Your exhaust system, are they just 1 to 2 splitters on each side without any mufflers? Must be real loud! Those slash cuts look real nice on the bike.
P.S. remember not to park your baby next to those over-sexed Gixxers on that bike night. They will just corrupt her black box and goof around with her coils and plugs real bad!! :laugh:
Home made Lasers don't look bad, but can only imagine 120 plus db's coming from them that would have to be extremely obnoxious as you just have 4 straight pipes! :unsure: Glad I don't live out East as I sure you could be herd coming from several states away! :rolleyes:
The pipes are loud, but not too ridiculous unless you're really getting on it. Just cruising through town, I don't think I'm offending anyone, and on the highway cruising at 80 mph, they're not loud at all, in fact I can barely hear them over the wind noise. But when you really go WFO, it is pretty loud, but it's a sound of a screaming witch I've never heard before. I love it.
I ride with earplugs 98% of the time, and with the plugs in, it sounds nice, but not too loud to block the sounds of the XM Radio and GPS.
The exhaust tips were 45 dollars for the set, and the guy at the local muffler shop charged $100 to make the pipes and mount them up. It is my intention to paint the mid pipe flat black with some header paint. Eventually.
...But it sounds incredible. Nobody at bike night has a bike that sounds like this... It got a lot of attention tonight.
The bend in the rim (front matches) was caught by running about 75mph through a sweeper with a surprise pot hole. Nailed it good, but the bike stayed very well composed even while leaned over through that turn. No leaks and no vibration. And the bend was worse than that, but a local shop pounded it out some while changing tires.
FYI IN New York damage like that from a pot hole the government will pay to fix. You just have to submit the info on the pot hole and damage and est to fix. Ya it takes some time and know how to submit but it works.
I would have, however, had the exhaust shop grind down the welds or smooth them out. The tips look great. I'm not a fan of loud bikes, but it does look sweet.
[image: View Post]spinalator, on Aug 6 2008, 08:52 AM, said:
Your neighbors must love you! :)
I am considerate of my neighbors, and people in general. I don't rev my engine at stoplights, and I try to keep the rpm's down around town. I'm a mostly responsible rider, and I don't want to attract the wrong kind of attention.
WHat's the easiest way to get a sound clip and upload it to the site?
Easiest way for a sound clip is if your camera has a video option just take a short movie with sound of it. Second if you have a computer or laptop with a mic just record a sound clip. Third find a friend that has a way.
I think you can get baffle inserts from Jegs or Summit that will slide in those tips and give you better tone. I like the way it came out, except for the midpipe. Black paint at minimum!