I am having B500 which is 6 months old, wanted help from you guys, can anyone advice or provide tips on replacing the silencer, I am getting mixed opinion, few says its no big deal you can change it to goldie-glasswool , some says it has to b annual made silencer such that the maintenance of silencer is easier ?? few says not to go for it as it impacts the engine and performance, apart from mileage and pickup, which anyone is least of my worry

all I want is good decent thump without impacting the engine performance, but I am ready to take hit on mileage ? can anyone advice on this please

449 km in less than 13 hours. 57 kmph. 32 kmpl.

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Ever since I watched Naagarahaavu [1972 - Kannada], which was shot extensively in the Chitradurga Fort, I wanted to visit this historical place. Many times, we had passed through Chitradurga without even stopping. That's the irony of life! We visit many far away, exotic locations; but we ignore the important nearby places.

Yesterday, I and my Blue Bird were hectic. We rode from Basaveswara Nagar home to Chitradurga Fort, and then, to Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam, before returning home. We left at 5:20 am in the morning and reached New Mysore Cafe, Chitradurga at 8:30 am. After sumptuous breakfast, I entered the fort at 9:15 am. The cloudy weather was very helpful in trekking around 5 km with many ups and downs with the fort. Finally, after witnessing 'Kothi' Rama- who is a popular person in Chitradurga - climbing a steep rock with bare hands, I came out of the fort after 3 hours at 12:15 pm.

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From Chitradurga Fort, I rode straight to Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam, constructed by Mysore Maharajas. My MapMyIndia navigator guided me and my Blue Bird perfectly to the spot. I climbed the dam from the right bank, walked on the dam top from the right bank to the left bank, clicked many photographs and left by 2:20 pm for homeward journey. I stopped at Kamat Upachar at Sira bypass for late lunch. I reached home by 6 pm after my Blue Bird had tankful at the nearby HP COCOO. My Blue Bird displayed all the 7 bars on the fuel gauge after tankful for the first time after replacement of a faulty float.

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thanks i shall try doing it, but someone was suggesting glass wool silencer, any idea how good or bad I this consideringthe free flow ?

I suggest quote for making the person understand that you have been asked

Well glasswool silencers are not completely free flow and you can install them no issues.

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You are an inspiration, especially to wannabe solo tourers. And your 500cc giving excellent average with all your the highway rides!

Need help to choose a good silencer for my tb500. I don't want the upswept or goldie. Any other options? Wild boar?
And I don't want to fry my valves and lessen the average?
Have completed 500kms and hoin for the 1st free service? What should I keep in mind?

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Go for short bottle Indori silencer. Absolutely gorgeous thump. Thump characteristic similar to CI bullet thump but a little less louder and distinct than CI (off-course you cannot replicate exact thump like CI). Also until and unless you are not using completely free flow silencer there would be no damage to the valves and no change in mileage. Moreover even if you use completely free flow but still presence of cat-con in the bent pipe would never allow a complete free flow path.

Wild boar sounds good but looks so bulky and out of place. It doesn't compliment the Bull. You need more inputs let me know as I have been the serious victim of Bullet sound bug

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Hahaha, Looks like the sound bug has bitten your ear
Does the short bottle fit the new tb 500. The mechanic told me only the upswept or the goldie fit in without any alterations. Do you have a pic of the indori silencer?

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And trust me Bullet sound bug bit me a lot harder than Bullet bug itself and yet my soul has not rested in peace

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Hahaha....yes its true that the sound bug is abig factor for a person going for the bullet. Now that uce has come up with left side gearing it has definitely become a rage. It wasn't the case previously with the right sided gearing of the ci. Anyways happy thumping:thumbup:

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