Too loud when hot

amacbrown · Post by **amacbrown** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:14 pm

Hey dudes, just trying to guage experiences here.......I have twin Titanium Scorpion Cans on my 2001 Red Firestorm. From cold the cans sound awesome very deep controlled pleasant thumps. However after 30mins or so in stop start London traffice I start to notice the noise from the cans. It gets to the point where I don't like them so much. I'm guessing that once the exhaust pipes are at full temp or even above (bikes temp is 105c and fan is blowing every few mins) the gasses speed up and the cans are not able to absorb so much of the noise.

Its come to the point where i'm close to putting the baffles back in!!

Would a re-pack correct this? Does anybody else experience anything similar. Obviously i don't wear plugs due to staying below 50mph through London.

Stormtrooper · Post by **Stormtrooper** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:32 pm

You could try repacking first see if there is any improvement,
Then if you think they are still too noisy refit the baffles,
But I must admit if I was driving through a busy city I would want as much noise as possible then cars and pedestrians know your coming.
I took my bike for a short trip into town and back with no cans just the down pipes fitted.... man I havenâ€™t laughed so much in ages
ages

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:00 pm

Just wear ear plugs!

PS ear plugs stop you going deaf!

feef · Post by **feef** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:22 pm

pardon????

xxxrated · Post by **xxxrated** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:29 pm

i had the same cans mate and the same experience, only liked the sound a lot more when they were warm.

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:54 am

Hi Amacbrown, welcome aboard

I have Scorpion race cans on my bike and I was under the impression that Scorpion cans DO NOT need repacking as their packing is designed to last the life time of the cans

Chris.

robin1000 · Post by **robin1000** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:25 am

I've got Micron carbon ovals and you really can't beat the noise they make, and earplugs spoil it (I know I'm gonna go deaf).
Why commute on a Storm anyway? Why not buy a CB500 or similar and just keep the Storm for weekend blasts, money permitting of course

stu9000 · Post by **stu9000** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:03 pm

I got Leo Vincis on mine and they are LOUD!.

I dont want to be antisocial but theyve saved me and the bike many times.
Wear earplugs.

Stu

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:46 pm

made a set af cans to fit directly in place of old ones.... got bored of them so i made a underseat exhaust from scratch with the baffle in its bloody load you need ear plugs take the baffles out and youve heard nothing as sweet to a v-twin owners ears totaly changes and then ear plugs dont do much. in saying that i have only had one person pull out on me and he was at least 90 and as deaf as a post

amacbrown · Post by **amacbrown** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:21 am

earplugs are a done deal, thanks for steering me away from trying to repack the cans chaps

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