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[windmill john]

Well Rattlebattle, your skills in persuasion are sadly lacking! Call yourself a negotiator... blooming useless that’s all I can say
Well, I tried to stay away from making my main bike an RE. Need something smoother and bigger for any big trips you said... I agreed..... failed miserably... just bought a 2017 500 Classic

If it doesn’t fulfil all my dreams, you’ll be hearing from my solicitor RB

[Rattlebattle]

Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you...

[windmill john]

Six hours old, well, six hours since the PO dropped him off to me.... Meet Gordon.

One missing screw from silencer cowl, plus another half out. Removed the three that were left , lubed, replaced plus the missing One. Passenger foot peg obviously drops down when riding , so removed both, fitted a washer to take up the slack, perfect.
Adjusted clutch cable, lubed chain, checked over, going out for my first ride in half an hour

[Rattlebattle]

Ah, the exhaust cover screws....Despite my C5 being a vibrator the only fasteners that have ever come loose on it are the little screws that hold on the exhaust cover. Locktite doesn't work because the heat melts it, though I suppose you can buy heat resistant types of threadlock. To many it's a temporary problem anyway because the first mod done is to fit an exhaust that doesn't look like a bazooka.....

[PeteF]

RB, the screws are very short. I replaced them with slightly longer ones which at least grip all the threads available.

[windmill john]

Good call PeteF.

RB, my wife won’t go on my 350 as it is very loud. If there were a quieter exhaust, I’d fit it.

[Rattlebattle]

I have a stainless steel Motad on mine. It is road legal, being marked as such. It is mated to our host’s replacement downpipe, allegedly with superior chrome, though mine has pitted a bit and I wish I’d bought the stainless version. It’s louder than standard but not at all offensive. Sadly Motad is no longer with us. Originally I fitted the shorter bottle type silencer from our host. That is louder and of dubious legality. What I would say is that they both save a lot of weight because the original weighs a ton. Interestingly the aftermarket ones only have one rear mount whereas the original has two. Either it needs them because of the weight or it provides rigidity ( probably both). I do wonder whether the original assists in absorbing vibration.

[windmill john]

Well, just got back from a reasonable ride. Half way along, the telltale sound of loose tin ware.
Stopped, all four bolts loose!. Nipped them up.
Got home.... two had gone and two loose... another few miles and any cars behind wouldn’t have been happy with a four foot cowl hitting them

Just fitted four slightly longer bolts with spring washers.

I’ve had two Motads in the past. One that fitted perfectly to my 1978 750 F2 Honda and one that fitted badly to a Bandit.


John

[windmill john]

I hope these M12 bolts are not overkill.......

John

[Rattlebattle]

Nah, can you weld? Mine had a thin wire foot guard thingy pop riveted to it. You can guess what happened. I took it off when the first rivet failed. It got in the way anyway. If I were you I’d leave the original silencer on; I don’t think it’s worth messing with a Euro IV other than panniers, screens and what the Yanks call farkels. It’ll probably run fine as it is.