Hi, New to the site. Looking for ideas to improve the exhaust look and sound on my newly acquired 2013 Spyder RS-S. The stock unit is a little too tame for my liking.
Hi, New to the site. Looking for ideas to improve the exhaust look and sound on my newly acquired 2013 Spyder RS-S. The stock unit is a little too tame for my liking.
I am new as well so Welcome.
i agree with the tame sound so after a bunch of research I am going with the following this winter. Pay close attention to the description on MFG's websites. Some show for 2013 and up and have a 2012 picture. If you search for a 14-15 the info is more accurate. 2013 the frame changed along with the exhaust. It was very confusing for me at first till I learned a little more in what you can use year wise for parts that fit / don't fit.
Hi, New to the site. Looking for ideas to improve the exhaust look and sound on my newly acquired 2013 Spyder RS-S. The stock unit is a little too tame for my liking.
They had some smoking hot deals during Homecoming on RS parts including Akropovic exhaust. Check with your dealer to see if they can get you one at a good price.
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Hi, New to the site. Looking for ideas to improve the exhaust look and sound on my newly acquired 2013 Spyder RS-S. The stock unit is a little too tame for my liking.
Hi, depending on how loud you are thinking I have had the two brothers and the tailgunner.... I actually sold the two brothers because I wanted more sound. Tailgunner is the way to go if you want it quite a bit louder than stock
I have had a few and have found the one I like best is the Yoshimura R77. It does come with a baffle that you can add if you want it a bit quieter. You can go to YouTube and see and hear a lot of them...
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i agree with the tame sound so after a bunch of research I am going with the following this winter. Pay close attention to the description on MFG's websites. Some show for 2013 and up and have a 2012 picture. If you search for a 14-15 the info is more accurate. 2013 the frame changed along with the exhaust. It was very confusing for me at first till I learned a little more in what you can use year wise for parts that fit / don't fit.
I'm leaning towards the Two Brothers setup because I like the look better. Amazing how they can charge so much but I guess that is just the way it is. Wondering about this statement in the installation instructions:
Repack Carbon Fiber and Titanium mufflers every 10 hours, repack Aluminum mufflers every 15 hours.
What does that mean?
Originally Posted by 2dogs
If you ran one of these the folks in the city could hear you leaving your driveway.
I put on an HMF as well on my wife's old GS. She loved the sound. The nice thing about HMF is that they are really inexpensive.
If you want cheaper than that then go to AliExpress and get one of he Chinese knock offs. Usually $30-$60 and, surprisingly, made with really good materials.
I just put a Yoshimura with the baffle in on my 2012 RS and love it... I had an RLS on it and it was too loud and crackling.. My X has a Two Brothers on her 2014 RS but I think mine is a deeper throb and very mellow at speed but really speaks if you open it up..
I have ordered the Two Brothers 005-3590406DV-B. I will post once they get installed (hopefully within a couple of weeks).
Congrats. Look forward to what you think.
Originally Posted by amusher
I just put a Yoshimura with the baffle in on my 2012 RS and love it... I had an RLS on it and it was too loud and crackling.. My X has a Two Brothers on her 2014 RS but I think mine is a deeper throb and very mellow at speed but really speaks if you open it up..
Good experience info. Happen to have any sound clips?
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Glad you went with the Two Bros. I have duel Two Bros on my GS and love the rumble.
Originally Posted by dickgi
Wondering about this statement in the installation instructions: Repack Carbon Fiber and Titanium mufflers every 10 hours, repack Aluminum mufflers every 15 hours.
What does that mean?
You forgot to read the caveat at the bottom of the page. Something like "For racing or off road purposes only." Yeah, I like to race, but 10 to 15 hours is a lot of racing time.
The Two Bros mufflers are glass packed pipes. Over time, with the heat of the exhaust going through them, the glass pack starts to erode. Depending on how aggressive you ride, you can repack them sooner or later. For me, when the rumble changes and Hubby starts complaining about the noise, I repack mine. Not that hard to do and the kits are cheap. Don't believe the YouTube videos about throwing out the metal mesh guard.
The carbon fiber and titanium pipes are softer that the aluminum pipes. I have carbon fiber ones and went too long between repacks once. The carbon fiber tubes were starting to go and I had to replace them. Lesson learned...
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Yes, I did read up on the repacking procedure. That is one of the main reasons that I did not want to go with the carbon fiber ones. I think/hope these aluminum ones may get louder but hopefully it won't wreck anything.
Originally Posted by Yazz
Glad you went with the Two Bros. I have duel Two Bros on my GS and love the rumble.
You forgot to read the caveat at the bottom of the page. Something like "For racing or off road purposes only." Yeah, I like to race, but 10 to 15 hours is a lot of racing time.
The Two Bros mufflers are glass packed pipes. Over time, with the heat of the exhaust going through them, the glass pack starts to erode. Depending on how aggressive you ride, you can repack them sooner or later. For me, when the rumble changes and Hubby starts complaining about the noise, I repack mine. Not that hard to do and the kits are cheap. Don't believe the YouTube videos about throwing out the metal mesh guard.
The carbon fiber and titanium pipes are softer that the aluminum pipes. I have carbon fiber ones and went too long between repacks once. The carbon fiber tubes were starting to go and I had to replace them. Lesson learned...
This past Saturday I added a HMF pipe to mine. It is a bit deeper like you added a woofer to a stereo where you can feel it more and a bit louder than stock. It also pops more when letting the bike slow from high rpm's like sports cars do. The look is much better than stock. I like this because you can hear it but I can leave the neighborhood at 5:30 am and not wake everyone. Should I want louder I will remove the cat down the road.
This past Saturday I added a HMF pipe to mine. It is a bit deeper like you added a woofer to a stereo where you can feel it more and a bit louder than stock. It also pops more when letting the bike slow from high rpm's like sports cars do. The look is much better than stock. I like this because you can hear it but I can leave the neighborhood at 5:30 am and not wake everyone. Should I want louder I will remove the cat down the road.
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Originally Posted by dickgi
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