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27-02-15, 06:14 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
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27-02-15, 07:24 PM | #12 |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
How old is the can? Just wondering if there might be some wadding in it that's come loose over time and is now bafffling the sound at the exhaust end. If the bike is running well but just quietly it sounds to me like the induction or exhaust is being muffled. And if performance is unaffected I'd guess it is more likely to be the latter.
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27-02-15, 07:36 PM | #13 |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Ok guys, had a light in the exhaust, i can see right down to the link pipe bend, the wadding is in perfect condition.
Had the airbox apart and the air filter is as clean as a whistle, apart from some black sponge thing covered in oil, i think thats the crank case overflow though? The snorkel is also clear, i have no ideas. All spark caps are on properly etc |
27-02-15, 07:44 PM | #14 |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Fyi Bib,
I believe the plugs were changed at the last service around the 8k mark |
27-02-15, 07:57 PM | #15 |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Are you sure you are not getting hard of hearing? Or have you forgotten the ear plugs you put in?
Or finally, did you turn down the master volume switch (next to the idle adjuster) |
27-02-15, 08:37 PM | #16 |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
only one other thing i can think of. when you put the end can on you had a slight leak and its now carbonated over sealing up the leak.
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27-02-15, 10:31 PM | #17 |
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Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Maybe the can used to be so loud it has caused deafness.
Or, it seems to coincide with mine becoming much louder. Maybe there is a natural balancing of exhausts - as mine gets louder someone else's has to get quieter. (Although I had thought mine got louder just as a length of steel tube appeared on the garage floor next to the bike) |
27-02-15, 11:55 PM | #18 |
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Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Any warranty left on it.
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02-03-15, 10:31 AM | #19 |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Bibio, I think that is the quite possibly the reason, it coincides with the fact I used to think my exhaust got louder when I was bombing round Wales in the Summer. E.G it would get really hot after 2 + hours and start to expand and blow slightly, I never looked into it though.
Gaz, Warranty on what? the bike yes but I fitted the can which was second hand off ebay |
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Re: Bike is suddenly quieter than normal - Pointy 2014
Can you imagine trying to explain the fault to your local dealer?
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