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I guess that means they are loud. I love turning heads :twisted: so watch out Annapolis here I come.
Greg
Greg
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Vrooom......
Don't sweat it Greg, like they've said the dial-in on the jetting will be spot on 80% of the time......My old 1000 with a Yoshimura/Kerker combo dialed in, only gave a slight flat spot. A flat spot is a section of the RPM band where the motor seems weak & not wanting to win up thru that "band" with much enthusiasm.
As to the sound.....riding with two or three buddies on a straight drone down a wide freeway ,all in formation, the sound emmenating from all the exausts is really quite something to behold!
Rick...........Comment
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How does one behold sound?Comment
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What you consider loud may be music to another's ears. Look at Harley riders, they love noisy 8O (my perspective) pipes. I love my bike barely making a sound. Stealthy power, that is what I like. 8)Comment
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That sweet sound
Originally posted by Nick Diaz
Nick:
Didn't you ever as a kid make those Vrooom..Vrooom sounds of the cars or motorcycles you heard of?
How about the sound of a radial engine of an old prop fighter? The silky smooth sound of P-51 V-12 fighter? How bout the exotic sounding(but lousy machine) Kawasaki H-2 750 with expansion chambers?
Sorry, but the Harley staccato sound is just obnoxious to me. The current crop of sportbikes with the snarl of 6 grand just poking along down the road just sounds too busy, like an angry hornet. The low RPM growl of our bikes is just right
Rick.......( Don't get me going on this subject!)Comment
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K&N jet kit
Greg,
I just put a K&N (Dynojet) stage 3 kit on my '83 GS1100E with a Supertrapp stainless 4-1 and K&N pods. Set up as recommended the idle was a bit rough and there was significant surging around 3000-4000rpm. Both symptoms are covered in the troubleshooting guide of the instructions. I turned the mixture screws out 1/2 turn and raised the needles to the 5th of six grooves. Now the bike runs better than it ever has. It starts better, idles better, and runs noticably stronger. I still get some very minor surging and may try raising the needles some more but I have to say the results are impressive.Comment
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I hate noise from any motorcycle, Harley or otherwise.
My second 1982 GS850G, which I owned from 92 to 96, had the exhaust system rot away. I replaced it with a Vance & Hines 4 into 1. I lived with it for three riding seasons. That was too much noise from me. I'm glad I no longer need that V & H.
I like things nice and quiet. I'm getting old, and my hearing needs to be preserved for as long as possible. It's all downhill from here!Comment
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WHAAAAT! eh ? :-)
Earl
Originally posted by Nick DiazKomorebi-The light filtering through the trees.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.Comment
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Some of us old goats are just more ((GOATY????)) than others Earl
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Scotty, I'm the goatiest of them all! A while ago some folks thought of me as the smartest in this forum; my new title is "goatiest". I like that!
Quiet NickComment
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WITH ALL OF YOUR EDUCATION YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE DIFERENCE BETWEEN SMARTEST AND SMARTA@@Originally posted by Nick Diaz You also abdicated the throne of king of the old goats when we started that business((Ill bet not too many folks know that))
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Well, Scotty, at least we all know who the Queen is!
Quiet, smarta$$ NickComment
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I will never challange the queen. It wouldnt be SMART. 8O 8OOriginally posted by Nick DiazWell, Scotty, at least we all know who the Queen is!
Quiet, smarta$$ NickComment
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