Exhaust Help Please
#11
05-27-2015, 01:26 PM
Elite HDF Member
I have the V&H Slash Cut 3" Slip-ons. They are a very good medium range between loud and quiet. Compared to most pipes they are actually pretty good in terms of decibels.
As for the cops - I was stopped last weekend for not having my registration sticker on my plate....I just got a fix-it ticket. However, the cop and I were chatting and he told me that this summer they will be hammering down on motorcycle riders in general. The reason is that during the recession, a lot of people turned to motorcycles instead of cars for transportation. Problem is that there are so many unlicensed riders out there that should not be on the road to begin with. Hence them pulling you over for as little reason as possible to see if.....you have no insurance, not registered, expired, multiple tickets...etc. He said on that day, and it was only 2pm, he had already pulled over 26 bikers and impounded 7 of them. He basically said - "just make sure you're all good, paid up and you'll be fine".
As for the cops - I was stopped last weekend for not having my registration sticker on my plate....I just got a fix-it ticket. However, the cop and I were chatting and he told me that this summer they will be hammering down on motorcycle riders in general. The reason is that during the recession, a lot of people turned to motorcycles instead of cars for transportation. Problem is that there are so many unlicensed riders out there that should not be on the road to begin with. Hence them pulling you over for as little reason as possible to see if.....you have no insurance, not registered, expired, multiple tickets...etc. He said on that day, and it was only 2pm, he had already pulled over 26 bikers and impounded 7 of them. He basically said - "just make sure you're all good, paid up and you'll be fine".
#13
05-27-2015, 03:07 PM
HDF Community Team
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EarlB (09-11-2020)
#14
05-27-2015, 04:56 PM
The newer SE street legal mufflers are about the only thing out there that's actually tame and has EPA stamps on them.
I have a set of SEll (old style) and they are quite loud , too loud for me , I actually toned them down a bunch myself.
I have heard some of the Cobras that didn't seem too bad also.
Supertrapp makes nice stuff , expensive but nice and adjustable too.
Mick
I have a set of SEll (old style) and they are quite loud , too loud for me , I actually toned them down a bunch myself.
I have heard some of the Cobras that didn't seem too bad also.
Supertrapp makes nice stuff , expensive but nice and adjustable too.
Mick
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EarlB (09-11-2020)
#15
05-28-2015, 06:48 AM
Tourer
Find a bike with the Cobra slip-ons and see if you like them.
I replaced my stock mufflers with the 3" Cobras + 2" baffles. thought they were too loud and tried the 1.75" baffles. Still a bit too loud, so I installed a set of the street legal SE from HD. Better than stock and quieter than Cobras.
Of course, I just did a stage 1 upgrade and re-installed the Cobras, Screaming Eagle intake and XiEDs. Decided I wanted more sound and a cooler running engine.
I replaced my stock mufflers with the 3" Cobras + 2" baffles. thought they were too loud and tried the 1.75" baffles. Still a bit too loud, so I installed a set of the street legal SE from HD. Better than stock and quieter than Cobras.
Of course, I just did a stage 1 upgrade and re-installed the Cobras, Screaming Eagle intake and XiEDs. Decided I wanted more sound and a cooler running engine.
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EarlB (09-11-2020)
#16
05-28-2015, 09:11 PM
Noise when it pertained to an exhaust use to be a Fix-it ticket in California not anymore, they figured out that most would re-install their stock pipes get the ticket wrote-off then would put the loud pipes back on, anymore it is a flat out cash grab by the authorities, I have heard of some tickets costing a hundred or so and others costing well into 250 to 350 dollar range for the first ticket.
California is exempt from standard State court fee so basically each city can set their own fee, beach city courts have the highest fees, while ghetto courts have the lowest!
So the actual Fine could be $75.00 but then you add court fee, administration fee and now you have a $300.00 ticket, Thank you Gov. Brown
California is exempt from standard State court fee so basically each city can set their own fee, beach city courts have the highest fees, while ghetto courts have the lowest!
So the actual Fine could be $75.00 but then you add court fee, administration fee and now you have a $300.00 ticket, Thank you Gov. Brown
Last edited by ib5150; 05-28-2015 at 09:18 PM.
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EarlB (09-11-2020)
#17
05-29-2015, 12:41 AM
Tourer
I used to live just over the Vincent Thomas bridge from Long Beach and had some close calls with the fine law abiding law enforcement officers myself. (They pump illegal drugs known as steroids so that they can be intimidating to citizens in their minds and then write tickets for after market pipes.) Go to Google and search Long Beach police shoot unarmed man and see what you get. But any way, that is just one man's opinion.
I had the Short Shots at the time and just put in the quite baffles from V&H. I actually liked the sound better with the quite baffles better than the original ones that came with the Short Shots. Other than that I just eased the gas while traveling through Long Beach. Smiling helps too.
Allen
I had the Short Shots at the time and just put in the quite baffles from V&H. I actually liked the sound better with the quite baffles better than the original ones that came with the Short Shots. Other than that I just eased the gas while traveling through Long Beach. Smiling helps too.
Allen
#18
05-29-2015, 02:54 AM
Road Warrior
If you want a relatively inexpensive fix for your loud exhaust, you may want to look into Patriot Defenders 2 into 1. They perform great and have an adjustable butterfly valve which can be closed to redirect the exhaust through a quiet baffle to tame the sound when you need to then you can open it back up when you want a nice loud exhaust. They have a nice deep rumble at idle and scream at WOT. I have not closed the valve on mine but don't need to here in New Mexico. Check them out.
http://shop.patriotpipes.com/m141510...l#.VWgZ7c9Viko
http://patriotpipes.com/video.html?
http://shop.patriotpipes.com/m141510...l#.VWgZ7c9Viko
http://patriotpipes.com/video.html?
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#19
05-29-2015, 07:26 AM
Elite HDF Member
If you want a relatively inexpensive fix for your loud exhaust, you may want to look into Patriot Defenders 2 into 1. They perform great and have an adjustable butterfly valve which can be closed to redirect the exhaust through a quiet baffle to tame the sound when you need to then you can open it back up when you want a nice loud exhaust. They have a nice deep rumble at idle and scream at WOT. I have not closed the valve on mine but don't need to here in New Mexico. Check them out.
http://shop.patriotpipes.com/m141510...l#.VWgZ7c9Viko
http://patriotpipes.com/video.html?
http://shop.patriotpipes.com/m141510...l#.VWgZ7c9Viko
http://patriotpipes.com/video.html?
#20
05-29-2015, 07:55 AM
Road Warrior
Cool feature...can close when leaving the house and open when you are far enough from the neighborhood. It is an adjustable torque insert. Do you have an adjustment control on the handlebar? I wonder how it would perform with the change in exhaust air flow. Thanks for sharing.