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Post by xsyamahadg on Jan 27, 2008 7:29:24 GMT -5
This little poll was posted so we can see how members feel about aftermarket exhaust. Feel free to post a comment along with your vote if you wish.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Jan 27, 2008 7:32:28 GMT -5
I voted that I prefer stock exhaust only because I haven't heard an 1100 V-Star with a good sounding set of pipes yet. I prefer a deep muffled rumble as opposed to loud and brash.
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Post by marvinsc on Jan 27, 2008 7:36:21 GMT -5
I went for the stock as well. I am not interested in a lot more HP than the 1100 has already, I find loud Exhaust for the sake of Noise alone annoying, AND I don't want to deal with Carb Jetting and such that a 4 into 1 often leads to.
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Post by bill on Jan 27, 2008 8:00:00 GMT -5
Sometimes the aftermarket the bits and pieces are better, in so much as they could be derived from a race or endurance tried and tested product. Sometimes the stock stuff is what is handy for the manufacturer and maybe the after market product is better purely because it has to be to sell.
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Post by technical on Jan 27, 2008 8:24:09 GMT -5
I have stock pipes but have drill out the inside it gave me about 5 more hp and alittle more rumble
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Post by thundercloud on Jan 27, 2008 8:49:17 GMT -5
My exhaust has been modified. The resonaters at the end removed but the baffles remain.The bike has been rejetted.I do have another complete exhaust so when needed for EPA I'll be ready.
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Post by vstrom2up on Jan 27, 2008 8:50:34 GMT -5
The Harley's pipes were drilled out before I got it. It doesn't make it too loud, but I would rather they had been left alone. The other 2 are stock.
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Post by shoe48 on Jan 27, 2008 9:15:07 GMT -5
It depends to ride long distance stock or quiet Performance piipes are best , But I also have a modified bike so it has loud pipes for the performance and sound , Sorting out jetting problems is a major pita with todays CV carbs most manufactures use today ,unless a jet kit is avalible to help you out on that , so I agree with that too ,
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Post by JCS on Jan 27, 2008 9:52:10 GMT -5
Will the poll allow more than one choice?
VFR750: stock exhaust I would consider an aftermarket pipe if I could find one that would not be too loud and would let me retain the centerstand.
VF1000F: Yoshimura slip-ons. These are not really any louder than the stock pipes but are a LOT lighter.
FT500: White Brothers pipe with a Supertrapp muffler. Installed when the stock double walled head pipe inner wall broke loose. It rattled like the motor was coming apart. It was cheaper to replace the whole exhaust that to replace the factory head pipe. It will sometimes set off car alarms.
CB400F: Early Kerker pipe installed a long time ago. Just cause. With the baffles in this sucker is loud. No baffles equals less performance and WAY too much noise.
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Post by mgorman on Jan 27, 2008 16:38:39 GMT -5
Of the 20 plus bikes I've had, only two had pipes purchased for them, one because the stocker rusted out and the 2nd because crash damage sent it to the recycle bin.
The 950 came with FMF's when I bought it. They can be loud when you get on the gas.
The 1100 Areo pipes are stock but also can get loud when you get on it.
I think I am the only competative rider to ever race Honda XR's with stock pipes and mufflers and win. Suspension is more important to going fast off-road. I rode some XR's with Race pipes and the only thing they did well was make noise.
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Post by tamarack on Jan 28, 2008 10:31:15 GMT -5
I would like to add some more HP to my bike. Not so much for flat out speed but better performance when loaded. (The bike, not me...) So, after market pipes, new air cleaner and re-jetting may be in my future. However, I really do prefer a quiet bike to a loud one for two reasons: One I can talk with my partner and two if I am doing something on it I shouldn't be then I don't want to draw attention to myself.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Jan 28, 2008 11:20:03 GMT -5
If you find something that sounds good on an 1100 V-star, clue us in. I heard by word of mouth that someone makes a set of slip ons called "Rumbler's" that are not obnoxious. I didn't find any reference to them.
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Post by Jennifer on Jan 28, 2008 11:21:43 GMT -5
I'd love to have my bike a tad louder... but, I'm probably too cheap to do anything about it!
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Post by x90rider on Jan 28, 2008 11:42:50 GMT -5
We had to change the pipes to get more torque. The stock mufflers were too restricted. Also, to get more torque we had to change to a 2 into 1 system. It's a little louder, but not too bad with a helmet. I do not know what it sounds like behind the bike - maybe Shoe knows.
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Post by mgorman on Jan 28, 2008 12:29:28 GMT -5
I have never heard of a bike getting torquier by unplugging the exhaust unless other mods were made. Back pressure from what I have understood helps keep the low-end grunt in your motor. The majority of the bikes that have uncorked pipes end up with more high rpm peak horse power. I could see a two into one exhaust working because now you have two pipes feeding into one silencer. Unless the single pipe flows more than both of the inlets, it will be adding more back pressure. So I got really intrigued and did a search and I found the following info at Flowmaster & AllExpertsI had a Can Am 560 Rotax powered motocrosser. The bike came with a megaphone exhaust. I made an adapter plate for it just to quiet it down and make it forest legal. To my amazement the bike became a proverbial tractor and still went fast enough to rip the spit from my eyeballs. Some pipes have an extra “quiet core” pressed (not welded) into the pipes and can be removed without too much fuss. I owned both a XR 250 and XR 400 at the same time and was looking to see if the FMF Mega Max that came on the 400 would fit the new 250. To my amazement the headers were exact same dimension except at the exhaust port width (one pipe for each valve). The inside dims were the same also. My question always was “Why does the XR250 need a header when the 400’s header is the same and the after market companies weren’t pushing them for the 400?” If it is big enough for the 400, it sure should be big enough for a puny 250. I tried the Mega Max on the 250 and it ruined the low end and the transition to the midrange. I also rode some other hopped up 250’s and one with a 280 kit, the stocker ran the best with the spark arrester and end-cap in place and the “quiet core removed. Be careful what you buy and do some research on the product. I am sure there are some bikes out there that are just plain constipated. On another note, for those who feel loud pipes save lives, FOOEY!! In a world where every other driver has a cell phone stuck half way to their ass in their ear and those with their 16 giga-watt stereo making their interior rattle to pieces, you’ll never be heard. Just watch an emergency vehicle come around and see how many people never hear them and pull through intersections in front of them. Their sirens are facing right at them, unlike an exhaust pipe that is blowing out the back. This morning I was riding to work on the KTM. It came with a fairly loud set of FMF’s. I had my high beams on with the pipes rumbling and came less than two feet of having my left leg torn off by a car turning across my path with out any visual obstruction. I had no time to react and luckily the car slammed it’s brakes on and swerved away. Luckily I didn’t have those extra wide saddle bags on this morning!! Loud pipes aren’t going to save your ass, watching out for idiots will at least improve your chances!
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