Hi Toby I own a Maico 490 1981 GS which is road registered I was thinking of putting it back on the road only of I can get the noise down to a reasonable level to pass an MOT in the UK. The nearest quiet big bore straight silencer that would be suitable for adapting to get the noise down would be an FMF Q Silencer for a CR500. Are you using an FMF Q silencer on your Maico??
Does Ankurs KX have a special silencer on it? Looks like one of those that are supposed to sit upward and shoot the exhaust out straight, but its mounted like an older vintage silencer?
Reason I ask is because do you guys have to have special silencers on to ride? Were supposed to, and have a sticker to ride on county roads - I have NEITHER ... LOL! Got to take my CR to the DMV and get it titled so I can get the sticker - the silencer will never happen on my CR - love the sound too much!
@TheIdaho420 It is kind of weird when I saw the bike, however I've seen several bikes with the same setup. Its possible that people are ordering FMF silencers that are for a newer bike that is angled exhaust and putting them on older bikes or they just manufacture 1 part and the parts list is showing that 1 part for all the bikes. Never looked into it. Might help muffle the sound pointing down tho. Ya, need forestry approved spark arrestor.
ya i hear in the us if it goes above 96 db for the year 99 and newer you are out of cheack and they dont care if its stock suposidly thes changes are to be made this month but i havent heard anything
@jdirtbiker1 dont know about that, I know that certain areas require different DB levels. Forest is 99db but they aren't as strict. Dunes they require like 96db or less and they're very strict, but I never ride dunes.
@tobyeo ya the dunes are strick and you cant run away like you can i the trails tho i do not ecourage runing but one of our local outdoor tracks has a decible limit and they dont enforce it unless your way to loud
@jdirtbiker1 Kind of hard to run away on the trails either if they patrol the parking lots, plus im not riding a CRF450 so not hard to pick the bike out of a crowd
@jdirtbiker1 Yup, actually I got mine for $110 and the fine is more than the silencer. My silencer is legal forestry approved spark arrestor. My bike is still a little bit louder than 99db as u see tho. I always stop if they pull me over. So far, on my 82, they just said it sounds too loud but never measure because I have the right silencer. Problem is that some of the stock pipes are very thin and make a lot of noise. Not really sure what much mor I can do to reduce the noise.
@tobyeo try an fmf gnarly or somethink thicker if they make them or buy a pipe protector and you can find alot of what you need on sale at motorcyclesuperstore
@tobyeo well i think you should look into a pipe protector because i no with that shape of pipe you could make something work also make sure yoursilencer is freshly packed often makes a huge power and noise differance keep up the awsome vids thanks
Oh dear. I'd hate to see how the 120 would register, with that straight stinger. One time, my dad brought a camera on our ride and we filmed each other doing fly-bys on a dirt road in the trees. After the bike passed and disappeared, you could hear this ghostly wail just echo off the entire forest like the screaming of an undoubtedly-pissed Tyrannosaur from the bottom of a god-forsaken canyon. It was frickin' spooky.
Hi Toby I own a Maico 490 1981 GS which is road registered I was thinking of putting it back on the road only of I can get the noise down to a reasonable level to pass an MOT in the UK. The nearest quiet big bore straight silencer that would be suitable for adapting to get the noise down would be an FMF Q Silencer for a CR500. Are you using an FMF Q silencer on your Maico??
bikersonicmike 1 year ago
@bikersonicmike I'm using a FMF Universal Turbine Core. You can check out the DB Snorkel to further reduce noise
tobyeo 1 year ago
Does Ankurs KX have a special silencer on it? Looks like one of those that are supposed to sit upward and shoot the exhaust out straight, but its mounted like an older vintage silencer?
Reason I ask is because do you guys have to have special silencers on to ride? Were supposed to, and have a sticker to ride on county roads - I have NEITHER ... LOL! Got to take my CR to the DMV and get it titled so I can get the sticker - the silencer will never happen on my CR - love the sound too much!
TheIdaho420 1 year ago
@TheIdaho420 It is kind of weird when I saw the bike, however I've seen several bikes with the same setup. Its possible that people are ordering FMF silencers that are for a newer bike that is angled exhaust and putting them on older bikes or they just manufacture 1 part and the parts list is showing that 1 part for all the bikes. Never looked into it. Might help muffle the sound pointing down tho. Ya, need forestry approved spark arrestor.
tobyeo 1 year ago
how much was that db meter?
killercrosby2 1 year ago
@killercrosby2 $30
tobyeo 1 year ago
ya i hear in the us if it goes above 96 db for the year 99 and newer you are out of cheack and they dont care if its stock suposidly thes changes are to be made this month but i havent heard anything
jdirtbiker1 1 year ago
@jdirtbiker1 dont know about that, I know that certain areas require different DB levels. Forest is 99db but they aren't as strict. Dunes they require like 96db or less and they're very strict, but I never ride dunes.
tobyeo 1 year ago
@tobyeo ya the dunes are strick and you cant run away like you can i the trails tho i do not ecourage runing but one of our local outdoor tracks has a decible limit and they dont enforce it unless your way to loud
jdirtbiker1 1 year ago
@jdirtbiker1 Kind of hard to run away on the trails either if they patrol the parking lots, plus im not riding a CRF450 so not hard to pick the bike out of a crowd
tobyeo 1 year ago
@tobyeo i agree compleetly thats why i dont encourage runing but its rediculouse how much those fines are and legal muflers are about 200 dallars
jdirtbiker1 1 year ago
@jdirtbiker1 Yup, actually I got mine for $110 and the fine is more than the silencer. My silencer is legal forestry approved spark arrestor. My bike is still a little bit louder than 99db as u see tho. I always stop if they pull me over. So far, on my 82, they just said it sounds too loud but never measure because I have the right silencer. Problem is that some of the stock pipes are very thin and make a lot of noise. Not really sure what much mor I can do to reduce the noise.
tobyeo 1 year ago
@tobyeo try an fmf gnarly or somethink thicker if they make them or buy a pipe protector and you can find alot of what you need on sale at motorcyclesuperstore
jdirtbiker1 1 year ago
@jdirtbiker1 Nope, they don't make them for Maicos
tobyeo 1 year ago
@tobyeo well i think you should look into a pipe protector because i no with that shape of pipe you could make something work also make sure yoursilencer is freshly packed often makes a huge power and noise differance keep up the awsome vids thanks
jdirtbiker1 1 year ago
Oh dear. I'd hate to see how the 120 would register, with that straight stinger. One time, my dad brought a camera on our ride and we filmed each other doing fly-bys on a dirt road in the trees. After the bike passed and disappeared, you could hear this ghostly wail just echo off the entire forest like the screaming of an undoubtedly-pissed Tyrannosaur from the bottom of a god-forsaken canyon. It was frickin' spooky.
JETZcorp 1 year ago
Yep, the old Maico is a bit loud. Real awesome bike though.
RamblinAround 1 year ago
@RamblinAround Ya, and it's quieter than it was last year
tobyeo 1 year ago