Why all the noise?
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17 pages, I'm in awe! Keep this up and we may surpass the Hot looking girls thread which is much more enjoyable. I must say Sir, your attitude is bordering on **** complusive. Do you have a home job? Riding 40 hours per week and posting the rest of the time, I can't see how you get any work done unless you're slacking on the job? Perhaps?
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I agree... I don't care for the noise either. This newest bike is all stock and will stay that way. I enjoy the soft rumble of the motor as is and now-a-days with the crackdown on aftermarket exhaust, etc I have no worries about getting a ticket and having to go through all the trouble of returning it to stock to get the ticket signed off. This bike runs great, gives me 42 mpg cruising at 75 mph and it's very comfortable. That's all I need or want in a touring bike.
My last Harley had loud Samson pipes. They were cool around town, but they drove me nuts when I was knocking down 500-mile days on road trips.
My town (Naperville, IL) is cracking down on loud pipes. Numerous tickets were issued last year.
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I might as well post something in this thread, I don't want to be the only one on the forum that did not post something.
If you want it stock, put it that way, simple. don't try to force others to conform!
If you want it stock, put it that way, simple. don't try to force others to conform!
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I had a guy on a BMW compliment my ride today, and I reciprocated. Thought of this thread when it happened, lol. He didn't have anything negative to say about my pipes, FWIW 
Man, I almost forgot, the other day we were riding and there was a kid in the back of a pick-up truck (yeah still see that around here from time to time) and he looked at me revvin his wrist wanting me to roll on the throttle, nice to see a smile on a kids face, bet he doesn't get that excited about his mom's sewing machine
Man, I almost forgot, the other day we were riding and there was a kid in the back of a pick-up truck (yeah still see that around here from time to time) and he looked at me revvin his wrist wanting me to roll on the throttle, nice to see a smile on a kids face, bet he doesn't get that excited about his mom's sewing machine
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17 pages, I'm in awe! Keep this up and we may surpass the Hot looking girls thread which is much more enjoyable. I must say Sir, your attitude is bordering on **** complusive. Do you have a home job? Riding 40 hours per week and posting the rest of the time, I can't see how you get any work done unless you're slacking on the job? Perhaps?
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I recently bought an immaculate 1997 FLHTCUI with 18K, thousands in chrome and a good service record.
I love this bike, except for one thing: the exhaust system would raise the dead. It is some aftermarket brand and not a straight-through, baffleless design but still makes - for me - an outrageous amount of noise. I need to wear earplugs whenever I ride it. As I write this, my dealer is swapping those pipes out for stock.
My question is, it appears to be a regular practice of H-D owners to swap out stock pipes for even louder aftermarket, or Screamin' Eagle pipes. My '04 Sprortster was the same way.
My question is "why?" I don't think the answer is a simple "different strokes" or "individuality." Not even getting into the "loud pipes save lives" (for which no evidence exists), these noisemakers alienate non-riding neighbors of mine and yours and seem to do nothing for performance.
I bought my Ultra-Classic for comfort and touring. I ride 25,000 miles a year. I also own 3 late-model BMWs. I am accustomed to power, speed and nimble handling. An FLHTCUI, no matter what year, has none of these. It is what it is, and I like it for what it is, but nothing I'm going to do is going to make an 800 pound bike fast. My R1200S is a 1200cc opposed twin (I love twins, hence the Harley) and it has more torque and hp than an FLHTCUI in a 450 pound body - with 1/3 the noise!
Getting back to my question: why the noise? The power doesn't come close to justifying the racket.
Thanks,
Curt
I love this bike, except for one thing: the exhaust system would raise the dead. It is some aftermarket brand and not a straight-through, baffleless design but still makes - for me - an outrageous amount of noise. I need to wear earplugs whenever I ride it. As I write this, my dealer is swapping those pipes out for stock.
My question is, it appears to be a regular practice of H-D owners to swap out stock pipes for even louder aftermarket, or Screamin' Eagle pipes. My '04 Sprortster was the same way.
My question is "why?" I don't think the answer is a simple "different strokes" or "individuality." Not even getting into the "loud pipes save lives" (for which no evidence exists), these noisemakers alienate non-riding neighbors of mine and yours and seem to do nothing for performance.
I bought my Ultra-Classic for comfort and touring. I ride 25,000 miles a year. I also own 3 late-model BMWs. I am accustomed to power, speed and nimble handling. An FLHTCUI, no matter what year, has none of these. It is what it is, and I like it for what it is, but nothing I'm going to do is going to make an 800 pound bike fast. My R1200S is a 1200cc opposed twin (I love twins, hence the Harley) and it has more torque and hp than an FLHTCUI in a 450 pound body - with 1/3 the noise!
Getting back to my question: why the noise? The power doesn't come close to justifying the racket.
Thanks,
Curt
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Each of my bikes is VERY different from the others. I don't have "one bike fits all." I have a dual-sport, a sport bike, a sport tourer and the Ultra. The only overlap is that they all have two wheels.
Now get out and ride instead of flaming someone who you think has too many bikes!
Curt
