Noisy-er exhausts

[hellkat]

Although my exhaust is Quite Loud Enough Already ThankYou, the mention last week of something called "Thunderheaders" by Jeffyjeff has made me go and have a look.

And they do sound rather fun.

I've not yet succumbed to the comfort vs madness aspect of riding bikes, but I have given consideration to (a) heated grips and (b) proper riding boots/leathers/draggin jeans (based on continuing weightloss, of course) and even *gasp, shock horror* ... (c) possibly a teensy weensy small waffer-thin fairing

But more noise. Yes, definitely.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Tdibs]

Actively trying to find quieter exhausts , especially for doing green lanes.
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Previous : 09 Vanvan 125| 02' Sv650s || Current: 1999 Xj600n | 1992 DR650 RSE | 2005 Fazer 1000

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[chickenstrip]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

always preferred the whiff of agent orange in the evening me sen, like

i remember i put a delkovic (sp??) on my 2011 klx250 - their website said no other modifications required - yeah. right. what shit that was. check out exhaust / can mods on the klx250 on the ADV forum - notoriously prone to stalling afterwards. of course, i only read that after

obvs it had to go - because the moment i was tackling something tricky it would conk out - v. annoying

i also put a can by Fuel on a '90s cb500 - seemed to affect mid range quite noticeably - eventually out oem back on and enjoyed no flat spots

i really love the idea of weight saving (that was why I tried to ditch the stock KLX can) - and have wanted noise too in the past

now i "just" want less weight *and* less noise and stock performance (or more)

imo and in general i prefer the sound of twins on road, and fours better on track - triples whine too much but the daytona sounds great on track - v4s sound nice every where and the cross plane r1 sounds good on both
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[chickenstrip]

[MC Tunes]

Nothing wrong with a fruity grumble but loud exhausts are for pathetic attention seekers who need to make a grand entrance everywhere they go.

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[Hong Kong Phooey]

I've got a chav cannon on the CBR, even with the baffle out it's not that loud. When you wind it on then it begins to get noticed further away.

Pedestrians stop to check before crossing.

The RC8 has an obnoxiously loud aftermarket can, shaved 6kg in weight so I'll just put earplugs in every ride, NMFP.

That gets heard 1/4 mile away, so gives plenty of notice to pedestrians, even car drivers get to hear its glorious baritone rumble. Unfortunately it sounds like a helicopter so people look up instead of across.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

loud pives save lipes
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

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[chickenstrip]

[hellkat]

[MC Tunes]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[pepperami]

I put a Black-Widow exhaust on my bike and I love it.
It’s half the weight of the original exhaust and seems to allow the engine to rev that bit higher IF I was to need it.
It is louder than stock but not Earth shattering.

However when I went on my ‘Wales Failed’ tour last year, it certainly highlighted how intrusive a loud exhaust can be on long trips .

Aftermarket down-pipes for me and a quieter end can next time.
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[Bhud]

A Honda CBR with what sounded like an open exhaust system was coming up behind me in traffic the other day.

I definitely heard it before I saw it.

[Weisse Schlange]

I'm sitting here having to turn the telly up due to tinnitus due to a lifetime of noisy shit.

You can ram noisy pipes up yer hoop
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Hing Oan

[recman]

I must admit, my cans are louder that the originals.
I wanted something not obnoxious but with a nice tone, which I think I have.
They can drone a bit on longer roads but earplugs are always worn anyway.
I'm very much not a look at me rider but it is handy that drivers are made more aware of my presence due to the pipes.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[recman]

[hellkat]

[Copycat73]