Iceman57
TY 4 Stroke Guru
nate007 said:
I agree on the design of the side covers. Excell could have designed them to better match the rest of the panels.
QCRider
TY 4 Stroke Master
I have only ridden one Apex, and I too thought it was loud compared to my RX-1. However, the noise I heard was engine noise coming from under the hood. Those noises were much more apparent on the Apex than on my RX-1.
Steely Dan
Extreme
I bought an Attak after owning a Rage and have to admit that I like the handling of the Attak over the Rage but can't stand the exhaust resonance. I have to wear earplugs with the Attak but it isn't absolutely necessary with the Rage.
mace
Newbie
exhaust noise
same prob here, tried ear plugs and worked good if I remembered them, changed track twice, same noise, tried diff flyweights (clutch arms) so sled would rev about 5500rpm at 20 mph and had same noise as stock weights at 5500 rpm at 35-40 mph.
think its the harmonics threw exhaust at the motor.
was thinking of trying a header wrap but think it would get wet and maybe fall off?
know its not track noise like on the 05 vectors, its exhaust
I too am getting up in age and hearing not that good so I have to take care of what I got sooo I went back to 600 sdi 08 skidoo, had a 05 and compaired to my apex all you hear is the wind blowing by but will miss the torque of the motor!!!!!!!!
would like to hear if someone comes up with a cheap fix!!
ckm
same prob here, tried ear plugs and worked good if I remembered them, changed track twice, same noise, tried diff flyweights (clutch arms) so sled would rev about 5500rpm at 20 mph and had same noise as stock weights at 5500 rpm at 35-40 mph.
think its the harmonics threw exhaust at the motor.
was thinking of trying a header wrap but think it would get wet and maybe fall off?
know its not track noise like on the 05 vectors, its exhaust
I too am getting up in age and hearing not that good so I have to take care of what I got sooo I went back to 600 sdi 08 skidoo, had a 05 and compaired to my apex all you hear is the wind blowing by but will miss the torque of the motor!!!!!!!!
would like to hear if someone comes up with a cheap fix!!
ckm
NB-NYTRO
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
is the 600 Sdi quiet?
nb-viper said:
yep!
nate007
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Yeah, real quiet when they sieze up.
If you don't like the noise, look at the Nytro, or a Vector, which is now in the Deltabox Chassis. Don't sacrifice quality for a few decibles. I think for as many comments as there have been about noise, I would hope somebody could come up with a pipe setup that has a silencer in the single pipe. That would really be the ticket to make alot of guys happy.
If you don't like the noise, look at the Nytro, or a Vector, which is now in the Deltabox Chassis. Don't sacrifice quality for a few decibles. I think for as many comments as there have been about noise, I would hope somebody could come up with a pipe setup that has a silencer in the single pipe. That would really be the ticket to make alot of guys happy.
sledheadgeorge
TY 4 Stroke God
YOu guys don't know noise unless you ride a turbo with a twitchy thumb. So I use I-POD + cut in speakers into helmet=30 gigs of Tunes. I can ride all winter and not hear the same song.
Iceman57
TY 4 Stroke Guru
If you get a chance to ride a Apex with an Excell do it. You will see that those cruising speed harmonics are eliminated. I love my Excell and I get tons of compliments on the tone of the exhaust and not just from Yammi riders. I get people walking up to me when I stop at an intersection on the trails to tell me how sweet my sled sounds.
YamiSmurf
Expert
SHG, You're not putting on enough miles if you don't hear at least one song twice. LOL.
30 gigs is a ton....maybe Hondo would catch a song or two twice.
YS
30 gigs is a ton....maybe Hondo would catch a song or two twice.
YS
NB-NYTRO
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
sledheadgeorge said:
I rode an RX-1 turbo.... sounds like some evil demon lurks within.... freaking loud.
baknblk
Extreme
monsonme said:
If you guys think a APEX is too loud you should find another sport !
MEOW MEOW !
Most of my rides are all day 200-300 miles. Always wear earplugs. The best I have found are the silicone swimmers plugs you buy at the drug store. They seal out all sounds and you can't even feel them because they don't go inside your ear.
Sound fatigue is a much larger factor than people realize.
That said, count me in for a quieter exhaust if someone comes up with one!
Sound fatigue is a much larger factor than people realize.
That said, count me in for a quieter exhaust if someone comes up with one!
nate007
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I agree that if the noise is too much you should wait until Toyota builds a sled! The sound of the sled was the first thing that appealedto me, and even an all day ride doesn't bother me, but that's just my opinion. I could see an aftermarket exhaust being too loud for some, but I love mine.
Hey, how about this for thought. If you guys are cruising right at that speed where you get the resonance, why not just go a little faster to get rid of it. Even with Bender pipes, as soon as I get going past that sensitive speed, it's really quite quiet! Even 45-50 mph gets rid of the noise.
Maybe you're just cruising too slow!
Hey, how about this for thought. If you guys are cruising right at that speed where you get the resonance, why not just go a little faster to get rid of it. Even with Bender pipes, as soon as I get going past that sensitive speed, it's really quite quiet! Even 45-50 mph gets rid of the noise.
Maybe you're just cruising too slow!
