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.
