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Blk09r
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2010 - 03:47 pm: | 
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Flesh - I know it's hard to tell by the videos but your SV sounds every bit as loud as my R with the Barkers on it. I wonder if it's the location of the exhaust outlet that makes our bikes seem louder to the rider. |
Thefleshrocket
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2010 - 09:13 pm: |
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My Barker equipped 1125r is noticeably louder, trust me. Or at least it seems that way. I have to wear ear plugs under my helmet on anything longer than short hops around town or I get a headache. I've never had that problem with any other bike. I wear earplugs with the other scoots on longer rides but it's not out of threat of pain.
Once the weather warms up a bit (highs this week are right around freezing--unseasonably cold for us), I'll take flyby videos of my other bikes for comparison. |
Dktechguy112
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 03:13 am: |
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What no one has brought up is that the stock exhaust has to pass EPA regulations for sound, and aftermarket exhausts do not. Many manufactures also purposely limit the intake and exhaust to pass epa regs. This allows the owner to put an aftermarket exhaust and intake on the bike and really open it up.
I agree that while loud exhausts sound good, they attract to much attention from police. Sportbikers already get enough attention just riding, I don't want police to hear me from 2 miles away.
I started on a sport 883 with vance and hines straight shots, and while it was fun to have the loud pipes, I like the quiet buell exhaust much more.
(Message edited by dktechguy112 on December 07, 2010) |
Steeleagle
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 06:01 am: |
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quote:I am in the minority camp that actually prefers the stock exhaust sound over any aftermarket can.
No, you're not. I'm betting there's a bunch of us sitting out here, not posting and just rolling our eyes...just like those that are around the loud bikes when they ride by. I have a horn and have been known to use it. I also have a link to a South Park video that comes to mind when I hear "discussions" about loud pipes. |
Velocity
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 10:19 am: |
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You now its funny reading this thread, I started looking at my supply of bikes, all have aftermarket pipes. They are all Buells,I bet I have at least 10 different brands for my tubers, one FMF for the 1125. Hell I even ditched the OEM cans on my 2010 camaro. I am a power junkie, just wont the motor to breath like it was designed. Rip off the EPA restrictive stuff so it can run like it was designed!
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Milleniumx1
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 11:40 am: |
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Back before I knew much about anything, I equated loud with fast. Then I got a little older and changed my thinking. Along the way, I built some wickedly fast forced induction engines that would pass the sniff (although not the visual) test in California - Quiet as a stocker at idle and most throttle positions. Loud, pass ... |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 01:59 pm: |
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All I want from an exhaust system is to be fairly efficient and just loud enough for ME to hear at road-speed.
That's how I monitor my engine's speed and health while riding.
I don't wear ear-plugs so I didn't want a D&D.
My Drummer is a little loud for my taste in town but is perfect on the highway.
The OEM can is an engineering marvel, but too quiet for me.
That's why it's been hanging on the wall for 2 years.
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Milleniumx1
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 03:45 pm: |
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Zac, same here man. It's a bit too quiet stock, so a little louder is fine. And you can't supercharge a car without making it a little louder either. But a bit louder and ballsier is a far cry from OMG that's loud! |
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