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MOTOBRICK.COM => The MBdotCOM Community Center => Topic started by: ldbeemer on January 23, 2015, 08:44:39 PM
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I recently started to tow a Uni-Go trailer with my 95 K75RT and noticed a heavy amount exhaust fumes while at mid speeds, 40-60MPH. Has anyone else experienced this, and what can be done to rectify it, other than not towing the trailer? I don't want to pass out on a long days ride from carbon monoxide poisoning. :falldown:
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You can smell the exhaust fumes?
Or can you see them?
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I smell them, the bike runs clean.
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My naked K75 was an RT before I converted it.
One of the reasons I disliked the fairing was that it created a chamber of exhaust fumes around my head.
I had my RT windscreen cut down by about 8" and that helped.
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It should be pretty obvious that the trailer is disrupting the airflow out from the back of the bike.
A 'comedy' suggestion could be to get a turn out tailpipe trim thingy that you can push into the end of the exhaust when the trailer is hitched....
Something like:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/06/!B%28UnhM!BGk~$%28KGrHgoH-EIEjlLlzEZJBKbtjsrEdw~~_35.GIF)
It might help a little if you could post a pic of the bike with trailer?
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Here ya go, http://www.millproprecisionmachining.com/product/BMWK75EXT-200 (http://www.millproprecisionmachining.com/product/BMWK75EXT-200) Exhaust issue has come up before on the RT. This guy came up with this neat extension. $80
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i would ride it faster than 60mph...
j o
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Never seen that before! Makes me wonder what else is out there for the K75!
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When I get dug out of the recent snow fall here I'll see what the local auto parts store has. If I can work with their stuff i will, if not I'll order the one Chaos referenced which is a little pricey but looks well engineered. Looking at the pre-made one I now have a good reference of length and turn down. Air flow is a tricky thing to master.
Thanks for help
Gene
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another option could be a staintune or Mac pipe that's longer than stock, but those are scarcer than hen's teeth and may be noisier than you like. I found a Mac cheap on Ebay a couple years ago, happy as a clam with it!