Proper noisy cans

[bigbadjonno]

So, first ride today after finally getting around to fitting the £60 quid, ebay bargain ART cans.
Fired the bike up with my kit on, earplugs in. Can't say I noticed a lot of difference.
Oh well, they did have road legal markings on them after all.

First stop a while later, checked the phone for messages. Some rant off the missus cos the house shook when I fired it up OK, so left the earplugs out for the ride home.... Yes. Loud indeed. That's better.

Good earplugs though

I love this bike.

Question is, were they road legal and had band's fitted?? I think maybe so...

[tony.mon]

They might have been when they had baffle material inside them....

All cans need too be rebuilt regularly to stay within decibel levels stated.

Also, lots of cans use mild steel perforated tube inside- over the years it rots and large holes appear.
Funnily enough, they get noisier when that happens, too.

For Carbon sleeves, a common fix when the rivet holes wear is to cut them a bit shorter and re-drill the rivet hole. It works well, but last time I butchered/repaired a set of MIG's I accidentally forgot to put the baffle material in, and they ended up a little louder than standard on that occasion, too.

[fabiostar]

Storms are known for being a bit loud. any track day iv done the first question iv been asked when iv said what bike im riding is. have you standard cans on it ?

[thelens]

Seems fitting to put this in here
First there was speed cameras.... now here in the uk we are getting noise cameras
Welcome to communist Britain !

[Wicky]

Seems fitting to put this in here
First there was speed cameras.... now here in the uk we are getting noise cameras
Welcome to communist Britain !

Transport Secretary Chris 'Failing' Grayling (born on April 1st ;-) last time I looked he was an incompetent Conservative Govt. Minister - with a terrible (and expensive) track record of failed schemes on his CV inc. Privatised probation £143m, Ferry debacle £14m, £33m to Eurotunnel, £6m jail training for Saudi Arabia, £200million contract to Carillion, £23million prisoner tagging scheme etc. https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/po ... erse-midas

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[sirch345]

The earlier Art cans (the ones made before baffles were used in them) were always known to be LOUDer than most mass produced cans

Chris.

[thelens]

Seems fitting to put this in here
First there was speed cameras.... now here in the uk we are getting noise cameras
Welcome to communist Britain !

Transport Secretary Chris 'Failing' Grayling (born on April 1st ;-) last time I looked he was an incompetent Conservative Govt. Minister - with a terrible (and expensive) track record of failed schemes on his CV inc. Privatised probation £143m, Ferry debacle £14m, £33m to Eurotunnel, £6m jail training for Saudi Arabia, £200million contract to Carillion, £23million prisoner tagging scheme etc. https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/po ... erse-midas

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He is deffo anti bike Priceless lol