Hello All,

I'm new to the forum (and Buells) so hello all you out there in webland. The XR is great but it's a bit loud for me-it's been fitted with a Buell race exhaust, and I was wondering if there was a simple way to reduce the noise output (other than turning the engine off...). There seem to be some small baffles on e-bay which might fit into the exhaust end pipes and could be cut down and wrapped in glassfibre matting. Has anyone done this before? Or does anyone do a slip-on can which is as quiet as the original standard exhaust?

Cheers, Mike J.

It is definitely the Buell XB race exhaust ? Never thought that they were very loud !



Our resident exhaust expert may be able to help, you could PM (send a personal message) him -

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3654

But, as they are typical HDB quality and will rust quite quickly in UK conditions - it may be worth getting one of Albert's stainless steel works of art -

http://www.aph-performance-engineering.com/

Hello Sportstermann,

well, I suppose it's because my last bike was an airhead R100, but I find it a bit embarassing when car drivers crawl along the side of the road as I thunder up behind them...

Cheers, Mike J

A short sharp blip of the throttle and they usually soon move over

Welcome to the forum Mike

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welcome sir

stay away from quill exhuasts is my only advice, i ve never heard a low db buell exhaust though i know albert is a master of fab welding and i have one of his zorsts, you also have sabre engineering who will mod your stock exhaust .

that's the best bit
welcome Mike

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Hello again and thanks for the greetings! I think I'll probably have a look out for a stock exhaust over the winter and see what comes along,

Cheers, Mike J.

(thinks.. the BMW club was never like this!...)

You shouldn't have a problem finding a stock exhaust, most people seem to have a hard time getting rid of em, check out the for sale section

In fact I have one myself that I'd gladly swap for your race can, but the logistics would probably be a problem

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ive got a stock one swap for your race can

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Hello,

thanks for the offer Mac but I've already got one,

Cheers, Mike J.