was her reply: Sorry we are passing on the bike. Good luck selling it she is a beauty just sound like there's trouble in the idle

Am I wrong, or do they not understand the thumper?

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Struch on 05/05/16 at 22:55:58

well do you have fast idle or how is it? it is none that it is fast you can change and set but .....

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Cass on 05/06/16 at 05:25:58

I don't think it was the idle speed. I think it was just because it wasn't the throaty rumble of say a Harley that people are used to.

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by oldNslow on 05/06/16 at 07:01:23

Do you still have the stock muffler ? The stock exhaust is so quiet that the top end noise from a bike that is perfectly fine.overpowers the exhaust sound when you're standing next to the bike listening to it run. And these are pretty noisy engines anyway compared to a lot of bikes.

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Serowbot on 05/06/16 at 07:31:19

Maybe she's a master mechanic, and hears a problem... or maybe she don't know her ass from her elbow.
Either way,.. yer' one no closer to a yes...
Every bike ain't for everybody...

Sorry your selling her though.
Best luck

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/06/16 at 07:51:36

The stock muffler can sure whistle like a VW. The Dyna sounds good, looks great, is cheap and readily available, usually a simple swap. Depends on how stuck your current one is. Getting a right looking heat shield isn't really easy.

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Cass on 05/06/16 at 08:05:37

Yes, everything is still stock. Oh well, there will be others interested I'm sure.

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Suzukisavvy on 05/06/16 at 09:28:48

Could you post a video so we can hear what they heard?

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Cass on 05/06/16 at 10:19:35

Next time I fire it up I will

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Kris01 on 05/06/16 at 20:23:03

694F404F5153695B4C4C433A0 wrote:

Could you post a video so we can hear what they heard?

Ever heard a stock Savage?

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Cass on 05/06/16 at 20:25:53

hahahaha thanks for that. Here's a video of a 2000. Sounds the same as mine. https://youtu.be/_1EvHLdVRms

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by Struch on 05/06/16 at 23:05:49

Ever heard a stock Savage?

;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Losing a sale over idle sound?
Post by hotprops on 05/07/16 at 10:26:32

the bike in the vid has a strange sound for two reasons resonance from pointing rear into garage ,and i think a blockage in the muffler see discoloration at the near end