Mufflers fell off
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From: New Hudson, Mi.
Mufflers fell off
I have an 07 FXDC that had Rush slip-ons until earlier today. I cranked on it as I was exiting the interstate and all of a sudden it sounded a whole lot different. When I got to the light and looked down, I saw that the cans were missing. \\;
In the old days I ran a Triumph with TT pipes and on a Honda 305 Scrambler, I cut off the muffler to improve its looks and neither time did I experience any problems.
Will running without the mufflers on this newer engine cause any engine damage due to lack of back-pressure. I would like to ride the bike while I'm looking for its pipes but not if it will do harm to the bike. Thanks
In the old days I ran a Triumph with TT pipes and on a Honda 305 Scrambler, I cut off the muffler to improve its looks and neither time did I experience any problems.
Will running without the mufflers on this newer engine cause any engine damage due to lack of back-pressure. I would like to ride the bike while I'm looking for its pipes but not if it will do harm to the bike. Thanks
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RE: Mufflers fell off
I'm not sure if the Rush install recommended a Pop Rivit to keep from losing your slipon's but doesn't hurt.
Running with straight pipes will... Not to mention dropping parts that may cause a serious crash of the fellow riders behind you.
Had a friend go down a few weeks ago when someone tossed a Large Plastic Gatoraid bottle out of their window onto the road...[&:]
Running with straight pipes will... Not to mention dropping parts that may cause a serious crash of the fellow riders behind you.
Had a friend go down a few weeks ago when someone tossed a Large Plastic Gatoraid bottle out of their window onto the road...[&:]
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From: Irving-Texas
RE: Mufflers fell off
I ran mine sans slip ons for two days while I was working on em once, didnt hurt anything. I didnt go more than 100 miles and I took it easy. I would not be overly concerned for a short period but use you best judgment
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
RE: Mufflers fell off
1 did you get the bike from the location of the incident back home riding it???
2 you did not go back and get the pipes the minute they fell off???
was riding one day... decided to take the doo-rag off my head while moving and tossed my goggles right off my head...pulled over and went back for the goggles immediately....no damage...
2 you did not go back and get the pipes the minute they fell off???
was riding one day... decided to take the doo-rag off my head while moving and tossed my goggles right off my head...pulled over and went back for the goggles immediately....no damage...
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RE: Mufflers fell off
I guess that is why they recommend using new muffler clamps when installing slip ons.
I also retorqued mine after I rode it for the 1st time since heat cycles do weird things
to freshly installed muffler clamps. I certainly would not run mine without the mufflers.
I also retorqued mine after I rode it for the 1st time since heat cycles do weird things
to freshly installed muffler clamps. I certainly would not run mine without the mufflers.
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From: Baton Rouge, La.
RE: Mufflers fell off
Draxs, the exact same thing happened to my Rush slipons. I also have a 07 FXDC, also. The last 200 miles of a 4200 mile trip and I pulled into a gas station and thought the bike was awfully loud, looked down and gone, both slip ons. They were installed by my dealer when I bought the bike and I had brought it back to them before the trip,  \\;complaining that they were loose, I could twist them back and forth. So they tightened them up. So when they fell off ( never did find them), they told me it would not hurt to ride it on in and they replaced them free. They put a rivet in this time.
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Road Master
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From: New Hampshire
RE: Mufflers fell off
Red Loc-Tite.
 \\;
Can't understand how slip-ons could fall off a bike, given the cross bar underneath, but if both clamps come loose, guess the bar doesn't matter much...except for holding them together to make finding the pair easier!
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With them being that loose to begin with...there were no leaks?
Weird, wild stuff
 \\;
Can't understand how slip-ons could fall off a bike, given the cross bar underneath, but if both clamps come loose, guess the bar doesn't matter much...except for holding them together to make finding the pair easier!
 \\;
With them being that loose to begin with...there were no leaks?
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From: Sasser, GA
RE: Mufflers fell off
I'm not sure if the Rush install recommended a Pop Rivit to keep from losing your slipon's but doesn't hurt.
I have little bolts, nuts, and lock washers securing mine (SE II, not Rush). Rivets get loose and rattle. I hate rattles.
