Increasing loudness of F3-T

[gnorthern]

I went to ride my F3-T Sunday and it got so loud that I quit riding since my ears were ringing even with earplugs. I tape a decibel meter to my bike and just going up and down the street, never exceeding 25 mph, it got up to 102 decibels. I only have 250 miles on it, but a lot of stop and go driving.

I took it to my dealer today and expressed concern that the longer I own it the louder it gets, plus it seemed strange to me that it takes at least 20 minutes before it gets really loud. I was told by a mechanic that loudness was normal and was the result of "packing" breaking down.

Is this normal?

Thanks for answers.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

LOUDNESS

The mechanic ( :roflblack: ) claims this is NORMAL ...... your spyder is a bit over one year old. I'll tell what isn't NORMAL ...the mechanic who told you this ..... DEMAND a new muffler ..... I think you are getting jerked around .... and need to find another shop ...... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Peter Aawen]

I'm with Mike re the mechanic on this?! Does your F3-T still have the OE Muffler on it?? One of the Akropovic sporty options?? Or something else?? :dontknow:

The 'packing breaking down' thing is fairly common on glass packed after market sports &/or performance mufflers, & is even ocasionally found on some of the optional sporty pipes you can get,, but it's only rarely something you find on standard OE mufflers?! :lecturef_smilie:

 

[gnorthern]

It is an OE muffler and I got it in later October.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Btw, once the 'glass packing in a muffler breaks down, it doesn't miraculously 'grow back' or recover after you shut the engine down.....:sour: once it's broken down or been blown out the open end of the pipe, it simply doesn't work to keep things quiet anymore at all - so once a 'glass packed muffler gets loud due to the packing breaking down, it stays loud from then on until the muffler has been stripped and re-packed.... :lecturef_smilie:

So there's gotta be something else doing this, and that mechanic really needs to learn how to BS people in a believable way if he ever wants anyone to believe the line he's spinning! :shocked:

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Was it “loud” when you got it to the dealer? If so I would have asked him to turn in another F3 so he could compare the sound. With only 250 miles on your Spyder something sounds wrong.

 

[Highwayman2013]

If it's loud enough to hurt your ears something is wrong.

 

[Chupaca]

Try this

As Ann said... pair it up with other same models and see, on your own or at the dealer so they can see for themselves...:thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

Another card on the pile for having a dealer run another F3 for a comparison test.

The "its normal" argument usually is a cop out when given as an explanation to a problem--by the mechanic.

Let us know what happens. Hoping you get the issue solved quickly. :yes:

 

[gnorthern]

Another card on the pile for having a dealer run another F3 for a comparison test.

The "its normal" argument usually is a cop out when given as an explanation to a problem--by the mechanic.

Let us know what happens. Hoping you get the issue solved quickly. :yes:

That is my plan. My salesman is out right now and I only want to do a comparison when it is not raining. With NW Oregon weather it will be a while.