cops keep eyeing my exhaust

[kimura]

2012 kymco super 8 50cc  stock exhaust. I've noticed twice in a weeks time that the first thing cops look at when they see me coming is my exhaust.  it's currently a stock exhaust but Ive been planning to upgrade to a performance exhaust with an expansion chamber, but now I'm not so sure that might be a good idea. I live in the NY area, are cops in this area known to be any more strict?

[zombie]

NY Cops!!!!! Haven't you heard of the Blue Taxi? 

Give them five bucks, and a bag of joints. They will LOVE you.  Tell em' Zombie says yo!

[Chris0381]

Are you sure your not stashing weed in your exhaust and its burning while your driving. Do you have a van full of hippies and a peace sign on it following you around ?

[kimura]

no weed here guys.

Today i noticed another screw was missing, maybe thats what been drawing their attention. lol

you guys weren't kidding when you said to go around the bike and make sure I tighten everything. this is the 2nd screw that has fallen out. :\

its the bottom left in this pic

[DMblues01]

Spend a few cents on some lock washers. Should help with those heat shield bolts.

[Chris0381]

no weed here guys.

Today i noticed another screw was missing, maybe thats what been drawing their attention. lol

you guys weren't kidding when you said to go around the bike and make sure I tighten everything. this is the 2nd screw that has fallen out. :\

its the bottom left in this pic

Thanks for providing that experience, Im just at 2000 and I'll make to check what screws and bolts I can reach.

On the serious side, does your exhaust sound loud and have talked to you about your bike ?

[kimura]

Spend a few cents on some lock washers. Should help with those heat shield bolts.

thanks bro, do you know what size I should get?

[DMblues01]

thanks bro, do you know what size I should get?

Just take the bolt to the hardware store and find the ones that have the right size hole. Pretty simple, and a really cheap fix!

[kimura]

On the serious side, does your exhaust sound loud and have talked to you about your bike ?

its not loud, no one has stopped me yet, it seems they are just on the look out for modded scoots. maybe getting the lower profile traffic exhaust might be a better idea. I don't know.   

[DMblues01]

I think it's just the way the super8 exhaust is designed. I've had several people ask if the exhaust on my 150 is aftermarket. They seem surprised that it's stock, until they notice the tiny pipe coming out the back.

[bluesin]

Are you sure your not stashing weed in your exhaust and its burning while your driving. Do you have a van full of hippies and a peace sign on it following you around ?

You can buy scented additives for fuel in bikes. One is cannabis scent. I think Zombie designed it .

[zombie]

No. But I will be buying every ounce of it I can find!

[kimura]

since someone mentioned the tendency of the bolts of the exhaust shield coming loose, I've been checking them every day. I made sure not to over tighten any of them but this one just turns in endlessly without any tightness.  will the lock washers help in this case?

this is the bolt that does not tighten.

[DMblues01]

If it won't tighten, then you may want to check to see if it got stripped out somehow. If the threads are stripped, then the lock washer won't help a bit. It will need drilled out, and new threads cut for a different bolt.
If you're lucky, the threads on the bolt itself could be stripped. If so, you just need a new bolt, and run a thread tap through the hole to clean it up.

[kimura]

thanks for your help.

I dont understand how it could have been stripped? I just got it, it only has 400miles on it, as far as I know, that bolt has only been touched once when the bike was put together.