ablumny Posted February 25, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) I got my Road King slips ons today. They are from an 09 bike and were never used. I looked into the input on one of them and it looked like a wig was stuffed in there. This is what I pulled out. It appears to be packing? The stuff you see is brownish, the rest inside the muffler is white. Anyone else see this? Now that I pulled it out a bit did I screw it up? Edited February 25, 2012 by ablumny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 25, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2012 So.... She's a natural blonde:witch_brew: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted February 25, 2012 Share #3 Posted February 25, 2012 WAS that the fiberglass packing to control noise??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepforkriver Posted February 25, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2012 Did you by chance get them from "The DONALD" Trump? :rotf::rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 25, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2012 hey!!! that's MY HAIR!!! ... and just how the heck did it get into those mufflers?? (dang... amazing how my hair gets around when I don't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted February 25, 2012 . All good stuff for my future in standup but has anyone with these mufflers seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted February 25, 2012 Share #7 Posted February 25, 2012 I wonder if that stuff is part of the Catalytic Converter??? Otherwise that's a weird way to get rid of your ex-wife.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted February 25, 2012 Right! I'm wondering if the thing is no good now. I don't see that material in the other muffler so I though the same, is it part of the cat. If I keep pulling it'll come out but of course I stopped. I had first thought the guy had hidden his hair piece in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilko1 Posted February 25, 2012 Share #9 Posted February 25, 2012 Whomever packed that muffler must:stirthepot: have just put Rogain on his hair. and didn't wash his hands.:rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeye Posted February 25, 2012 Share #10 Posted February 25, 2012 I have 05 RK slip ons, and I'll tell you, it's not the catalytic converter. The converter looks like a bees honeycomb, and is 3 1/2" long. Must be packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted February 25, 2012 Share #11 Posted February 25, 2012 Don't worry about it,,someone is trying to play with you, hoping you wouldn't notice until you started it up. Employees!!!!!!!!!I'd fire the whole bunch of them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted February 25, 2012 I have 05 RK slip ons, and I'll tell you, it's not the catalytic converter. The converter looks like a bees honeycomb, and is 3 1/2" long. Must be packing. Thanks. I guess I'll just push it back in and hope for the best. Any idea what the thread size is for the two mounting tabs on the muffler? I just came back from the hardware joint, the closest that worked was 5/16 course thread but even that didn't thread all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted February 25, 2012 Share #13 Posted February 25, 2012 It is most likely metric. 8mm is very close to a 5/16 course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted February 25, 2012 It is most likely metric. 8mm is very close to a 5/16 course. I couldn't imagine a metric bolt on a Harley part but I did try a few metrics anyway with no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSTDdog Posted February 25, 2012 Share #15 Posted February 25, 2012 I had a set of 08 Ultra mufflers. I did not see anything that looks like that inside. I will say that one muffler was very different than the other. One muffler (the right one I think )if you looked inside the inlet you could see all the way to the rear baffle plate. The rear baffle plate on that side had a little top hat that kept you from seeing out the exit hole straight through the muffler. The left muffler was different and you could not see very far past the inlet side at all. Since the left and right mufflers were so different internally (and the stock ones aren't) I was worried about exhaust flow balance left and right. Didn't feel like drilling hammering out the left one to see if i could get it to look like the right one inside so I sold them. The exhaust on a newer harley is different and they use a crossover for flow routing and balancing between the mufflers. I'm willing to bet one of your mufflers looks completely different inside than the other. Being 09 mufflers One of them likely has a Cat in it. I would want two mufflers that look the same inside. I think you need the older (before 05 maybe) RK or ultra mufflers to achieve this. RSTDdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilmedic Posted February 25, 2012 Share #16 Posted February 25, 2012 so thats where the Harley mechanics hide their hair they pull out whenever they rebuild the same motor, over and over..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdy7 Posted February 25, 2012 Share #17 Posted February 25, 2012 That hairy stuff is definitely not part of the muffler. The bolt size is 5/16"NC. I used 1" long. The right side muffler should have a cat converter in it. Look in the inlet. It will look like a honeycomb. The left side will not have it. If you have trouble slipping it on the exhaust pipe, Harbor Freight has an exhaust expander tool for +-$10 that did the trick for me. It only needed a little bit but it sure made a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share #18 Posted February 25, 2012 Thanks guys. This stuff is in the left side muffler when looking at the bike from the back. I got the mufflers on, out for a ride and this stuff is now hanging out of the muffler ! I got the right bolts, thx. The mufflers have a split flange so getting them all the way on was a breeze and htey sound great. Made my own brackets from drawings found here! Thanks for the help. Ill be selling a pair of Bubs in good condition if any intrest.... https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XH8p6uUm7r55aTo-oNyAkdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OY6dE8a-k17_xOW1bTFDx9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UlGBfXt5Mze3I5Pzg9RvCNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3UcypY4kHSDbI4J2propZdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/07QkiLg4qE3YVpHg6aewPNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickinfred Posted February 26, 2012 Share #19 Posted February 26, 2012 Were there any baby "Mice" asleep in that hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeye Posted February 26, 2012 Share #20 Posted February 26, 2012 Looks great! Whatever that stuff is, pull it out and throw it in the trash. Spare parts, and you don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share #21 Posted February 26, 2012 no mice ... It looks like hair! Creeeeepppy I was going to pull it out and started to but then the brown hair led to white material and I was concerned I was pulling out the packing. Ive repacked my old Bub's and that mateiral looks nothing liek this though! Ill dive into this again today. Thanks all and thanks for the intrest in my old Bub's. Got a lot of replies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted February 26, 2012 Share #22 Posted February 26, 2012 09 mufflers on mine they were new too but nothing like that on the inside and no honeycomb cat that i could see they were made a bit different on the inside I suspect they were made to balance the the exhaust on the v twin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share #23 Posted February 26, 2012 Well I spoke to the guy I bought the hairy mufflers from. He advised the mufflers were in a storage unit for years with lots of his ex wife's stuff. We both guess a mouse found a wig and made a nest. I pulled the rest out and all is well. I don't see a honeycomb thing in either muffler. Thx for all the fun replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamer Posted February 27, 2012 Share #24 Posted February 27, 2012 I just installed a set of 05 RK's on the 99 rsv trike, I didn't see any honey combing in either muffler.Did the RK have a cat converter in the mufflers or the pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablumny Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share #25 Posted February 27, 2012 Someone here did say to get 05 or earlier To get a set without the cat converter. I just installed a set of 05 RK's on the 99 rsv trike, I didn't see any honey combing in either muffler.Did the RK have a cat converter in the mufflers or the pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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