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« Reply #60 on: July 09, 2009, 07:26:04 PM »
Well guys Harley's rule, at least Ford Motor Company thinks so. I spotted a new Ford Pick up today with very readable chrome letters running the full length of the bed, "HARLEY DAVIDSON" Me guesses you gotta pay extra for that.
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« Reply #61 on: July 10, 2009, 06:22:27 AM »
Not if I'm the one buying it.  They are going to have to discount it more than enough for mr to get that crap taken off.
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« Reply #62 on: July 10, 2009, 07:08:08 AM »
Quote from: trophystock on July 05, 2009, 05:46:44 PM

I have a yosh-77 on my 08 haybusa and I have the quiet core installed and it is as quiet as the stock system and weighs 36#s less, best of both worlds.


There are such a thing as quiet aftermarket exhausts.  I didn't know Yoshimura made one, but Motad does (OEM-spec - even pass Euro emissions certs) and Hindle makes some as well.

Maybe there's a list of the quietest aftermarket exhausts somewhere?  OEM exhausts are very expensive - if I had to replace an exhaust, OEM likely wouldn't even be a consideration.
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« Reply #63 on: July 10, 2009, 07:11:58 AM »
Loud pipes do not save lives...they only break laws, wreck hearing and disrespect the peace and quiet everyone else appreciates.

Much of the time they also decrease a bike's power band while increasing mostly unusable peak h.p. in a small portion of it to gain the #s.

I don't have nor would ever purchase stock pipes for a bike.  Can you tell?  Bigsmile
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« Reply #64 on: July 10, 2009, 09:40:31 AM »
Quote from: forester on July 10, 2009, 07:11:58 AM

Loud pipes do not save lives...they only break laws, wreck hearing and disrespect the peace and quiet everyone else appreciates.

Much of the time they also decrease a bike's power band while increasing mostly unusable peak h.p. in a small portion of it to gain the #s.

I don't have nor would ever purchase stock pipes for a bike.  Can you tell?  Bigsmile



No.  Your conclusion doesn't seem to follow your premise.

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« Reply #65 on: July 10, 2009, 01:04:14 PM »
My brother just bought his first bike: A Ninja 250 that the previous owner had put a pair of Two Brothers cans on. He told me he was thinking about changing them out for the stock exhaust because they were too loud.

I thought he was full of it, so I took the bike for a spin and... dammit those exhausts are LOUD. Like ear-splitting loud and just "hyper" sounding, like the engine wants to explode. I was WAY surprised that the little Ninja could be that loud.  Headscratch
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« Reply #66 on: July 10, 2009, 07:01:13 PM »
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« Reply #67 on: July 12, 2009, 08:43:29 PM »
I find this part of the anti loud pipe thing a little suspect.  Anecdotally, I know that people were and are more likely to do a head check before moving into my lane when I'm on a louder bike.

But who am I to argue with statistics?  Maybe loud pipes just reduce the risk of grievous bodily injury short of death?

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Loud pipes do not save lives...
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« Reply #68 on: July 13, 2009, 09:41:47 AM »
When it sets car alarms off when it passes by...  Embarassment
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