Loud exhausts, what do you think?

[scorpious]

my personal preference has been to leave the pipes standard and spend the money on suspension mods. stuff that makes others think you might be faster vs stuff that actually allows you to be faster.

I am totally with you on that one!!!!!!

[scorpious]

When you can sneak up behind someone and they dont hear you till you've got the horn on...thats the exaust I want!

[Ewan Oozarmy]

I am totally with you on that one!!!!!!

Agreed re the suspension - out of the shop suspension settings always need to be tweeked for the individual rider.

Whenever I've changed my cans I've always had the bike dyno'd and jetted to take advantage and always seen improvements over stock.

My current bike gained 6bhp + 7 lbs torque + -15kg weight (therefore better power to weight ratio).

[bimotabob]

Agreed re the suspension - out of the shop suspension settings always need to be tweeked for the individual rider.

Whenever I've changed my cans I've always had the bike dyno'd and jetted to take advantage and always seen improvements over stock.

My current bike gained 6bhp + 7 lbs torque + -15kg weight (therefore better power to weight ratio).

That is a HUGE weight reduction - esp if that figure includes the weight of the new system.

My last bike was a RG500 with aftermarket pipes and mufflers, saved weight and gave power but was even louder than stock (which was noisy)
Bugged people a lot as it was loud rattley and poppy all the time - even low revs/idle. I hated warming it up late at night.
My new bike even with a RS3 yoshi is quiet - EXUP lowers the exhaust noise
quite a lot at low throttle openings.
Harleys sound okay as long as they have an exhaust and not drag pipes - when they go past at speed I'd like to know the db level it's crazy.

Regards

[Ewan Oozarmy]

That is a HUGE weight reduction - esp if that figure includes the weight of the new system.

It is a lot - the bike has twin cans - and the Akrapovics give off a lot less heat too which makes for a much more comfortable ride in summer.

[Hailwood]

As a Harley rider, I thought I would add my bit......I have changed the pipes to Screaming eagle pipes which are louder than standard and sound so much better. Yes they set off car alarms when i ride past. They have been passed by VTNZ when they did a warrant. I got them because a V Twin needs to be heard.

I agree though that some of the short drag pipes are way too loud..too harsh a sound.

I have no worries with anyone hearing me now though as I installed a new horn today....128db mini beast horn...now let someone cut me off......

[Clockwork]

Well. I'm no oil painting, I have a decidedly average sized cock and a retiring personality. I don't/can't ride my bike hard enough to justify spending any money on performance enhancements but I love the attention my TBR exhausts get me and still consider it worth every cent I spent.

Plus, it was the easiest 10kg I'll ever lose.

[Pancakes]

Just out of interest

http://www.scorpion-exhausts.com/Bikes/soundzone.php

[skidMark]

stock cans are ghey ub3r loud all t3h way.

[scracha]

I have no worries with anyone hearing me now though as I installed a new horn today....128db mini beast horn...now let someone cut me off......

I won't cut you off bubba

[more_fasterer]

I know this is gonna be an echo echo echo, but there's loud and then there's too loud.

Example: My NC30 has a remus can. Even though it's an absorption type, it's still quiet enough that the RGV250 belonging to my cousin (and flatmate) is louder on stock pipes at low (warming up) rpm's. It often cannot be heard if I'm cruising along.
When I wring its neck, it sounds better but still not intrusive. If you're following close behind it's a glorious, defined sound - clue the cliche "like a race bike".

My mate's stock NC30, sounds terrible in comparison. Quiet, restrictive, flat, yuk!

Too loud is when you're a block away and the exhaust is making your ear-drums rattle. Too often it's a harley or imitation that's making the din.

[dmouse]

whats loud sound is defined by reverberation and the more reverb the more sound you get, now if you want a deep base sound get a bike with a good sized piston and stroke like a harley and you get a good solid sound get a four cylinder or more with a short stroke and you get a rattle like a tin of bees the only multi cylinder car that i like the sound of is ferrari and give me the whompa of a good old british bike or the next best cousin a harley any day over the rattle or hum of a jappa my two cents worth.

by the way i have shotgun pipes with extra long baffles and still enjoy the music that they make even flat out you can still hear the differnt tone from each cylinder clearly.