To make it LOUD
Curse you fogg82 and all of your buddies
( I thought I'd get a jump on the cursing of fogg82 and all of his buddies)
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Gee, I might have come off in my earlier posts as one of the old farts. I AM AN OLD FART! But, I like the sound of my Harleys, my shovels with 2" drags and my RK with 2.25" Rush. LOUD PIPES DO NOT GIVE US ALL A BAD RAP AND CREATE UNDUE LEGISLATION! It is the idiots who have no common sense on when to make noise or not. Even my drags don't draw undue attention unless I really want them to. 36years, knock on wood, never even questioned about noise levels. It pisses me off that I may have to run stock pipes someday because some guy feels it necessary to see how much noise he can make in a crowded area, usually between buildings or some other place you can get a cool echo. Yeah, I love to hear it, it doesn't bother me, but I am not naive enough to believe others will put up with it for long. Ok, rant over, Frog out.
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The Rush 2.25's are pretty loud if you want em to be, but have a nice mellow rumble when you don't. They make a 2.5 baffle, probably a little louder. Or you can take the baffle out. Never tried that so don't know what that sounds like. I've been real happy with my Rush slipons.
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Well, I'm not looking to break any records or anything. Right now I have Vance and Hines Big Shots WITH the stock baffles in them now. I think 50% of the people I ride with have louder pipes than I do. But I want to alert people to my being there, and again, THATS WHAT HARLEY IS! if i wanted speed, I'll get a crotch rocket! You don't ride a harley for speed, you ride a harley for sound, comfort, and be part of a timeless American tradition!
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My old bike had V&H Long Shots with 1/2 of the baffles cut out. IT WAS LOUD!! Most people would jump when it started. I just put a Rinehart 2 into 1 on my 09 and love the way it sounds, deep and throaty and reasonably quiet when just cruising but it will bark when you throttle it. With this exhaust I can sneak into the hood when it's late and not bother anyone, or if I go to a rally or bike night I can wail on it so everyone will know I have a small ***** and have to compensate somehow!!
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Really want to thank everybody who gave good info! Sounds like the V&H True Duals are the way I should go. Just to make it CLEAR, the intentions for wanting loud pipes are...
1. SAFETY
2. LOVE FOR THE SOUND!
I could care LESS about getting attention! I capture enough peoples attention without my motorcycle I assure you.
And for those who are whining about loud pipes, Sell your flippin bike and buy a GOLDWING! OR A BMW!
thanks again for all the great info!
1. SAFETY
2. LOVE FOR THE SOUND!
I could care LESS about getting attention! I capture enough peoples attention without my motorcycle I assure you.
And for those who are whining about loud pipes, Sell your flippin bike and buy a GOLDWING! OR A BMW!
thanks again for all the great info!
Good suggestions thus far on options for loud, and obnoxious.
