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Title: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: freedom1122 on December 23, 2018, 04:00:47 PM

Hi everyone and wishing you all a Joyous Christmas 🎄

Just purchased our first side by side, a 700i LE Hunter.
And it’s a blast up in Northern idaho🏁

Question. Are there any noise reduction abilities other than ear plugs?
Maybe a quieter exhaust...

Dave R

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: Brad on December 27, 2018, 05:16:43 AM

let me know if you find anything, so far anything I looked at makes them louder not quieter

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: airshot on January 01, 2019, 09:18:29 PM

    There is a company that makes a "stealth muffler", it is an add on additional muffler that makes them more quiet, also reduces performance just a little. I would guess any small muffler with the right diameters of intake and out exhaust would work.  The just become an extension of the original muffler.  The "stealth system" just runs sideways left to right added on behind the factory muffler.  Compared to other machines I have been with I found the Kymco to be quieter than most, not sure just how quiet you need.

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: SuperHeliDave on February 26, 2019, 07:13:12 PM

Alot of the noise is the engine itself. I put a foam barrier between the box and the seat back, made so we can talk with out screaming...

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: airshot on February 26, 2019, 08:18:55 PM

A number of companies make sound deadening materials for auto use.  Check with your local car sterio store. Many are self stick. My 450 was fairly quiet as the wife and I have no problem having conversation at slow speeds. We rarely travel at speed so that hasnt been a problem yet.

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: freedom1122 on March 11, 2019, 05:14:11 AM

Quote from: airshot on February 26, 2019, 08:18:55 PM

A number of companies make sound deadening materials for auto use.  Check with your local car sterio store. Many are self stick. My 450 was fairly quiet as the wife and I have no problem having conversation at slow speeds. We rarely travel at speed so that hasnt been a problem yet.

Thank you Aishot... great idea. 🇬🇧🙏🏼🏁

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: jwad1982 on July 10, 2019, 12:57:30 AM

Can you show a picture of the barrier?  Thanks

Quote from: SuperHeliDave on February 26, 2019, 07:13:12 PM

Alot of the noise is the engine itself. I put a foam barrier between the box and the seat back, made so we can talk with out screaming...

Title: Re: Is a quieter ride possible?
Post by: SuperHeliDave on July 20, 2019, 03:54:11 PM

I just cut a piece of closed cell foam, (an old egg crate mattress pad is perfect) Used RTV to affix it to the dump bed. Now when I open and close it, the foam reseals.