Cool! Sounds like you found a gold mine when you hooked up with Bill. I guess if we don't hear from you till Monday, we'll know the BBT (Big Brown Truck) made it to your place before the weekend.

Maybe afterward, you and Shadetree can start the Mikuni thread, and I'll join the party after it gets going. Who knows, maybe pumper carbs will be the next great debate topic!!! (But if all three of us have Mikunis, we'll need someone to keep extolling the virtues of some other high performance brand. Anybody come to mind? )

 

Yep, he sure does, but Nobrakes is a straight-shootin' no BS kind of guy that respects your opinion.

 

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If you want a cheap, non obnoxious, no repacking required option the KLX300 exhaust fits fine so long as you get the headpipe and muffler. The headpipe is the same diameter but the exhaust has no catalytic converter in it and if you get one with a baffle you can go from an opening about the stock size up to one that is 1.3 inches in diameter and even fully open its not terrible, I'd wager its slightly quieter than the aftermarket exhausts. That's what I have on my bike, bought it used on ebay for $50 shipped, I did not get the baffle so I made my own and ran that for a while. Now I run the exhaust fully uncorked with a 1.5" downturn on the end to keep exhaust fumes away from me and the luggage rack, the stocker made my lunch container stink. If interested here are links to a video of an uncorked KLX 300 and a video I took (unfortunately at night) of my uncorked and downturned exhaust.

My Bike

KLX300

 

bryantjt, i swear your bike sounds like it has a flowmaster muffler on it... a real hollow sound..... its sweet!

 

Hey Shadetree glad you found the right place, I have one question are you in Cal? If so how did you get the bike there?

 

Hey Marty, Any luck with that HMF video. We all would love to hear how that sweet exhaust sounds!! [sm=smiley20.gif]

 

Hello, Deric

No. I'm not in So Cal. I live right smack in the center of Oklahoma, dead center of the USA. I have a whole world of great riding all around me, but very little actually within a reasonable drive from here. Thus, the Dual Sport.

We have been doing what I've dubbed, Alley Cat'n rides. You can read about them on rideok.com. in "Bill's Garage."

I write for the "Ride Oklahoma magazine. rideok is our website. We occasionally post short stories and pictures there. The magazine will be out in February in it's paper form. Meanwhile, check the website and "Bill's Garage" for what's happening in the Sooner state.

Shadetree

Norman, Oklahoma

2006 KLX 250
2001 Dyna Sport
2003 T 100 Bonniville
and so on.

 

Shadetree,

Have you ever run into my good friend from Oklahoma, ZRod? I do believe his home is also in Norman, OK.

ZRod rides a KLR650, called "Hoss" with a big, fat front tire and his wife Pam, rides a Super Sherpa with a big front tire.

Both are great folks, ride well and are into dualsport riding in a big way.

 

Hey, Marty.
I've seen the ZROD handle before, but can't quite place it. We have an "Okie Dual Sport" website too. Maybe it was there.
If he lives in Norman, I may know him, but just not by the ZROD handle. Sounds like somebody I should know, regardless.

Give him my email if you like. bill_dragoo@hotmail.com. If he isn't hooked up with the "Ride Oklahoma" bunch, he'd probably like to be.
We have a number of KLR guys along with F 650's, KTM's and the like. I ride the smallest bike with my Tiddler of a KLX 250.

Shadetree
Norman, Ok