Any way to get a sportbike sound out of the Spyder's Rotax?

[daveinva]

Just curious... seems like 99% of Spyder owners with aftermarket exhausts are chasing the HD rumble sound.

I was wondering, are there any exhaust options out there that take the Spyder into a sportbike direction?

I know that you'll never get that beautiful VFR V4 sportbike sound out of a V-Twin, but are there other exhaust options out there that *don't* emphasize the rumbling?

 

[Bob Denman]

You could always just record the sounds of an Apriia at full song and play it on your IPod... :roflblack:
It's a heckuva lot cheaper than a lot of other options! :thumbup:

 

[daveinva]

You could always just record the sounds of an Apriia at full song and play it on your IPod... :roflblack:
It's a heckuva lot cheaper than a lot of other options! :thumbup:

Hahaha... I was thinking of hooking up external speakers and running "Ride of the Valkyries" on loop all day long.

 

[DMENTR]

Don't forget to add the Napalm spray. "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.....It smells like victory"


By the way, I passed a Spyder on Pleasant Valley in Loudon County a couple of weeks ago, any chance that was you?

 

[daveinva]

Don't forget to add the Napalm spray. "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.....It smells like victory"


By the way, I passed a Spyder on Pleasant Valley in Loudon County a couple of weeks ago, any chance that was you?

May have been... I don't recall when I was out that way, maybe a month ago checking out houses for sale in the Brambleton area, was out riding Toll Road/Greenway/28/etc. I try to fly under the radar, I'll have to try harder :doorag: :joke:

 

[boborgera]

Just curious... seems like 99% of Spyder owners with aftermarket exhausts are chasing the HD rumble sound.

They can chase all they want, But until they put a 45 degree Push rod engine in it their just making noise.
The potato/potato sound comes from the engine not the pipes.

 

[Bob Denman]

Is it "Po-TAY-To" or "Po-TAH-To"? :roflblack:

 

[arntufun]

I will never chase the HD sound.

 

[Bob Denman]

:thumbup: Nice sound!
Have you ever come across a set of pipes that takes it up into that high-pitched "Indy Car" screaming sound???

 

[NancysToy]

:thumbup: Nice sound!
Have you ever come across a set of pipes that takes it up into that high-pitched "Indy Car" screaming sound???

Almost any pipe would do it.....if you can add ten cylinders and twist the engine to 20 grand. :roflblack:

 

[Cavman]

Nothing sounds as good as a Merlin!

 

[joet82]

You may think that people are chasing the HD sound with aftermarket exhausts, but that's kinda hard to avoid since they are both V-Twins. I don't know of any sportbike that is a V-Twin, so its kinda impossible without major mods to get the sportbike sound....and would you really want to?

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

CAR SOUNDS

Bob we think alike ? I taped the intro to " 409 " about 25 times back to back to back etc. for just those same purposes ....:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:......Mike

 

[Rayelljay]

Nothing sounds as good as a Merlin!

My Dad used to fly Mosquitos and my Uncle flew Lancasters and I can still remember that beautiful sound.
I recall a flying show at Hatfield (home of de Haviland) and a flight of Lancs escorted by Spits flew over....wow.

 

[aka1004]

That hmf is louder than hindle, right?
Is silencer available? Thank you.

 

[AMTJIM]

joet82

You may think that people are chasing the HD sound with aftermarket exhausts, but that's kinda hard to avoid since they are both V-Twins. I don't know of any sportbike that is a V-Twin, so its kinda impossible without major mods to get the sportbike sound....and would you really want to?

You don't consider Aprilia, Ducati, Cagiva, Bimota, Buell, Honda RC51/Super Hawk, Suzuki TL and SV series sportbikes?

Today, 01:17 AM
Rayelljay

Originally Posted by Cavman
Nothing sounds as good as a Merlin!



My Dad used to fly Mosquitos and my Uncle flew Lancasters and I can still remember that beautiful sound.
I recall a flying show at Hatfield (home of de Haviland) and a flight of Lancs escorted by Spits flew over....wow.

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[Dar]

here is one way to get sound

 

[AMTJIM]

I have the HMF on my Rotax Buell, no additional silencer that I know of. It's seems louder with more of a crack to the exhaust note than the Hindle.

That hmf is louder than hindle, right?
Is silencer available? Thank you.

 

[Raptor]

Most sport bikes are Japanese built V4s or inline 4s and they make power pretty high up in the power band, as Scotty mentioned. The Buells and Ducs have a different note but even their exhausts are tuned a bit differently. The V990 is just not that sort of engine, so I'm not so sure it's doable. But there are some good cans out there that can produce a very nice note. That YouTube thing-a-ma-jigger has a number of clips that have different cans hooked up to Spyders for your listening pleasure! I have to select a replacement can myself at some point, so I'm in the same boat. At the moment I have no idea which one I'm going to go with. Anything but a crap Hindle!

 

[Bob Denman]

Almost any pipe would do it.....if you can add ten cylinders and twist the engine to 20 grand. :roflblack:

:yikes: I was thinking maybe just a wee bit more practical than the "Tim Allen" approach! :roflblack: