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<h1>Benz Silent Rider Exhaust</h1>
<span class="style2">Test Vehicle: 2007 Yamaha Grizzly 700</span>
Tested and Written by Buster
MSRP: $159</p>
<font size="2">When we started looking for an exhaust silencing
mechanism, the pickins were slim. What we wanted was something
that didn't decrease performance, but severely quieted our factory
Grizzly 700 exhaust. Much to our dismay, we had a hard time finding
a plethora of companies manufacturing such an animal. We wanted
something that a hunter like us, the causal rider or even someone
that rides their bike in a quiet neighborhood, could do so virtually
un-noticed. </font></p>
<font size="2">Then we stumbled across the [url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url]. On
the surface, it sounded like just what we were looking for to test.
According to their web site:</font></p>
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[*]<font size="2">It reduces the noise level up to 60% on most
4-strokes. </font>
[*]<font size="2">You don't have to weld anything permanently
onto your bike to attach it. However, on very few bikes, a weld
on adapter is required that is welded onto your existing factory
exhaust TIP. Keep in mind, if you go to sell you bike and don't
want the Benz adapter to go with it, you can purchase a
replacement exhaust tip for your factory muffler for a very low
price and keep your Benz adapter.</font>
[*]<font size="2">You can install it yourself</font>
[*]<font size="2">In most cases it works with drop-down baskets</font>
[*]<font size="2">The silencer doesn't interfere with the dump
bed on a Polaris Ranger OR a Rhino 660.</font>
[*]<font size="2">AND they offer a 90 day money back guarantee
no questions asked warranty.</font>
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<font size="2">Could this be true??? It sounded too good to
believe, but if so, was just what we were looking for. </font> </p>
<font size="2">We decided to give it a whirl and see if
everything that Benz was saying was true, or just fluff.</font></p>
<h3>Benz Silent Rider Review</h3>
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[IMG]http://www.atvtorture.com/reviews/images/benz/packaging.jpg[/IMG]The
packaging was great, and the owners, Tammy and Benji, were great to
deal with. It was well wrapped to prevent any damage in transit. All
necessary parts were included as well as an instruction sheet on how
to mount it.</p>
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[IMG]http://www.atvtorture.com/reviews/images/benz/included.jpg[/IMG]Here's
what we received in the box. The silencer, mounting instruction sheet, mounting
tip to replace the factory Grizzly 700 spark arrestor and all needed
hardware.</p>
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This
is the replacement tip to be used along with your gasket flange from
your factory spark arrestor. This prevents exhaust leakage between
the factory muffler and the new tip. They even removed the paint
from the end of the tip (as you can better see in the next image) to
make the Benz easy to attach and remove. Man, they thought of
everything!</p>
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[IMG]http://www.atvtorture.com/reviews/images/benz/premount.jpg[/IMG]</span>After
you remove your factory spark arrestor, you place your factory
exhaust flange behind the provided exhaust tip. Then you put this
setup in its place. You're provided 3 allen head bolts that you
want to snug up by hand. Then in series, gradually tighten each one
of them so they're each tightened the same amount at the same time.
In other words, snug one up a little; go to the next one and then
the next. Continue going around the 3 of them until they're each
snugged up tight enough.</p>
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[IMG]http://www.atvtorture.com/reviews/images/benz/tip.jpg[/IMG]Once
you've installed the tip and have tightened all the bolts, this
should be your result.</p>
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[IMG]http://www.atvtorture.com/reviews/images/benz/final_tip.jpg[/IMG]Now
we're on to mounting the silencer. This is "as easy as grits" as
they have paid very close attention to getting a perfect fit of the
silencer onto the tip. Once we slipped the pipe on, this is what it
looks like.</p>
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[IMG]http://www.atvtorture.com/reviews/images/benz/final.jpg[/IMG]
Using the included u-brackets, bolts, lock nuts and washers, this is
what we have. Notice how well it fits! Perfectly straight, and we're
perfectionists enough that it better be straight.</p>
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<h3 align="justify"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration:underline">
[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] </span><u>Results</u></h3>
<h4 align="justify"><span style="font-weight: bold">
[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] </span>Packaging:</h4>
<blockquote>
<p align="justify"><font size="2">The packaging was excellent and could only
have been better if it was hand delivered.</font></p>
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<h4 align="justify"><span style="font-weight: bold">
[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] </span>Provided Instructions:</h4>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">Step-by-step and easy to follow</font></p>
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<h4 align="justify">[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] Tools Required:</h4>
<ul>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">8mm wrench - to remove your factory spark
arrestor</font>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">5mm allen wrench - to use on the bolts to
install the new tip</font>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">9/16 wrench and 9/16 socket and ratchet
- to install the mounting u-brackets</font>
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<h4 align="justify">[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] Ease of Installation:</h4>
<blockquote>
<p align="justify"><font size="2">10 out of 10 - it was so easy to
install, a 6 year old could do it</font></p>
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<h4 align="justify">[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] Performance:</h4>
<blockquote>
<p align="justify"><font size="2">Benz claims it reduces sound levels up to 60%
on most 4-stroke ATVs. Now we didn't have a decibel meter
to test the EXACT accuracy of this, but we've gotta say that on
our Grizz 700, if they aren't dead-on, their darned close, and
close enough for us to be VERY happy with the results of the
sound level decrease of our factory exhaust. To make it even
better, we didn't notice any power loss from the install on our
test bike.</font></p>
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<h4 align="justify">[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url] Overall Analysis:</h4>
<blockquote>
<h5 align="justify">Pros: </h5>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">It did everything it claimed to do. It was
easy to install. It was well built. It fit perfectly. And
most importantly, it made our bike MUCH quieter. Since we
like to hunt with or quads, A LOT, this is just what we were
looking for. There's nothing worse than traveling to your
stand and spooking up big game on the way in because your
ATV is too loud. As a matter of fact, on our Grizz, in the
0-20mph range, and with the Benz Silent Rider installed, we don't even hear the exhaust over the
engine. It also doesn't get in the way of attaching a
trailer to our receiver hitch at all. THIS SILENCER DEFINITELY FITS THE BILL!!!!</font></p>
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<h5 align="justify">Cons: </h5>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">We really didn't find anything negative
about it at all. We would like to have seen stainless nuts,
bolts and washers provided for the mounting because we feel
the provided zinc ones will corrode fairly quickly. But,
that wouldn't stop us from
highly recommending the Benz. Other than that, the Benz
Silent Rider is top notch in every way. We consider it a
must have for any hunter that rides their ATV to the stand (or field) or just someone that wants their bike to be as
quiet as it can be.</font></p>
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<h5 align="justify">Overall:</h5>
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<p align="justify"><font size="2">We're extremely happy with what [url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz[/url] has
developed for utility ATV riders and recommend their product
to anyone looking to do what the Benz is designed to do.</font></p>
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<p align="justify">For more information on the Benz Silent Rider, visit [url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]http://www.atvsilencer.com[/url]</p>
<p align="justify">[url="http://www.atvsilencer.com"]Benz Silent Rider[/url]
7668 Racetrack Road
Castalia, NC 27816
Phone 1-866-EXHAUST
1-866-394-2878</p>
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