We were both mistaken. I that the 2005 had a cat, and you that" motorcycles don't have catalytic converters" About 1/4 of newer bikes ,indeed have cats. I mitaken believed the 05 road king to be one of them. If you doubt take a look at ...epa.gov. In years to come they are likely to require cats on all bikes ,even off roaders, so I take great pleasure in saying "YOU SHOULD NOT MAKE STATMENTS IF YOU DON"T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT" so there we both learned something.
2006-08-23 16:40:35 · 3 answers · asked by foxyraley 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Never said it was a good idea, EPA overkill. As far as burn risk, there is a space age device to minimize burn risk. Its called a heat sheild.
2006-08-24 02:40:11 · update #1
Never said it was a good idea, EPA overkill. As far as burn risk, there is a space age device to minimize burn risk. Its called a heat sheild.
2006-08-24 02:41:34 · update #2
As it would appear, some bikes do have cats. Though I conceed H.D.s not among them. I have learned something, have you?
2006-08-24 05:10:55 · update #3
I can only comment on the bikes I know of that have catalytic converters. Honda cbr's with fuel injection do have them. It's located in the exhaust pipe where the 4 header pipes connect into one pipe. The cat is not replaceable. That part of the exhaust is under the motor and will never come in contact with human flesh. Honda started installing them to be prepared for the EPA.
2006-08-24 03:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motorcycles do not have catalytic converters. I am not mistaken.
There are some proposals for it on the site you quote, but none on the actual machines yet. If you can post a picture of a motorcycle with a factory cat on it, I will believe you. Even if you found one, what is the point? It would be a rarity and not the norm.
If cats were on bikes, it would be a bad idea since cats heat up much more than regular pipes and could seriously melt flesh if coming in contact with a motorcyclist in an accident.
As I have outlined earlier, if you dig hard enough, you can find an aberration to the norm on generally anything. The information from guardrail Jim is an example.
To guardrail Jim: To be specific, the 2005 CBR600RR has a catalytic converter inside the muffler not to reduce emissions nor to anticipate reduced emissions regulations by the EPA, but to reduce weight. Hence, little to no baffling is required in the muffler. The muffler will also be louder, but this is ok because this is an RR bike that designates it as a track racing bike, not well suited for all around use.
The original argument from a different question that Foxy Foxy is beating into the ground and having trouble losing face was that motorcycles do not have catalytic converters (in front of the muffler). Foxy Foxy, all this additional CBR information still does not support your original argument discussing cutting off mufflers behind the catalytic converter. In this one rare instance of a cat on a racing bike, you cannot cut the muffler off after the cat because the cat is in the muffler!
So to clarify, FOXY FOXY, YOU STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
2006-08-23 18:04:48 · answer #2 · answered by x 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats on bikes - I love it! Toonces the driving cat....wha!
Yes yes, I know they're not talking felines. Pardon my whimsy.
2006-08-24 02:00:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋