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Re: Silent muffler
Reply #15 - 12/03/12 at 07:13:10

When I see a pipe on a pipe... normally it's a dual sport trying to meet spark arrestor requirements for off roading.

the waffle baffle has my vote as it's easily reversable.

next would be to stick an eye ball down the inlet of the muffler and if it looked like the sketches in the hartman mod, then I would consider stuffing that front compartment with ss scrubies.

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Reply #16 - 12/03/12 at 07:35:09

Gyrobob wrote on 12/02/12 at 15:50:44:

BOBD wrote on 12/02/12 at 15:20:45:

Why not. Just to see if it could be done. Just going the opposite of loud I think would be interesting. If they had an electric bike that wasn't ugly, looked like a normal bike, was cheap enough, went 250 miles on a charge and did 100MPH I'd get one.

I asked you first. I was asking a question, not making a statement.

OK. I've lived with a noisy workplace until I retired and noisy bikes. So, now I've got 2 hearing aids. I'd like peace and quiet now, Thank you.

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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #17 - 12/03/12 at 07:40:17 Cavi Mike wrote on 12/03/12 at 00:51:15: Buy a different bike. This one clearly isn't for you. Adding to Oldfeller's post - the NSX was a Ferarri beater when it debuted in 1990. The entire world had to play catch-up when that thing hit the market. Can't afford anything more than I've got. Guess I'll just quit riding.
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Reply #18 - 12/03/12 at 07:59:23

Gyrobob wrote on 12/03/12 at 06:36:29:

Cavi Mike wrote on 12/03/12 at 00:51:15:

Buy a different bike. This one clearly isn't for you.

If looking for a silent bike, get a Gold Wing or an electric. This bike makes enough mechanical noise not counting the exhaust that you'd be heard a block away.

On a RYCA bike, the honk coming through the carb is significant as well.

If you do pursue making the thing quieter, you'll have to use a larger muffler (physically) and additional sound dampening on the intake side (larger air box).

It'll be an interesting project. Keep us posted.

Too darn expensive. I'd love to have a Honda Goldwing Trike, but it ain't gonna happen.
How about these.

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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #19 - 12/03/12 at 08:28:14 www.zeromotorcycles.com
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gdrseeker Senior Member Offline Addicted!! Posts: 365 Carson Valley NV	Re: Silent muffler Reply #20 - 12/03/12 at 08:29:49 Here is a good electric bike http://www.youtube.com/user/brammo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtSUoU042JI&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr98sLX_m8o
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #21 - 12/03/12 at 08:30:35 Yea, sure,.. a giant megaphone will help... ... Maybe you don't need a Goldwing,... ...maybe you need a Goldwing muffler... ...
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Reply #22 - 12/03/12 at 08:51:02

Gyrobob wrote on 12/03/12 at 06:36:29:

Cavi Mike wrote on 12/03/12 at 00:51:15:

Buy a different bike. This one clearly isn't for you.

If looking for a silent bike, get a Gold Wing or an electric. This bike makes enough mechanical noise not counting the exhaust that you'd be heard a block away.

On a RYCA bike, the honk coming through the carb is significant as well.

If you do pursue making the thing quieter, you'll have to use a larger muffler (physically) and additional sound dampening on the intake side (larger air box).

It'll be an interesting project. Keep us posted.

Anything I do will have to be on the cheap side. I'm retired and on a fixed income. How about stuffing stainless steel wool in it. Would that rust too?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #23 - 12/03/12 at 08:56:07 Any kind of packing,.. has to go around the outer perimeter of a waffle baffle... you can't just stuff it in the hole... if the engine starts, it'll just blow out,... ...if it don't start,.. ...you will have successfully created a truly silent Savage... ...
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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #24 - 12/03/12 at 08:56:18 gdrseeker wrote on 12/03/12 at 08:29:49: Here is a good electric bike http://www.youtube.com/user/brammo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtSUoU042JI&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr98sLX_m8o I've looked at those. Too expensive for me.
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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #25 - 12/03/12 at 08:57:32 TROX wrote on 12/03/12 at 08:28:14: www.zeromotorcycles.com Don't like the look of them.
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misterbbq Full Member Offline newbie Posts: 157 Acworth, GA Gender:	Re: Silent muffler Reply #26 - 12/03/12 at 09:47:13 would welding a piece in that pushes the end of the exhaust well past the riding position help at all?
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Re: Silent muffler
Reply #27 - 12/03/12 at 09:51:09

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Anything I do will have to be on the cheap side. I'm retired and on a fixed income. How about stuffing stainless steel wool in it. Would that rust too?

My dad used to stuff steel wool in the exhaust of my motocross bikes as they were too loud for him. He used a broom handle to get it in there pretty deep. I don't know if something like that would work for the Savage or not. It will work if you remove the muffler and stuff it in the front.

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Re: Silent muffler
Reply #28 - 12/03/12 at 10:49:25

Greg wrote on 12/03/12 at 09:51:09:

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Anything I do will have to be on the cheap side. I'm retired and on a fixed income. How about stuffing stainless steel wool in it. Would that rust too?

My dad used to stuff steel wool in the exhaust of my motocross bikes as they were too loud for him. He used a broom handle to get it in there pretty deep. I don't know if something like that would work for the Savage or not. It will work if you remove the muffler and stuff it in the front.

It would have to be stainless steel wool that does not rust.

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