Pipes too loud!
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RE: Pipes too loud!
Retro, let me clean it up some
I was trying to say that the V&H aren't "too" loud for me. My buddy rode my bike in the neighborhood and I rode his because we wanted to hear what others hear. on our bikes respectfully. It was amazing to me that most of what I hear when riding is "wind noise" while others hear the pipes.
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RE: Pipes too loud!
Well, I guess I'm too old, then!
My first Harley was a Softail Standard with V&H Big Shots Long - no baffles. I thought it sounded great, because the pipes were so far behind me, they weren't as noticeable to me when going down the road. Before the 95" upgrade, I loved the way my Heritage sounded, but if you haven't heard a 95" high compression Twin Cam with V&H Big Shots Staggered, you haven't heard loud! Everybody I ride with, including my husband, loves loud pipes. I get comments all the time from fellow riders about how loud my bike is (not about how good it sounds, although I think it sounds good, too). And my husband is actually embarrassed to ride my bike into town because it's so loud!
My first Harley was a Softail Standard with V&H Big Shots Long - no baffles. I thought it sounded great, because the pipes were so far behind me, they weren't as noticeable to me when going down the road. Before the 95" upgrade, I loved the way my Heritage sounded, but if you haven't heard a 95" high compression Twin Cam with V&H Big Shots Staggered, you haven't heard loud! Everybody I ride with, including my husband, loves loud pipes. I get comments all the time from fellow riders about how loud my bike is (not about how good it sounds, although I think it sounds good, too). And my husband is actually embarrassed to ride my bike into town because it's so loud!
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RE: Pipes too loud!
ORIGINAL: sfcmo357
Retro, let me clean it up some I was trying to say that the V&H aren't "too" loud for me. My buddy rode my bike in the neighborhood and I rode his because we wanted to hear what others hear. on our bikes respectfully. It was amazing to me that most of what I hear when riding is "wind noise" while others hear the pipes.
Retro, let me clean it up some
I was trying to say that the V&H aren't "too" loud for me. My buddy rode my bike in the neighborhood and I rode his because we wanted to hear what others hear. on our bikes respectfully. It was amazing to me that most of what I hear when riding is "wind noise" while others hear the pipes.
All in good fun, no harm intended if that's how you took it.
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RE: Pipes too loud!
ORIGINAL: ThudMeister
Just a thought, but those of you who are complaining of the noise - could it be because you are wearing full face helmets. I love the sound of my V&H Big Radius now that I have "calibrated" the baffles, but I can not ride far with my full face helmet without getting a headache. No problem at all with my half helmet.
Just a thought, but those of you who are complaining of the noise - could it be because you are wearing full face helmets. I love the sound of my V&H Big Radius now that I have "calibrated" the baffles, but I can not ride far with my full face helmet without getting a headache. No problem at all with my half helmet.
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I'm in the same boat as Thud in that I have to wear earplugs with a full face and don't with the half helmet. I put in the quiet baffels and noticed a drop in hp and torque which was confirmed by V & H during a tech call. They said to expect a 5 db drop in overall volume as well. I wonder if the 5 decible reduction is worth the accompanying hp/torque reduction.
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