Quiet please!
Ultimate HDF Member
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From: Rowlett, Texas
RE: Quiet please!
I think in your case, the Rush was a bad idea. I'd sell those suckers on ebay and get the V&H's. Just my opinion. If I hadn't already purchased some new ones, I would have bought them from you bro.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
RE: Quiet please!
I thought Rush had several different diameter baffles to choose from. Can't you go down a size? Or are you already at the smallest? They also sell the fiberglass mat they use in their baffles and you can add a layer of that. Check with the dealer you bought them from.
Road Warrior
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From: Just north of Philly!
RE: Quiet please!
Had SE 2 slip-ons.They sounded OK.Not too loud but I wanted a little more bark.I went with the V+H Straightshots and got rid of the crossover tube.I wasn't looking for performance so much.I think they sound awesome.And what self respecting Harley owner want a carbon fiber fart can on thier bike?
2nd Gear
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RE: Quiet please!
If you take a 1 5/8 hole saw an cut the baffels out of your stock mufflers ( remove the weld from the outlet end of the pipe all around the inside diamater You will have a low nice sound and the pipe has NO restrictions
Cruiser
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RE: Quiet please!
Loud pipes are going to ruin it for the rest of us. Congrats on wanting a quieter bike. Every time I hear a Harley (or an import bike or car, for that matter) from a mile away, I think "what a self-indulgent jerk". I know I'm not alone in this feeling, because I'm getting phone calls. In my area, we are starting to see (and craft) noise ordinances which deal with "Jake Brakes". Bikes with loud exhaustWILL NOTbe far behind.
Don't believe me..? Keep revving those "life savers" (while you wear no helmet!?!?) and see what happens. I'm on a city council, so I know what happens.[&o]
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From: Ozark Country
RE: Quiet please!
ORIGINAL: AwfHand
Bikes with loud exhaustWILL NOTbe far behind.
Don't believe me..? Keep revving those "life savers" (while you wear no helmet!?!?) and see what happens. I'm on a city council, so I know what happens.[&o]
Bikes with loud exhaustWILL NOTbe far behind.
Don't believe me..? Keep revving those "life savers" (while you wear no helmet!?!?) and see what happens. I'm on a city council, so I know what happens.[&o]
They came up with a Noise Ordinance that would put a person in violation ifa DB level was over a certain number at a certain distance.
I'm sure the Ordinance was aimed at bikers, as the state I'm in has no Statues dealing with mufflers or DB limits on bikes, cars, or trucks.
Quite a bit of taxpayers money was spent of certified testing equipment for the police department and whatever else was needed to enforce the new Ordinance.
What the 'wise council members' failed to realize is that a City Ordinance dealing with noise limits applies to any generated noise that is higher than the maximum allowed limit.
For every bike complaint there were probably 20 complaints dealing with noise generated by cars, trucks, chain saws, lawn mowers, 'boom boxes', etc...
Last I heard the Municipal Judge was throwing out 99% of the cases involving city noise ordinance violations.
