Cannondaleriders

Ive been mulling over a way to quiet down the hammering engine noise these motors make and I think Ive found a winner. I coated a side cover and clutch cover on the inside with rubberized silicone. About an eighth inch on the side cover and a quarter inch on the clutch cover. The results were fantastic. The quad is not as quiet as say a 400ex but its quiet enough so as you wont know its a Dale coming at you. You can actually talk to someone without shouting while the engines running. I can now hear the camshafts , cam drives ,and clutch all separatly. A friend of mine stopped by today and was shocked when we compared the deafaning clatter of my moto to the speeds tame whiring. I cant believe Cannondale didnt do something like this from day one. They might have sold a heck of a lot more quads.

I think im gonna try that. Can ya give everyone a step-by-step process on how to do it?

Interesting:)

this sounds great but what is the temp. resistance of the Silicone?I would be afraid of it melting and getting in my engine

I like all the clatter. It scares people away from wanting to ride my Dale... they couldn't handle the power anyway.

The rubberized silicone is the stuff I use on ford powerstrokes and 444e diesels. Its one of the best sealants Ive ever used. It can easily handle the temps. Its Waker T-44. Basically I just made sure the cover were ultra clean and dry. Then applied a thin layer on the inside of the cover making sure it didnt interfere with moving parts . Let it set up a day and installed. I did a double thick layer on the clutch cover because there is at least a half inch of clearance behind it. I ran it for a while and change the oils and nothing was on the tranny filter so it didnt hit any gears. I will try to get a sound recording so you can hear the difference.

I know when Cannondale was in business, they were experiementing with rubberized bed liner material on the inside of the covers. They said it made a huge difference. Wisetech, got any extra covers laying there??

Im running low on side and clutch covers. Ive only got a couple in silver /clear. One clutch cover in yellow.
I was thinking about bedliner but am not sure about how it would stand up to prolonged exposure to hot oil. It says it oil resistant not oil proof.

Heck no. That Waker stuff never comes off anything without a fight. Its not your ordinany silicone. Its about the only thing international has thats worth a crap. If it dries on your fingers you have to wait til your skin sloughs off to remove it. The rubber in it must have a lot to do with its sound dampening properties.

I have a left and a right black side covers for sale. $40