something rolling in my pipe.....

[gtp3800]

So when I move my bike I hear something rolling in the hawk exhaust. it sounds round because it rolls back and forth. the hawk exhaust is hollow right? theres nothing in there? I have no idea if its a broken baffle, a round screw, a mouse brought a marble in there?! its worrying me because im scared if I decelerate it might suck back up into the motor.......

any ideas what it could be? Im taking my pipe off this week and see if i can shake it out.

 

[FlaXB9R]

Probably the baffle they're known to break off in the Hawk's from what I've read on here in the past.

I don't understand the rolling though because I've seen pics of the inside and the baffle is just a rectangular piece of metal.

Inside of the hawk exhaust

 

[Unholy]

Probably just a piece of weld slag.

 

[konarider94]

im going to say no on the weld slag. i bet its the same thing that happened to me and several other people like flaxb9r suggested.

 

[gtp3800]

That's weird that it would roll around tho. Ill take it apart and try to shake it out and we will see

 

[konarider94]

you sure it rolls and its not just sliding, can you still see the baffle in the end? does it sound big

 

[CrazyTexan]

Could a small child have put something in there?

 

[rchuff]

The hawk muffler gremlins strike again.

 

[gtp3800]

No, no kids, and yea it's rolling. Like it's on a ramp just back and forth.

 

[rchuff]

Squirrel or mouse put a nut in it? Is the bike kept outside?

 

[Doc13]

Just do a highway wheelie and see if it falls out :O

 

[Unholy]

They are pretty open, so just stick one of those telescopic pick up magnets in there and see if you can fish something out. May take a few tries to not just stick to the pipe itself.

 

[snrusnak]

it's no concern whatever it is. It's impossible for it to be "sucked" in to the engine. Even on deceleration the exhaust is still pushing AWAY from the cylinder...

 

[gtp3800]

it's no concern whatever it is. It's impossible for it to be "sucked" in to the engine. Even on deceleration the exhaust is still pushing AWAY from the cylinder...

thats all I care about. ill try the magnet idea, ill take the pipe off and shake it out. its kept indoors but who knows a mouse could have tried to store his possessions in there.