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yamayz125

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Why do people put their hand behind the silencer when the bike is running?
What are they looking for?

 

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I saw one guy do this at the track. He told me it was so the gloves would stick to the grips. I tried it and I felt no difference really.

 

marcusgunby

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I do it to warm my hands:)

 

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yamayz125

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Serious?
People can`t doing it just for fun?

 

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Ryno149

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I do it to keep my hands warm in the winter. It realy works. You got to watch out other wise you'll burn the hell out of your hands.

 

oldguy

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Occasionally I have done it to check for exhaust odors such as coolant or just to smell the fumes early in the morning. Better then coffe to get you going

 

Porstala F9

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1) It makes a cool sound :)

2) It warms your hands

3) You look cool doing it, because it makes you look like your doing something

 

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skillzman1

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oldguy said:

Occasionally I have done it to check for exhaust odors such as coolant or just to smell the fumes early in the morning. Better then coffe to get you going

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LOL!!
Someone needs to develop a cologne that smells like a 2 stroke on race gas....the smell is 1/2 the reason I go to the nationals :laugh:

 

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Porstala F9 said:

3) You look cool doing it, because it makes you look like your doing something

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If you've got a multi cylinder engine you might be able to tell if you have a dead hole by cold exhaust. But you'd have to have individual exhausts.

On a single, See #3.

 

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This is a funny topic, because I am one of those people, and I don't know why I do it, It's just something to do while your letting your bike warm up!!! :think:

 

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I'm with VB Racing, I do it just because. No reason at all.

 

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Mavic

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Noise suppression for me....

I do it when I start the 500 in the neighborhood to act like an additional baffle to keep the noise down a little more. Works pretty well.