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Exhaust Opinions

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That doesn't sound all that loud. It the straight pipe ass holes that are the true pieces of ****... riding around scaring old ladies and waking up babies because their dicks are too short.

**** them.
 
That supertrapp sounds good. Also eric's homemade exhaust I wonder how it will sound with a 1000. Do you think there will be much difference?

For those who mentioned V-twins, I am not interested in them. I like my GS1000, Thank you very much. :), I just got it. Buying a V-Twin just for the sound of it is a pretty ridiculous idea (no offense). Besides, in my opinion I like our 4 cylinder engines better than a v-twin for cruising on canyons, (which is what I use the bike for other than daily riding to work).
 
I am not really hung up on pipe sound. When I see the cruiser/bobber builds, though, I wonder how dissonant that look is to the typical sound of these bikes. No pipe is going to give that "potato-potato" rumble of a Hardly Worth-it . . .
 
tkent02 said:
That doesn't sound all that loud. It the straight pipe ass holes that are the true pieces of ****... riding around scaring old ladies and waking up babies because their dicks are too short.

**** them.
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I do agree with you there... there is a limit... and those **** heads deserve a swift kick in the dick.
 
Nessism said:
Tom's not the only one that's grumpy about excessive noisy motorcycles. In my view loud bikes are a selfish expression and irresponsible. I've started placing members here running open pipes on their bikes on my forum "ignore list".
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Well, Ed, I would never leave you off the grumpy list. Tom just seems to be at the top of his game lately.

Yes, there are exhaust systems that sound better than others. But good luck finding an original Bassani, Yosh or Supertrapp
 
Fefrank said:
For those who mentioned V-twins, I am not interested in them. I like my GS1000, Thank you very much. :), I just got it. Buying a V-Twin just for the sound of it is a pretty ridiculous idea (no offense).
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No offense taken Felix

We had a new guy on the GSR last (?) year who wanted to make his GS engine sound like a HD, and then got really offended when it was pointed out to him that it would be cheaper to buy a HD.

So, we just didn't know your intentions
 
I find the Vance and Hines 4-1 a good compromise. It will whisper through a hospital zone or growl real good if you want to wake up the cows.
 
Fefrank said:
That supertrapp sounds good. Also eric's homemade exhaust I wonder how it will sound with a 1000. Do you think there will be much difference?
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The engine in that 750 measures right at 1100cc's :-$

Eric
 
no wonder none of you boring farts dont watch bike racing if you dont like loud pipes,
o the roar and rumble of the ducatis. the howling banshee scream of the honda v5 engine, the burble and blat from the yamaha straight 4's.
oh, and then you get to the earbursting moto2 bikes, it is an awesome sound when 40 of them all pass you when you are 20 feet away from the track.
stuff it, if you want loud, go loud and if not,stick me on your ignore list
 
Agemax said:
no wonder none of you boring farts dont watch bike racing if you dont like loud pipes,
o the roar and rumble of the ducatis. the howling banshee scream of the honda v5 engine, the burble and blat from the yamaha straight 4's.
oh, and then you get to the earbursting moto2 bikes, it is an awesome sound when 40 of them all pass you when you are 20 feet away from the track.
stuff it, if you want loud, go loud and if not,stick me on your ignore list
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Loud is great on a race track. Not in my neighborhood when every other jackwad that can't ride his hardly has to be louder than the next jackwad.

We get 99 herds for every one exotic bike, it sucks listening to the same old low performance donkey engines constantly.

I never heard anything loud in England, even the rare Herdlys are politely muffled....
 
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even loud pipes can be quiet when ridden at a sedate pace. they just destroy your ear drums when you are caning it. most ducati's are like that from the factory!
 
Agemax said:
even loud pipes can be quiet when ridden at a sedate pace. they just destroy your ear drums when you are caning it. most ducati's are like that from the factory!
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Haven't heard the endless clouds of Herdleys trying to make as much noise as they can while sitting still, have you?

I would love to hear a flat out Ducati once in a great while.....
 
not many harleys around my area but a few chops and loads of hp sports bikes with loud pipes on. brings a smile to my face when a fireblade whizzes past my house and rattles the windows, even my wife has a giggle
 
Agemax said:
not many harleys around my area but a few chops and loads of hp sports bikes with loud pipes on. brings a smile to my face when a fireblade whizzes past my house and rattles the windows, even my wife has a giggle
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Was it painted white?

Eric
 
An open pipe screaming L4 engine is insanely loud. Excess noise isn't the private domain of the HD buffoons. There are lots of street punks around annoying the crap out of people too.

And just because someone likes loud pipes, that doesn't mean they have the right to run one and annoy the majority of people that don't.
 
Agemax said:
i dont like my neighbour mowing his lawn at 9am but i dont moan and cause a fuss over it
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If the muffler on the dudes lawn mower is broken then you have every right to be annoyed and ask him to fix it. If the machine is normal, but you just don't like any noise in the morning, then you need to complain to your city commissioners and get them to establish/change the local ordinance. In the case of motorcycle noise, here in the US we have federal laws about motorcycle noise. The problem comes in when the a$$ holes choose to circumvent the laws in an act of defiant anarchy. This is completely different from some law abiding home owner cutting their grass on Saturday morning.
 
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