How loud is your bike?

[jellywrestler]

Red is the last colour the human brain processes so isn't dong you any favours really.

especially when it happens every twenty eight days there's no surprise in it.

[FJRider]

Actually had a police car behind me for a significant amount of time just the other day, on a rural road with plenty of opportunity to pull me over, but he didn't, maybe because I don't ride like a fuckwit. Thanks for the good wishes tho 😊

Times like that ... they're running your plate number to see what eventuates ...

Hence the time being followed.

[rastuscat]

If loud pipes save lives, imagine what not riding like a Dickhead would do.

[TLDV8]

I put the stock mufflers back on the Hypermotard a couple of years ago but the clutch sounds like a 100db concrete mixer at idle these days.
Loud clutches save lives at the lights.

[AllanB]

I put the stock mufflers back on the Hypermotard a couple of years ago but the clutch sounds like a 100db concrete mixer at idle these days.
Loud clutches save lives at the lights.

Highly likely - have you not noticed how people tend to move away from your idling machine for fear of it exploding at any moment!

[mossy1200]

Seven more sleeps and ill find out how noisy these are. Im thinking very noisy.

[Kickaha]

Loud pipes saving lives is one of the biggest crocks of shit out there, it must have been made up by some wanker wanting to justify running obnoxiously loud pipes

In any half way modern vehicle with the windows up and radio on (moderate volume) you don't hear shit until the bikes are pretty much alongside

[Grumph]

I put the stock mufflers back on the Hypermotard a couple of years ago but the clutch sounds like a 100db concrete mixer at idle these days.
Loud clutches save lives at the lights.

But can blind pedestrians still hear the audible "cross now".....

[MarkH]

I like aftermarket exhaust because they have less restrictive flow, are lighter and sound nicer. Not all aftermarket exhausts mind you, some are too loud and obnoxious.

My ST1300 has stock pipes, wouldn't mind aftermarket pipes, but that's a lot of money to spend.

My DR650 has an aftermarket muffler but it is too loud IMO. I'd really like a GSXR titanium muffler - they sound nice and last forever, louder than stock but not obnoxiously loud.
Fuckin' hard to find though.

[AllanB]

Interesrting.

All the aftermarket name brand pipes I've run came with a db killer that took the level of sound to similar to stock but a lot deeper.

Without the db killer they are rowdy.

So I have always modified or made a second set of shorter db killers to get a nice level of sound in between.

The 100db motorcycle limit is plenty loud enough for a good sounding pipe.

[MarkH]

Interesrting.

All the aftermarket name brand pipes I've run came with a db killer that took the level of sound to similar to stock but a lot deeper.

Without the db killer they are rowdy.

So I have always modified or made a second set of shorter db killers to get a nice level of sound in between.

The 100db motorcycle limit is plenty loud enough for a good sounding pipe.

Procycle has gotten Leo Vince to make some DR650 mufflers, even with the quiet insert they are louder than stock, but not excessively so. But it sounds like you want similar to me - better sound, maybe a bit louder than stock but not obnoxiously rowdy. The lesser weight and not so restrictive for exhaust gasses - nice bonus.

[eldog]

Loud pipes saving lives is one of the biggest crocks of shit out there, it must have been made up by some wanker wanting to justify running obnoxiously loud pipes

In any half way modern vehicle with the windows up and radio on (moderate volume) you don't hear shit until the bikes are pretty much alongside

Agree with a lot you say, also most drivers aren't looking or listening for motorbikes etc.
Even with a set of reasonably loud set of mufflers, most people just ignore them.

Occasionally i have seen people suddenly look around to see where the sound comes from, when travelling with loud pipe bikes, but they would be the minority and generally of people who would be interested in motor related issues.

Most travel in their own little bubble of life.

Myself I think excessive annoying pipes are not really worth it.
but appreciate pipes which give a satisfactory sound when its needed
also appreciate there are times when loud pipes are not appropriate like at midnight in a suburb.
its a pity we can't have both loud when we want it, quiet on the long trips and in town.

[AllanB]

its a pity we can't have both loud when we want it, quiet on the long trips and in town.

Some of the high end performance cars have exhausts that have a electronic 'baffle' and open up to full song once the engine hits XX rpm.

[mossy1200]

its a pity we can't have both loud when we want it, quiet on the long trips and in town.

Its a pity some riders don't use less throttle in town after dark.

[Topes]

Have a full Arrow exhaust on my Daytona and it sounds awesome, but I'm going back to my stock so I can put the pillion seat back on, pipe uses the pillion seat mounts.