After another very satisfying afternoon of riding I noticed the end of the
muffler was a bit dirty so as I wiped it off I noticed it was loose.
The nut had completely come loose. The interesting part about this is
that when I got the kit (direct from the Chinese factory to where I live
in Taiwan), I noticed that there was a small blob of "welding" at the end
of the threads of the muffler baffle nut. I thought, well, I can grind
that off later when I need to disassemble the muffler.
That nut was the only nut/screw on the engine that I had not checked
after each long ride, and had there not been that slight defect (which I
initially had cursed at), then certainly I would have had the marvelous
experience of the baffle falling and noisily bouncing off the road
while riding.
I'll leave it to the reader to imagine the moral of the story.
=)
Russ
muffler was a bit dirty so as I wiped it off I noticed it was loose.
The nut had completely come loose. The interesting part about this is
that when I got the kit (direct from the Chinese factory to where I live
in Taiwan), I noticed that there was a small blob of "welding" at the end
of the threads of the muffler baffle nut. I thought, well, I can grind
that off later when I need to disassemble the muffler.
That nut was the only nut/screw on the engine that I had not checked
after each long ride, and had there not been that slight defect (which I
initially had cursed at), then certainly I would have had the marvelous
experience of the baffle falling and noisily bouncing off the road
while riding.
I'll leave it to the reader to imagine the moral of the story.
=)
Russ
