Tomorrow, 7/19/06 ...

[onebdzee]

heh

I bought a HARLEY....and I want it to sound like one

 

[BS Gal]

Won't you be wearing your vest?
I don't care how hot it is, I'll be infinitely happier on the way home. Cold beer waiting, faithful dog at the door, no whiners to deal with etc, etc.

I'll be at home whining.

 

[onebdzee]

I'll be at home whining.

I'll be home listening to all the whiners

Maybe I'll meet you at work and ride home with you

 

[desertrat]

I bought a HARLEY....and I want it to vibrate like one

Better?

 

[itsbob]

I bought a HARLEY....and I want it to sound like one

When you take it off the showroom floor it sounds like a Harley.. and it's legal.

I like the sound of a Harley with stock pipes, it has a nice low pitch rumble.. the ear splitting noise is just that, noise.

I wouldn't rice out a Porchse and make it sound like a $50 car from the local junkyard why do it to a 20K bike??

 

[Lugnut]

When you take it off the showroom floor it sounds like a Harley.. and it's legal.

I like the sound of a Harley with stock pipes, it has a nice low pitch rumble.. the ear splitting noise is just that, noise.

I wouldn't rice out a Porchse and make it sound like a $50 car from the local junkyard why do it to a 20K bike??

Leave the poor girl alone, her bike doesn't make much power, at least when she's done with the pipes it'll make a lot of noise!



Love ya bdzee!

 

[aps45819]

I wouldn't rice out a Porchse and make it sound like a $50 car from the local junkyard why do it to a 20K bike??

or an $8k Sporster. Guess everybody has to try it once
Riding behind somebody with straight pipes totally sucks, guaranteed headach
Try going with after market slip-on mufflers instead of a whole system. Costs a lot less and not quite as annoying but you still get a more throaty sound.

I'm an AMA member and every month in their magazine are reports of more and more cities and towns passing noise ordinances aimed at motorcycles. All it takes is a Radio Shack Db meter and the laws stand up in court. If you vehical is deemed illegal to run on their streets, you either push it out of town or it gets impounded.

 

[BS Gal]

or an $8k Sporster. Guess everybody has to try it once
Riding behind somebody with straight pipes totally sucks, guaranteed headach
Try going with after market slip-on mufflers instead of a whole system. Costs a lot less and not quite as annoying but you still get a more throaty sound.

I'm an AMA member and every month in their magazine are reports of more and more cities and towns passing noise ordinances aimed at motorcycles. All it takes is a Radio Shack Db meter and the laws stand up in court. If you vehical is deemed illegal to run on their streets, you either push it out of town or it gets impounded.

Hubby's an AARP member, so he can't hear the pipes anyway. Or my spoke-cards and bike-bell.

 

[BS Gal]

Leave the poor girl alone, her bike doesn't make much power, at least when she's done with the pipes it'll make a lot of noise! :lmao:



Love ya bdzee!

Oh, like mine WON'T once I add my updates?

 

[aps45819]

Won't you be wearing your vest?

Not worth the trouble on a 7 mile ride
I've found that an evaporative cooling system isn't real effective when it's so humid water won't evaporate
It works great when the humidity is around 65% or less, but it doesn't do much when it's 90% like today.

 

[onebdzee]

When you take it off the showroom floor it sounds like a Harley.. and it's legal.

I like the sound of a Harley with stock pipes, it has a nice low pitch rumble.. the ear splitting noise is just that, noise.

I wouldn't rice out a Porchse and make it sound like a $50 car from the local junkyard why do it to a 20K bike??

It does sound a little like a Harley....however, I like the low rumble of the non-stock pipes

I don't plan on getting pipes that the little 'ol deaf lady a mile and a half away can hear when I start her up in my driveway....I'm just going to get some that make a little more noise(and won't leave you with a headache if you follow me)

 

[Vince]

No.
It'll be hot as hell on 235 when you get off work

Rode to Prince Fred and back during lunch. It was a HOT SOB!

 

[ylexot]

I rode today. To my surprise, there was also a blue R1 and blue FZ1 in the motorcycle parking area. All we needed was an R6 and an FZ6 to complete the set

As for heat, I think the Wilson compression shirt that I got at Wal-Mart worked well to help evaporation ($10 knock-off of the Under Armour shirts). I'll have to get a couple more. Plus it helps that I wear a mesh jacket. The warmest part of me is my head and I can cool that by opening the visor a little.

 

[aps45819]

I don't plan on getting pipes that the little 'ol deaf lady a mile and a half away can hear when I start her up in my driveway....I'm just going to get some that make a little more noise(and won't leave you with a headache if you follow me)

I had Cobra slip-on mufflers on my last bike. At low rpm (hood in the morning), it was almost as quiet as stock. Crack the throttle and it had a nice roar.

Still couldn't set off car alarms

If you do change them, SAVE THE STOCK PIPES/MUFFLERS.
You'll need them (or the buyer will) to pass inspection if you ever sell it.

 

[onebdzee]

I had Cobra slip-on mufflers on my last bike. At low rpm (hood in the morning), it was almost as quiet as stock. Crack the throttle and it had a nice roar.

Still couldn't set off car alarms

If you do change them, SAVE THE STOCK PIPES/MUFFLERS.
You'll need them (or the buyer will) to pass inspection if you ever sell it.

That's too loud....best friends pipes are like that and that's just headache material

This is the second set he's had on his the first set sounded close to what I want(not too loud, not to quite)

 

[aps45819]

That's too loud....best friends pipes are like that and that's just headache material

This is the second set he's had on his the first set sounded close to what I want(not too loud, not to quite)

A lot of aftermarket pipe web sites now have sound clips of how they sound, do some reasearch before you plunk down your money. Also investigate if the new pipes will require you to re-jet your carbs.

 

[onebdzee]

A lot of aftermarket pipe web sites now have sound clips of how they sound, do some reasearch before you plunk down your money. Also investigate if the new pipes will require you to re-jet your carbs.

My bike guy knows EXACTLY what I want and he's taking care of it for me

I :heart: my bike guy