I ride my Bullet on the beltway to work & back (weather permitting) and was getting embarrassed by the funky colors the old torpedo was turning.
--SO--
after doing a bit of research and scrounging, I have come up with what I believe to be a responsible and practical muffler replacement.
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I recon a 500cc single is about equal to half of a Harley engine. And, alot of the Harley riders here in the upper midwest like to toss out the stock mufflers (first chance they get). So, I started combing through the cast-offs at the local Hog dealer.
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I settled on a soft-tail reverse megaphone ** WITH A CATALYTIC CONVERTER **
Yes, call me a greenie ... but, some of my friends work at the D.O.T. .... so, I figured I wouldn't be able to get away without at least attempting to do it right...
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I was rewarded with a slick install (even got to use the stock Bullet muffer mounting tabs).
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the attached pics show - the stock muffler after 500 miles, the Harley muffler after 1000 miles, and a fuzzy closeup of the mounting brackets.