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I removed the silencer from the Remus, and went for a ride this morning.
Oh-my-god this thing is LOUD!! I have twin Remus Gran Prix cannisters on my 1000cc V-Strom - and they have no optional silencers. The Scooter is louder. Of course, I have that big XXL Clearview windscreen which I think amplifies the sound some.
The Remus exhaust does produce a deep, authoritative, somewhat mellow exhaust note - not as harsh as the straight pipe Harley sound. But I may be producing a few more decibels of it than I like.
I rode up to the dealership. A salesperson met me at the door. "Sir, that Burgman sounded rather interesting going by." Come take a look, I said. Next thing I know I've got the service manager, the accessories manager, the sales manager, and three or four other employees out looking at the scooter. "Could you start it again?" Why sure - rumble, rumble, rumble.
The exhaust note is now audible at any speed. It's not too bad if I am cruising at a steady speed - but twist the throttle and it bellows. I did most of my ride this morning in manual mode - it just seemed right. If you're going to sound like a wolf in sheep's clothing - might as well go all the way. Crack the throttle when riding under an overpass on the freeway, and the sound reverberates off of the overpass walls. Not for the timid, this unsilenced Burgman.
Power seemed about the same - it will push you back in the seat doing manual shifts at full throttle. I think you get about 98% of the performance gain with the silencer installed. However, I think adding a properly mapped Power Commander (to change the Fuel Injection settings) should produce some noticeable additional power with the silencer out.
The silencer wasn't very easy to get out, even though it is supposed to be removeable. I had to drill out the retaining rivet first. Then I tried gripping the silencer with a pair of vice grips to pull it out. It would come out about one inch and hang up solidly. No amount of tugging would get it past that point. I called MaxMoto, and they said I should be able to easily pull it out with my hands. Yeah, right. So I removed the muffler from the pipe, stuck a piece of broom handle in from the back side of the muffler, and whacked it with a rubber mallet a few times. That worked.
The silencer doesn't appear to be too hi-tech. I'm thinking that I can probably modify it to allow a bit more sound, and reinstall it. I might try that at some point.
Oh-my-god this thing is LOUD!! I have twin Remus Gran Prix cannisters on my 1000cc V-Strom - and they have no optional silencers. The Scooter is louder. Of course, I have that big XXL Clearview windscreen which I think amplifies the sound some.
The Remus exhaust does produce a deep, authoritative, somewhat mellow exhaust note - not as harsh as the straight pipe Harley sound. But I may be producing a few more decibels of it than I like.
I rode up to the dealership. A salesperson met me at the door. "Sir, that Burgman sounded rather interesting going by." Come take a look, I said. Next thing I know I've got the service manager, the accessories manager, the sales manager, and three or four other employees out looking at the scooter. "Could you start it again?" Why sure - rumble, rumble, rumble.
The exhaust note is now audible at any speed. It's not too bad if I am cruising at a steady speed - but twist the throttle and it bellows. I did most of my ride this morning in manual mode - it just seemed right. If you're going to sound like a wolf in sheep's clothing - might as well go all the way. Crack the throttle when riding under an overpass on the freeway, and the sound reverberates off of the overpass walls. Not for the timid, this unsilenced Burgman.
Power seemed about the same - it will push you back in the seat doing manual shifts at full throttle. I think you get about 98% of the performance gain with the silencer installed. However, I think adding a properly mapped Power Commander (to change the Fuel Injection settings) should produce some noticeable additional power with the silencer out.
The silencer wasn't very easy to get out, even though it is supposed to be removeable. I had to drill out the retaining rivet first. Then I tried gripping the silencer with a pair of vice grips to pull it out. It would come out about one inch and hang up solidly. No amount of tugging would get it past that point. I called MaxMoto, and they said I should be able to easily pull it out with my hands. Yeah, right. So I removed the muffler from the pipe, stuck a piece of broom handle in from the back side of the muffler, and whacked it with a rubber mallet a few times. That worked.
The silencer doesn't appear to be too hi-tech. I'm thinking that I can probably modify it to allow a bit more sound, and reinstall it. I might try that at some point.