P500 Muffler/noise reduction

[rnaugler]

Does anybody know how to reduce motor noise economically? Looking for a silent muffler replacement or addition in Canada. Price from silent rider would double here in Nova Scotia.

 

[Todd627]

A Trigger Shield will quiet it down. Send @trigger a PM and he will give you a price to get it to Canada. 👍🏼😎

 

[rnaugler]

A Trigger Shield will quiet it down. Send @trigger a PM and he will give you a price to get it to Canada. 👍🏼😎

Thanks I will look into this.

 

[trigger]

The Silent Rider sucks anyway! It would be alright for putting out to a deer blind or something but for trail riding it causes back pressure, kills your power and makes it stink to high heaven.

 

[906UP]

https://amazon.com/gp/product/B00YI3KJJC/?tag=sxsweb24-20

I put one of these on, use a hole saw to cut out the factory baffle. It makes the tone a bit deeper but quieter overall.

 

[lee]

@WillyBill did somthing like that:

P500 - HomeGrown Silencer project

Walker Muffler, some flex pipe and ladder hooks & some scrounged up hardware yields a very quiet P500. Total spent in parts house was $38.00. At idle about 1/3 as loud, at full throttle maybe 1/2 as loud as stock. Really kills the pop-pop-pop noise typical of a single cylinder engine. The...

hondasxs.com

I've seen him running it in Utah a few years ago, maybe he will chime in on how it's working long term.

 

[Duckhunt]

You'd excrement a brick if you heard it with the CAT removed. It's not trying as hard to force exhaust through. Definitely helped. And @906UP x2. Larger tailpipe again less effort to force exhaust through.

 

[DG Rider]

@WillyBill did somthing like that:

P500 - HomeGrown Silencer project

Walker Muffler, some flex pipe and ladder hooks & some scrounged up hardware yields a very quiet P500. Total spent in parts house was $38.00. At idle about 1/3 as loud, at full throttle maybe 1/2 as loud as stock. Really kills the pop-pop-pop noise typical of a single cylinder engine. The...

hondasxs.com

I've seen him running it in Utah a few years ago, maybe he will chime in on how it's working long term.

Was thinking of tagging him. It's definitely quiet.

 

[WillyBill]

Was thinking of tagging him. It's definitely quiet.

3500 miles on my homegrown silencer with no problems. Haven’t hit it on anything on the trail. No apparent effect on power. I changed one piece of flex hose a year and a half ago. 1200 miles since Jan 22nd. Would do it again.

 

[BuckBrewer]

@906UP can you describe how you cut out the factory baffle? I have the tip you linked in order and want to try this mod.

 

[906UP]

Search Appalachian Mtn Riders on YouTube, he did it first and has a good video on it. I'll see if I can find it later

 

[Splorin]

I used the Grizzly slightly angled tip. I think it was a 2" holesaw. Slow with oil. The inner hole and reefin it out with pliers was the hardest part. Sound level may actually be the same but not as obnoxious. A little 'freer' at higher rpms....

 

[906UP]

 

[BuckBrewer]

Thanks guys. Found Jason’s video and that was exactly what I was looking for.

 

[BuckBrewer]

Ha! Was watching the video when you posted @906UP ! Thanks again.

 

[rnaugler]

@906UP can you describe how you cut out the factory baffle? I have the tip you linked in order and want to try this mod.

 

[rnaugler]

Thanks, folks for all your advice. Greatly appreciated.

 

[Saunch]

Does anybody know how to reduce motor noise economically? Looking for a silent muffler replacement or addition in Canada. Price from silent rider would double here in Nova Scotia.

Nice to see someone else from NS on here. I’ve been chasing a similar goal although I’m trying to find out why I get rattle metallic sound in the upper rpms when lightly on the gas. I’m on a 2020 p500

 

[ByronM]

The Silent Rider sucks anyway! It would be alright for putting out to a deer blind or something but for trail riding it causes back pressure, kills your power and makes it stink to high heaven.

I have been running a Silent Rider for the past two years on a 700, no smells after the paint burns off and have ridden it over 11,000 foot passes in Taylor Park and Silverton without issues. I agree that it is expensive but so far I buy it again

 

[trigger]

I have been running a Silent Rider for the past two years on a 700, no smells after the paint burns off and have ridden it over 11,000 foot passes in Taylor Park and Silverton without issues. I agree that it is expensive but so far I buy it again

The people riding behind me were the ones complaining about the smell. Made the machine a little doggy and less responsive. I ended up going the other direction with an HMF to increase air flow.