I have to head to work at 3:30 in the morning. Anybody have any thoughts about how to make my bike quieter on start up and fast idle? It’s a KLR 650 with an aftermarket muffler. It’s not straight pipe loud, but a thumper is going to thump.

I’m currently looking to see if I can find an additional baffle for the exhaus. That I can just slip in real quick on startup.

I’ve talked to my neighbors (the ones I care about) and so far they haven’t said it’s a problem, but they did say it woke them up once or twice. So I figure it wouldn’t be bad to try to do a little something.

Any thoughts are welcome

  • callcc@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 months ago

    Thanks for considering. If only more motorcyclists cared. It’s a real nuisance for people who are not into internal combustion engine sounds.

    • GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      5 months ago

      Indeed, props to OP for caring about their neighbours. In some countries motorcycles are banned on certain roads because of the nuisance.

      When riding through built-up areas I try to keep the noise down on my ICE bike (which isn’t that loud to begin with, BMW R1200RT), but ideally I take my electric bike. So much fun to ride without disturbing other people’s peace and quiet. That also means that I can ride it any way I like, because hard acceleration is about as quiet as normal riding.