Templar X 250

[Aussie_in_MO]

Originally Posted by Mikd

Yes, if you want to add a spark arrestor to your existing muffler.

Adding just the screen can still get you in trouble if you wind up getting stopped and inspected in the woods since the stock system doesn't have the appropriate USFS approval markings. Around here there have been a few people who have had their bikes impounded for not having an approved spark arrestor

[Weresquatch]

Yep...that's why I'm looking at the $89 FischMoto one but am happy to find a less expensive alternative.

[severely]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_MO

Adding just the screen can still get you in trouble if you wind up getting stopped and inspected in the woods since the stock system doesn't have the appropriate USFS approval markings. Around here there have been a few people who have had their bikes impounded for not having an approved spark arrestor

Curious about this. I was always under the impression/understanding that stock street legal exhausts were no problem in National Forests as they have a catalytic converter there. How would any spark get past the cat? Or is this just another way to hassle motorcyclists? Thanks in advance for the reply.

[Weresquatch]

Originally Posted by severely

Curious about this. I was always under the impression/understanding that stock street legal exhausts were no problem in National Forests as they have a catalytic converter there. How would any spark get past the cat? Or is this just another way to hassle motorcyclists? Thanks in advance for the reply.

A quote from the forest service site..."
Although mufflers and catalytic converters can help reduce the problem of spark emissions, they are not spark arresters. Catalytic converters also pose a special fire threat as they generate temperatures in excess of 2,000 °F that can ignite wildland vegetation."

[Thumper]

My catalytic converter started a grass fire underneath the bike last year when I fell over on the right side. I was able to drag it off the fire and put it out, but it easily could have gotten out of hand. Decatted headpipe with a spark arrestor in the muffler is definitely safer!

[severely]

Originally Posted by Weresquatch

A quote from the forest service site..."
Although mufflers and catalytic converters can help reduce the problem of spark emissions, they are not spark arresters. Catalytic converters also pose a special fire threat as they generate temperatures in excess of 2,000 °F that can ignite wildland vegetation."

I really appreciate the information as I might've caught unknowingly by this one. Many thanks

[Weresquatch]

Oh I was right there with you until I started looking more into it like two weeks ago.