DB killers

[old rocker]

Hi.
Took my bike in the other day for a mot. Yes you guest it. It failed on the grounds it was too noisy. How come you may ask, Simple really it fitted with laser exhaust which was on the bike when I bought it.
QUESTION.
Does anybody in this big wide world know where I can get hold of db killers (baffles)? + The cost of the said items.

Many thanks.
Dave.

[Neil178]

Ask these folks?
http://www.laserexhausts.co.uk/index.cfm

[boxerpan]

Find yourself a bike friendly MOT station, the Lasers aren't that loud and these days it's at the testers discretion.

[Boxered]

Find yourself a bike friendly MOT station, the Lasers aren't that loud and these days it's at the testers discretion.

Agreed, I take it that your lazers are not marked "not for road use" which will warrant an mot failure, if not, another tester may/should pass them, if you struggle, a 50 mile trip to Liverpool to Motorcycle services ( 0151 475 3495, you will need to book in. ) should sort it. Mine sounds too loud to me, but it passes every time without comment.

Steve

[turboferret]

I bought one of these for my very noisy trailie, but never got round to fitting it, so I can't say how good they are, but seem like reasonable value.

If it's only for the MOT though, seeing how simple they are, it would be pretty easy to knock up something simple to pop in for a few minutes.

In this months Bike, there was a photo of a guy who cobbled up a baffle for his enduro bike after it failed scutineering on noise, by screwing on the bottom of a coke can with holes in

Hope this helps, Rich

[old rocker]

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions. The short story is. I did take the bike to another mot station again they said it was too noisy. But this particular bike repair shop had db killers in stock (the straight version) because laser end cans are angled they cut and welded the db killers to fit and then bolted in place. + The mot was cheaper this time at £23.80 instead of £28.80 the other mot station charged. Total cost with db killer’s +fitting and mot was a reasonable £70.00. I must admit I am very happy with the sound of the bike. Some of my mate’s thing it sounds much better than before.
The bike shop is A1 motorcycle in Flint North Wales. With excellent service +help yourself to a cup of tea..

Dave.

[Gromit]

Good result Dave - I'd be quite chuffed with that.

A few of us went to the Boxercup race at Donington back in 2002 where we got chatting with Howard Godolphin (all-round pleasant chap and one of the main honcho's in the GB Boxercup race team) who reckoned they'd found the S works better when the Laser cans have the dB killers left in. Personally I reckon the bike sounds better too that way - less harsh.

[winger]

Haveing used just three places for Mot's in the last 30 odd years just confirms my thoughts,getting an MOT as a stranger means there's always a chance your the man from the ministry,when they know your face,just about anything goes,although this logging on and time allocation is a pain.

As the guy said to me,whats the point in me makeing you change to quiet cans, when your just going to ride round the corner and change e'm.

[ianc53]

Took mine in for its first MOT today. I must really like it as Ive had it for 3 years - about 3 times longer than any other bike I've had.

Pleased to say the MOT tester was quite happy with both the exhaust, Staintune with the baffles fitted, and the HID light so I'm happy too . He confirmed it was up to him as to what he thought was reasonable.

Cheers

Ian

[old rocker]

Hi.
Good news there Ian. Glad it passed the test with no problems. May be laser cans are a bit more noisier? Saying that I don’t really know.
Gromit. Exactly what my mate said not so harsh + a lot smoother. Not noticed any change in performance. Mind you at my age I don’t really push it.

Another quick question (sorry about this) I have decided to do all my own servicing (because I don’t trust the garages that they do everything they should do in a service.
Question 1. K&N filter was all ready fitted on the bike when I got it. Do I just bang it about to clean it or is there a special cleaning agent I should use?

Q 2. I need to replace the clutch fluid. So do I need to take out the air filter box to get at the bleeding point? Looks very awkward to get at it otherwise.

Many thanks.
Dave.

[Boxadog 2000]

I washed my K&N in white spirit.

Then chucked it in the bin and bought a new one.

Go to a K&N dealer buy the correct stuff to clean and re lube it, dont take any other advice

[ianc53]

I'd agree with that . You get the the proper K and N cleaning stuff and oil together and it does a great job. Most m/c dealers should have it.

Cheers

Ian

[old rocker]

Thank you both for that. i`ll call round to my dealer before the next service is due.

Regards.
Dave.