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« on: October 22, 2014, 09:37:42 AM » |
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I purchased an 01 Valkyrie I/S. The exhaust is aftermarket, burnt out, and sounds like a run away vacuum cleaner at 3000 rpm. It appears there is a 2 ft replaceable slip on on the end, but I can't find anything with a company name to inquire about parts. Any suggestions other than a complete new system?
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rhinor61
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2014, 09:49:28 AM » |
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Maybe you can post a picture of your exhaust....
But guessing with my eyes closed... Two Brothers Racing exhaust.
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John
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Miker
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2014, 10:17:50 AM » |
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It might be a stock exhaust with Airflow Truck Stacks slipped on. Pictures??
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Capt. Mac
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2014, 11:26:10 AM » |
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I'll get some photos and post a link soon.
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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2014, 12:08:39 PM » |
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If not truck stacks, I'm gonna guess Jardines, but will not know till we see the pics.
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Capt. Mac
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« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2014, 02:24:58 PM » |
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Mystery solved. I called the dealer that sold me the bike and he contacted the previous owner on my behalf. Never expected that. Seems the exhaust is stock but has been gutted. Peering inside with a flash light, I believe I can see the header pipes. Now to see what can be done with what's left.
Is it possible to replace the baffles? The pipes are perfect externally, not a scratch.
And thanks for all the advice. I'm new to the Valkyrie family. I moved up to this from a Nomad. It's the difference of night and day. I can't stop smiling.
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« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2014, 02:48:56 PM » |
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Check the classifieds. Saw an exhaust system 4 sale there the other day. RIDE SAFE.
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2014, 02:49:45 PM » |
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Buy a nice used stock set and sell those
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« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2014, 05:51:14 PM » |
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If your pipes look great on the outside, perhaps there's enough there for this guy (he posts on here all the time, and is a site sponsor) to make a set of pipes... http://www.horseapple.com/Valkyrie/Valk_Products/M2W_Exhaust__System/m2w_exhaust__system.htmlI was gonna suggest MarkT also. Contact him and tell him what you''ve got .....he''ll be able to tell you what you can and can't do. The other option is to look for another set of pipes. There are a couple aftermarket options. -Mike |
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2014, 02:21:20 PM » |
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I bought one with the same set up as the OP's and was wondering if swapping to a set of stock pipes might improve on the crappy (<30 mpg) fuel mileage I'm getting.
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« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2014, 02:40:59 PM » |
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radwhopper bought my 98 stock Tourer in 2005. Mid to low 30's mpg. Finaly learned how to resist the throttle responce and now get mid to upper 30's. Changing the exhaust might help I don't know.
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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2014, 04:18:39 PM » |
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I ride a lot (around 200k in the past ten years) and though I don't ride like a maniac, I do like to feel the power of the bikes. But I can't live with <35 mpg.
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« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2014, 04:28:12 PM » |
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But I can't live with <35 mpg.
that's the most I get on the freeway even. Remember anything above 75 MPH will also decrease the mpg. Not as bad as in a traffic jam, but still. I once got 20 mpg and the bike ran out of fuel. Musta been in more bumper-to-bumper traffic than I kept track of mentally. Thought it was engine trouble. Pulled over to the side of the road and the engine refused to restart even on reserve. The problem was it takes a while for gravity to refill the 6 carbs, so the engine did eventually restart, but if I had been in the middle lane or traveling up a hill .... |
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« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2014, 06:07:07 PM » |
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30 mpg city, 40 mpg highway.
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MarkT
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« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2014, 09:20:13 PM » |
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I'm averaging around 34. Goes up several points when riding with the S.O. on her Magna in tow as the rides are much milder (like dragging a boat anchor) and goes down close to 30 when I can ride my style. I'm aggressive in traffic and dispose of the cages quickly. I'm OK with that. I didn't buy it for the mileage, if so I would have bought something like a V-Strom. Still might do that if I lose the ability to hold up Deerslayer.
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« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2014, 01:26:26 PM » |
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... Pulled over to the side of the road and the engine refused to restart even on reserve. The problem was it takes a while for gravity to refill the 6 carbs, so the engine did eventually restart, but if I had been in the middle lane or traveling up a hill .... Don't mean to hijack the thread but that "problem was" is patently incorrect. Five to ten seconds of turning the engine over after completely emptied carbs should start it up. I say that from experience. Something other than simply empty carbs was at play there. |
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« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2014, 05:15:37 PM » |
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well, you generally don't have the luxury of 5 to 10 seconds on the fast freeway while cars are wizzing pass you in the time it takes to realize it's not a mechanical issue instead of simply reserve. See, my odometer only read a mere 80 miles from the last fill-up in that incident (non freeway), but I was more worried on draining the battery to compound the problem, just let the engine cool to resolve the issue, kinda thing, mainly becuz the engine sputters off so quietly, so a few extraneous seconds might have elapsed before trying the start button again in respect to the total time it took for gravity to refill the carb bowls on the mental stopwatch, but it did seem like it took forever and a day.
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« Reply #18 on: October 29, 2014, 07:13:13 PM » |
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I can't live with <35 mpg.
You absolutely bought the wrong Motorcycle  I don't think I know anyone who has ever bought a Valkyrie for its fuel economy  |
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« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2014, 02:40:48 PM » |
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All my friends who had them said they got 38-40 and the guy I bought it from said 38. I'm averaging around 28. I love the bike but I would like to get a little better mpg. Besides its kind of embarrassing to have to stop every 80 or 90 miles to get gas.
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« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2014, 04:26:26 PM » |
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All my friends who had them said they got 38-40 and the guy I bought it from said 38. I'm averaging around 28. I love the bike but I would like to get a little better mpg. Besides its kind of embarrassing to have to stop every 80 or 90 miles to get gas.
Whats your avg. speed when you are getting 28 mpg. Avg. ? Unless you are running at 90 with a head wind you should be getting better. I wouldn't expect 38 doing Hiway speeds though. |
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« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2014, 05:34:19 PM » |
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I came back to Augusta from Asheville, NC on Saturday night on the Interstates and pretty much kept the speedo on 75. And I stopped and added three gallons every 80 miles.
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« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2014, 05:40:24 PM » |
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I came back to Augusta from Asheville, NC on Saturday night on the Interstates and pretty much kept the speedo on 75. And I stopped and added three gallons every 80 miles.
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2014, 05:45:46 PM » |
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Around 26.5 mpg? Checked your air filter lately? I have got as bad as 24 mpg and as good as 44 mpg. Depends on how hard I twist the throttle.
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radwhopper
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« Reply #24 on: October 31, 2014, 08:55:08 AM » |
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I'm going to change the plugs and air filter and put a stock exhaust on and see if it helps. I wasn't expecting 50 mpg but I would like to average 35-40. If it doesn't get better it will probably just limit my seat time on it to trips, and ride one of the other bikes around town.
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