Well done Hoser! That is gonna be one fun bike to ride!
Well done Hoser! That is gonna be one fun bike to ride!
Your bike turned out really nice!
A couple of questions please Hoser...
- Do your bar end mirrors 'loosen up' if you move the mirror forward-backward to adjust? Mine do. I can't seem to get them to stay tight.
- What muffler is that? MikesXS 17" Performance Reverse Cone Megaphone Muffler with the mechanical baffle? What's your opinion of the sound?
Thanks Ron
I have the same Mikes' 17" mufflers on my '76, and they are variable in loudness, that is, there are 3 threaded plugs you can install or remove to adjust the sound. So, you have 4 gradations in sound level.Your bike turned out really nice!
A couple of questions please Hoser...
- Do your bar end mirrors 'loosen up' if you move the mirror forward-backward to adjust? Mine do. I can't seem to get them to stay tight.
- What muffler is that? MikesXS 17" Performance Reverse Cone Megaphone Muffler with the mechanical baffle? What's your opinion of the sound?
Thanks Ron
One more question... What's the red bike behind the XS?
Nice bike... sounds good. You'll prolly want to get rid of those pleated K&N's. They have a well known history of not playing nice with CV carbs.
I have the same Mikes' 17" mufflers on my '76, and they are variable in loudness, that is, there are 3 threaded plugs you can install or remove to adjust the sound. So, you have 4 gradations in sound level.
Interesting...I know nothing about these pipes., I can see there is a removable baffle but there doesn't seem to be any plugs in it. I might just pull it out and then hunt through the bin of extras to see if I can find. A couple of plugs might smooth things out a bit
The 17" muffs come in two types, both with removable baffles. Ones has a straight thru core (wrapped in glass fiber and not adjustable) and the other has an end plate on it with three removable screws that are used to tune the sound.
Thanks... That's more info than I've seen anywhere on the adjustability of those mechanical baffles. I'm assuming that you set up your phone off to the side (90 deg to the bike)?I did a little experimenting with the plugs in the end plate of the exhaust. I have a DB meter app on my phone which I set up level with the end of the muffler about two feet away and then ran the bike adding one plug at a time. Very unscientific, but it looks like each plug dropped the sound level approx ~1 - 1.5 DB at idle. So not a huge difference, but noticeable.
Yeah like when your rusted muffler falls off the old car... Makes it sound real 'sporty'... After an hour your look'n for a new muffler.It will likely be REALLY noticeable after an hour or so of droning along. Loud pipes are fun - for a few minutes in my experience.
It will likely be REALLY noticeable after an hour or so of droning along. Loud pipes are fun - for a few minutes in my experience.