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Author Message   Jespo_m2 Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:20 pm:        Just bought an 06 Uly with 13k miles for $5600. Came with bags, large windshield, heated grips and plastic heat shields... I think I got a good deal. When I was going through then bike I noticed a large dent in the rear section of the muffler. It's about 1/4 deep. Should I replace the muffler? They are pretty cheap on ebay... or is it worth pulling the dent out?   Florida_lime Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:42 pm:        Only if the cosmetics of it are really bothering you. It won't bother the bike any. Ride, and try to match it on the other side.   Ft_bstrd Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:57 pm:        Hell have you seen Carlos' (M2nc) muffler? It's a bash plate. Unless you are bothered by the looks, don't bother.   Reepicheep Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:34 pm:        (in my best Crocodile Dundee voice) .... ***that's*** not a dent. ***This*** is a dent! Put me in the "put a matching dent on the other side" camp...   Froggy Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:37 pm:        http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/displayimage.p hp?pid=1980&fullsize=1   Johnboy777 Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:46 pm:          Court Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 07:04 am:        Ride the motorcycle and do all in your power to keep that side from being visible.   Carbonsteel Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 08:06 am:        Battle damage. Show it off to your BMW friends and try not to let the Harley guys see it.   Ulywife Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 08:09 am:        Hell have you seen Carlos' (M2nc) muffler? Mufflers don't like trees! But, thanks to Froggy, we have a nice new undented muffler on the Uly. The old dented one was fine until the muffler strap kept breaking. With where the dent was, the muffler strap wouldn't tighten down enough, so he changed it out to Foggy's muffler.   Froggy Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 08:19 am:        A Foggy muffler is the best mod ever   Miamiuly Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:38 pm:        If it really bothers you this and some high temp flat black paint should be easy. Hardest part would be taking the pipe off to do it right. Grind paint, apply stud, "pull" with slide hammer, little at a time, grind pin(s) off and paint. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem. taf?Itemnumber=8878   Jespo_m2 Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 03:32 pm:        Great feedback from all... thanks so much! ... I'll ride it the way it is. I wasnt sure if it would effect performance. As for rust.. I assume that Buell is no longer making the mufflers out of stainless... is this true?   Cityxslicker Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 08:17 pm:        Mine is dented... Its on the bike, and functioning well.   Ratbuell Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 08:49 pm:        Nope, not stainless. Yep, make great skidplates

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