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KLR muffler tweety
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Don't have any experience with trying to get the tweety warranteed. They all do it sooner or later, and it's not harmful...just a noise! It's child's play to fix it, takes all of about 3 minutes.
Would urge caution on jumping into an aftermarket pipe. Do your homework first; dyno tests don't justify it, they only make the bike louder (ugh) and perhaps a tad lighter. Surprising number of KLR owners express regret over the decision, and you can ALWAYS find them wanting to buytake-offs so they can return their bike to OEM!
Free advice, for what it's worth....
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Don't have any experience with trying to get the tweety warranteed. They all do it sooner or later, and it's not harmful...just a noise! It's child's play to fix it, takes all of about 3 minutes.
Would urge caution on jumping into an aftermarket pipe. Do your homework first; dyno tests don't justify it, they only make the bike louder (ugh) and perhaps a tad lighter. Surprising number of KLR owners express regret over the decision, and you can ALWAYS find them wanting to buytake-offs so they can return their bike to OEM!
Free advice, for what it's worth....
Yak_KLR650
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So how does a child fix this?
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So how does a child fix this?
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Yak_KLR650 wrote:
This satisfies the child's desire to use daddy's tools, to (if your child is like mine) bash and destroy things gleefully, and is a delightful parent-child bonding exercise!
All kidding aside, this does take a bit of muscle power and is much easier if you use a heavy hammer or sledge. Some have even sharpened the screwdriver to help it cut through the perf pipe. Mine only took a coupla minutes, though. Note: the tweety often returns at some later time/mileage, and you may therefore choose to repeat or expand upon the initial detweetification. Mine is just starting to chirp again 4,000 miles after the first surgery.
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Yak_KLR650 wrote:
First, he or she borrow's dad's biggest straight-blade screwdriver (like a 12"). This is inserted into the exhaust and driven with a large hammer (might need some help from mum or dad on this part) into the seam at the 6 o'clock position of the perforated pipe lining the exhaust. The seam is opened up thusly, with the child trying the engine now and again (parental supervision obviously required), enlarging the seam opening until tweety dies. If opening this seam to within about an inch (2.54 cm) of the exhaust opening doesn't kill the chirp, then the same process is repeated at the 12 o'clock position (likely requiring more muscle power from parents). Some riders have reported that they have had to keep going at 90-degree intervals (3 and 9) to finally kill the bird.
This satisfies the child's desire to use daddy's tools, to (if your child is like mine) bash and destroy things gleefully, and is a delightful parent-child bonding exercise!
All kidding aside, this does take a bit of muscle power and is much easier if you use a heavy hammer or sledge. Some have even sharpened the screwdriver to help it cut through the perf pipe. Mine only took a coupla minutes, though. Note: the tweety often returns at some later time/mileage, and you may therefore choose to repeat or expand upon the initial detweetification. Mine is just starting to chirp again 4,000 miles after the first surgery.
