Noisy-er exhausts

[pepperami]

I’m definitely coming round to a quieter exhaust.
I like to slip by unnoticed and go about my business without anyone realising I’ve been there.

Big LOUD aftermarket horns on the other hand? Hell yeh!
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[pepperami]

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[hellkat]

That's alright, cos it works for me.

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[NJD]

All depends on the bike and the can, but also how the bikes running at the time relative to the tone and amount of noise it puts out. Pops and bangs can be fun, but if your fuelling is out (or as recently happened to me) the air filter is old and probably not doing a great job then the noisy exhaust turns annoying.

I recently removed the Remus I'd purchased and replaced it with the one that came with the bike (aftermarket also, but not annoyingly so). It means less dogs running towards my legs as they walk past while I'm waiting at lights, and so for now its a winner.

I had a Viper on the ZR7S I had, and that bike was the best sounding thing I ever owned.

I had a set of Remus cans on the CBF 1000 and that transformed the engine tone night and day, but performance issues made me remove them (fuel injected, but it wasn't the cans fault anyway). I also had a set of Viper cans for it at one point, but the build quality of the link pipes were poor and much preferred the Remus.

It doesn't hurt to try aftermarket exhaust cans, but I'd only ever buy them second hand on eBay.

For occasional rides when the weather or mood suits then keeping loud cans on is fine, but for everyday commuting it gets tiresome after a while.

A16 (although I've never owned one), Remus and Viper would probably be my go-to brands.

I'm spoilt because cans pop up for the FZS 600 on eBay in their droves, but it depends what you run and how much one would cost second hand.
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[Copycat73]

[hellkat]

Depends on the dog, really
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[Irezumi]

Seems there's a lot more to this conversation than I expected. Still unsure on whether I want loud exhausts or not. May be delayed by spending the money on other things first, such as suspension.

Edit: Had a quick look on ebay and there's some pretty cheap ok end cans going. Anyone have any experience of Viper vs Carbon can co exhausts?

[Copycat73]

this is taken from here
https://northyorkshire.police.uk/news/bank-holiday-roads/?fbclid=IwAR1_NYD-w6ayLljKRHE7KhwITWhOBaUfBF4z1RrTQ9or8vDpVyFvQqDEjtw

"Vehicle defects or illegal/uninsured modifications. This will include illegal number plates and exhausts, which will now be tested at the roadside with official equipment to ensure they are within legal noise levels"

it is becomin apparent that exhausts are now on da police radar .. yes this is yorkshire but i`ve seen reports from other cuntstabularies .. Cheshire & Wales.. point bein that county/traffic cars are now bein equipped wit noise meters .. Caveat Emptor
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[xX-Alex-Xx]

Is there actually a definition of a "legal limit" though?
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[NJD]

[Copycat73]

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[Copycat73]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

As in where in actual law does it specify that the legal limit is what the manufacturer prints on the side of the bike?

Not saying it doesn't exist but everything I've seen is just the usual "not excessively loud" BS.
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[chickenstrip]

Of course, you could always try doing without an exhaust altogether, as a mate of mine once tried, just to see what it would sound like. No, he didn't ride it like that, but he thought a GPz1100 would sound pretty mean...until he realised the jets of flame from the exhaust ports were taking all the paint off the bike's frame front down-tubes
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