louder pipes on my 1989 1500
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:shock: Wait a minute, that stuff is true! :shock:
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ebanjo wrote:
:ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:
:shock: Wait a minute, that stuff is true! :shock:
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I am not a loud pipe guy. I have had v-twins with straight loud pipes and while it was fun for a while, it gets annoying on longer trips. I will agree that a snap of the throttle gets attention quick with loud pipes however and is easier and faster than fumbling for the horn if something catches you off guard.
I much prefer things a little quieter and have figured out a long time ago that you simply have to assume every driver is about to do something stupid and you will be right about 70% of the time. Overly loud pipes ripping through a populated area is ridiculous and annoying. There are in between pipes that are not loud for loud's sake and offer a nice tuned exhaust-nothing wrong with that as long as you control the noise output around others. Personally I enjoy the quiet and have even used noise isolating earbuds for riding and listening to music under my helmet. I become much more visually aware and take extra care and feel perfectly safe. I have heard the loud pipes saves lives mantra too often from the same people who refuse to wear a helemt or protective gear or argue that somehow you will be safer without one (a helmet)so your head doesn't get ripped off or some such thing. Not trying to start a helmet debate-do what you want it's your head. Just pointing out the obvious logic flaw in many "loud pipes save lives" people that ride in helmetless, drunk or in bathing suits and sandals or just about.
It's your bike-do what you want. Just remember that loud pipes are annoying to every other person that doesn't have em and really aren't the key to safety.
I am not a loud pipe guy. I have had v-twins with straight loud pipes and while it was fun for a while, it gets annoying on longer trips. I will agree that a snap of the throttle gets attention quick with loud pipes however and is easier and faster than fumbling for the horn if something catches you off guard.
I much prefer things a little quieter and have figured out a long time ago that you simply have to assume every driver is about to do something stupid and you will be right about 70% of the time. Overly loud pipes ripping through a populated area is ridiculous and annoying. There are in between pipes that are not loud for loud's sake and offer a nice tuned exhaust-nothing wrong with that as long as you control the noise output around others. Personally I enjoy the quiet and have even used noise isolating earbuds for riding and listening to music under my helmet. I become much more visually aware and take extra care and feel perfectly safe. I have heard the loud pipes saves lives mantra too often from the same people who refuse to wear a helemt or protective gear or argue that somehow you will be safer without one (a helmet)so your head doesn't get ripped off or some such thing. Not trying to start a helmet debate-do what you want it's your head. Just pointing out the obvious logic flaw in many "loud pipes save lives" people that ride in helmetless, drunk or in bathing suits and sandals or just about.
It's your bike-do what you want. Just remember that loud pipes are annoying to every other person that doesn't have em and really aren't the key to safety.
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I used to do the drag pipes on my old HD too, as well as headers and glass packs on my cars. It wasn't so much to save my life as it was to just be loud and show off. I guess I grew up?
Now it's loud stereos and sport bikes with loud or no pipes that annoy me. Why would someone want their crotch rocket to sound like someone is raping a chainsaw? :?
I used to do the drag pipes on my old HD too, as well as headers and glass packs on my cars. It wasn't so much to save my life as it was to just be loud and show off. I guess I grew up?
Now it's loud stereos and sport bikes with loud or no pipes that annoy me. Why would someone want their crotch rocket to sound like someone is raping a chainsaw? :?
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I have a Basani X-tractor with Jardine pipes. I like the sound and being able to hear my bike. It's all personal preference. It is by no means obnoxious. I was at a HD dealership last night - now, those can be obnoxious. Everyone that left had to crack the throttle to say 'look at me'. So of course, I had to do the same. Made me smile because mine just sounded like a finely tuned sports car. I do not get headaches on long rides and I'll never complain about the noise from my tires.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKwmV9zG_Fs
I have a Basani X-tractor with Jardine pipes. I like the sound and being able to hear my bike. It's all personal preference. It is by no means obnoxious. I was at a HD dealership last night - now, those can be obnoxious. Everyone that left had to crack the throttle to say 'look at me'. So of course, I had to do the same. Made me smile because mine just sounded like a finely tuned sports car. I do not get headaches on long rides and I'll never complain about the noise from my tires.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKwmV9zG_Fs
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I dont know about a 1500 but if it were mine I would try to straight pipe it and see if it still ran good afterwards. I have 1 ft straight pipes on my bike with the ends of the pipes facing to my sides which has kept many people from switching lanes into me like they always used to do before changing my pipes.rush hour is a pian to be quiet in. just because the person in the car cannot locate the person with the loud pipes does not mean that hearing the loud pipes does not make them pay more attention because they now know there is a bike around. not only do people pay more attention on the road, they also pay attention to me in the parking lots because they can actually hear me while they are walking in the middle of the lane or slowly backing there car out the space. no matter how good anyone thinks they are at observing everything around them and how safty minded they are, they can still become a victim of another driver. some things are just unavoidable. I hear plenty of harleys behind me while driving also.:action:
I dont know about a 1500 but if it were mine I would try to straight pipe it and see if it still ran good afterwards. I have 1 ft straight pipes on my bike with the ends of the pipes facing to my sides which has kept many people from switching lanes into me like they always used to do before changing my pipes.rush hour is a pian to be quiet in. just because the person in the car cannot locate the person with the loud pipes does not mean that hearing the loud pipes does not make them pay more attention because they now know there is a bike around. not only do people pay more attention on the road, they also pay attention to me in the parking lots because they can actually hear me while they are walking in the middle of the lane or slowly backing there car out the space. no matter how good anyone thinks they are at observing everything around them and how safty minded they are, they can still become a victim of another driver. some things are just unavoidable. I hear plenty of harleys behind me while driving also.:action:
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