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Old Jul 17, 2019 | 11:55 AM
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I am running a FM e series with 14 discs on my 124 and it's quieter than my old pro pipe, and you can make it even more quieter by pulling discs
 
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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 01:29 PM
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I've seen a few systems converted to the Supertrapp disc setup. It's cheaper than buying a new pipe.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 01:35 PM
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your running a 120R. with that amount of performance, your sh*t out of luck. Noise, you need to change the exhaust, since that's what makes the noise. but as mentioned, that much air and gas moving around, even a quiet exhaust will be loud.
do what was mentioned above, buy a decent set of ear plugs, or a box of them. that don't work, buy a jap bike then.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 02:43 PM
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RB Racing has a quiet pipe that can handle the power. Take a look at the LSR Black Hole https://www.rbracing-rsr.com/lsr21blackhole.htm
 

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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 09:50 PM
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As mentioned, it's really a matter of how much performance that you are willing to give up. Most of the time when you try to make it less loud, you have to give up something, either tq or hp. You can still make good tq and be relatively on the quiet side.
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Old Jul 20, 2019 | 07:16 PM
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My buddy has their pipes, and it’s quiet and doesn’t lose a lot of power.
 
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