No, it's the chrome tip sticking out of the actual muffler, but only if it's a stock OEM. I just took the mufflerrs off (my550), which were really cancered out and pieces eaten away, and welded a resonator on each side. It wasn't actually loud with just one, but I like quiet; so, I opted for the second.
Stanley --- On Tue, 1/19/10, Bern <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bern <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Loud Pipes To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 11:46 AM Interesting idea. When you say VW resonator, isn't that the whole muffler part of the exhaust? I've done some searching & found some baffles online that may fit. They're only $4 & "4 long. Not sure if that would make much of a difference in sound. I'm going to check a few local shops to see if they have em' before blindly ordering on-line ----- Original Message ----- From: stanley/ Randolph To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] My pipes on the 550 aren't original & loud! Not that I know that it will work on yours, but I used resonators from a VW Beetle on my 550. Two per side, only a dollar each. Since I was friends with one of the metal workers in the shop, he welded them on for free. It was quiet. That was like, I want to say, a '71 550 Four. The reason I refused to purchase new pipes back then was because they didn't last more than four or five months in Puerto Rico and despite that, new ones were like over $200.00. A dealership right outside the base stopped replacing them under warranty and convinced the owner to purchase a longer lasting aftermarket exhaust. He was losing money on the deal, factory reimbursement being such as it was and seems to be still, according to what Dennis is saying. Several others followed suit, rather than shelling out big bucks for a new exhaust and getting tired of having to give up their bikes and riding time. They did not seem to affect power either way. I know it looked a bit strange, what with those skinny pipes and no noise, but it worked very well... Stanley --- On Sat, 1/16/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] My pipes on the 550 aren't original & loud! To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 7:10 PM I've looked for baffles, but the diameter is too large. They're 1-3/4" The end's of the pipe's are rusted, can't even get the small old baffles out. (thought of fibreglass) They're too big to even screw a lawn-mower muffler on the end's! I don't like making so much racket like the local Harley rider's! Any sugestion's Team NighHawk? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 270.14.150/2632 - Release Date: 01/19/10 02:34:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
