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OK I went to Mark at Vancouver Supermoto and bought the VSM harness HID light etc, installed it myself and now I am plated all legal on the xr650r. Mark knows his stuff and gave me lots of good advice!
Fortunately the bike was mint which was good news since i bought off the net! runs great starts 1st time most of the time.
The previous owner uncorked it, which i like, man this thing has power and easy to start. However it is very loud, to the point I am worried I will be seriously shunned by fellow dual sporters on the trails. Any suggestions on how to keep the power and lose the excessive noise? Or is it Im just picky and that noise is ok? Ultimately I would like to meet the guideline of 96db and be a good neighbor.
One idea was to get a new exhaust tip that redirects exhaust slightly downward so sound doesn't bounce of the hills or buildings. Anyone tried that?
another is to buy the stock insert ($275) and drill it out only a little bit instead of the hole saw treatment. I heard one explanation about drilling a series of holes that can be filled with a common screw to adjust if it is to loud. Anyone tried that?
