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Available mufflers and Exhaust dB
I haven't taken a sound meter to my RT yet, maybe I'll do that next week. I'm sure it's legal but it's also pretty loud.
My last two bikes were a 1st Gen Yamaha Venture 1200cc and a
Honda ST 1100.
Both of which were MUCH quieter. The ST sounded like a finely built sewing machine. It just seems to me that these spyders are too damn loud. Something this expensive should sound more like a Lexus and less like my Snapper rear engine rider.
Does anyone know of any exhaust pipes that make the thing hum like the fine machine it is, instead of an open pipe lawnmower?
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2020 RT Limited Asphalt Grey
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Most are looking for a louder pipe.
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2010 RTS-SE, Orbital Blue
Too loud
My RT-S is very quiet. I wonder if something happened during manufacture of your muffler? Maybe just compare it to another RT. Mistakes in manufacture have been made.
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Originally Posted by retired1
My RT-S is very quiet. I wonder if something happened during manufacture of your muffler? Maybe just compare it to another RT. Mistakes in manufacture have been made.
I don't think there is an error. It sounds like other RT's and is no louder than a Harley. I just want it to be quieter, if possible. I know others want louder pipes, but anybody can make their pipes louder with a drill.
It does seem like I'm looking in the wrong place here.
If it ain't broke, don't break it.
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2020 RT Limited Asphalt Grey
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Originally Posted by ThreeWheels
I don't think there is an error. It sounds like other RT's and is no louder than a Harley. I just want it to be quieter, if possible. I know others want louder pipes, but anybody can make their pipes louder with a drill.
It does seem like I'm looking in the wrong place here.
I am on your side. I think that the RT muffler is a bit louder than the stock RS muffler. Certainly it is louder than my BMW. Not necessarily objectionable to me, but a surprise for a touring machine. I think a bit of that is just due to the wind protection and the great amount of wind backlash. It carries all the sound forward. Installing a large windshield on an RS has a similar effect...you hear the exhaust instead of the wind. Not sure there is a solution beyond earplugs..which I recommend anyway.
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