- Joined
- Sep 1, 2023
- Messages
- 566
- Age
- 64
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- First Name
- Joel
- My Ride
- 1971 Triumph Bonneville T120R
- Riding Since
- 1974
I'm still waiting on parts for the side stand repair per the main thread, but repacked the mufflers--which took about 30 minutes. Very nice aspect of these replicas is the baffles slide right out so you don't have to R&R the mufflers to serve them.
As you can see, utterly useless, wispy packing comes inside. I got the super duper (supposedly) expanding stuff from the UK, and didn't use all of it because you're quite limited in how much you can wrap the core by the hole in the end of the can. Image no. 3 shows what was left over.
Moreover, due to the taper you cannot cover the first few inches, and must next put an abbreviated wrap around the next few inches. The balance is right about 1.5 times around the core if pulled tightly.
The sound is a little quieter, or perhaps slightly more mellow... I can't tell which until I fix the manifold air leak and get the bike to settle down into an idle. After that and the side stand are done, I'll post a video with some varying rpms and load and we'll see how she sounds!
As you can see, utterly useless, wispy packing comes inside. I got the super duper (supposedly) expanding stuff from the UK, and didn't use all of it because you're quite limited in how much you can wrap the core by the hole in the end of the can. Image no. 3 shows what was left over.
Moreover, due to the taper you cannot cover the first few inches, and must next put an abbreviated wrap around the next few inches. The balance is right about 1.5 times around the core if pulled tightly.
The sound is a little quieter, or perhaps slightly more mellow... I can't tell which until I fix the manifold air leak and get the bike to settle down into an idle. After that and the side stand are done, I'll post a video with some varying rpms and load and we'll see how she sounds!
