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Originally Posted by kask2_6.0
My bet is that the receiver is touching your muffler. When it touches it will just sound like a louder exhaust and drone significantly on the highway. I made hitches for these cars for a bit and my first prototype touched the exhaust. It wasn't pleasant..
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Yup, that's what it is. The guy that was working on my car was pretty knowledgeable about the twins so I think he appreciates it enough to be careful. It turns out that the specific hitch (Draw-Tite manufacturer) was just a very bad fit for the car. He actually showed me where the exhaust pipe and the hitch was making contact. It hasn't been around for very long so I might have been one of the first to actually try it out. He spent 30 minutes or so to try to make it work but I guess it's not worth the potential damage. It's been taken off now and we've put in an order for the Curt manufactured hitch. With the hitch off, the loud exhaust noise is completely gone. Thank the lord!!!
Off-topic: Anyway, after spending so much time at the U-Haul I had the chance to inspect all the bike racks that they offered to go along with the hitch receiver. It was mostly Thule but I did find some clearance Swagman racks. Picked up a Swagman Titan 4 for $168. Anyone have any testimonials on these? Seemed like a steal at that price... as long as I'm able to get a proper hitch installed.
Thanks everyone for your input!!
