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HMF exhaust
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jtpollock
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I ran one for 2years buy my wife did not like it and yes it is loud. As for me I did not think it was to bad buy I sit in front of the exhaust the wife was siting even with the tail of the exhaust
$100 is a good deal and I think it helped with performance, good luck :thumbup:jtpollock
jtpollock
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bscrive
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My wife had one on her old 09 RS a few years ago. Yep it is loud. I usually have her ride in front of me, but I made sure that she would be far a head so the sound didn't deafen me.
Funny story with that. We were riding to the first Spyderquest, and my wife was ahead of me on her RS. When she let off the gas near Tupper Lake, there was a few loud back fires, and it scared the crap out of a black bear that was about to cross the road. It turned around, and high tailed it back into the forest. We were glad that it did. Hitting a bear would have ruined our trip. :yikes:
Funny story with that. We were riding to the first Spyderquest, and my wife was ahead of me on her RS. When she let off the gas near Tupper Lake, there was a few loud back fires, and it scared the crap out of a black bear that was about to cross the road. It turned around, and high tailed it back into the forest. We were glad that it did. Hitting a bear would have ruined our trip. :yikes:
Also, the tail cap is removable so it's pretty easy to fab up an additional baffle to tune the sound and performance.
Right now I have a Vance Hines baffle from my Harley pipes that I welded to a flange that sits nicely in the HMF pipe. Quiets it down a bit and adds a bit of back pressure too.
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Right now I have a Vance Hines baffle from my Harley pipes that I welded to a flange that sits nicely in the HMF pipe. Quiets it down a bit and adds a bit of back pressure too.
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Crisis
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Hi, I've been running HMF for a year and love it. No fuel mod needed. You will not get any popping when slowing down if you release the throttle completely. Exhaust Popping occurs because riders keep the thottle on a little when slowing down or downshifting. Keep in mind that this exhaust needs to be factory repacked after approx. 50 hours. Cost 50.00. This is actually a lot of mileage. I picked mine up on eBay, brand new for 185.00 for my RS.
It has a deep throaty sound. Its like music... if its too loud you're too old . Really... its got great sound that I don't find too loud and the performance is better than the stock. The HMF is also extremely light in weight compared to the stock exhaust. I tried the Spyder Attitude exhaust and did not care for it at all.
It has a deep throaty sound. Its like music... if its too loud you're too old . Really... its got great sound that I don't find too loud and the performance is better than the stock. The HMF is also extremely light in weight compared to the stock exhaust. I tried the Spyder Attitude exhaust and did not care for it at all.
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greatrides
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I put 20000 miles on my 2012 rs with that pipe and I loved every second of it. Get beat the price and love the sound!
FIRECAT
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Packing the pipe every 50 hours I'm not going to bother with that that's crazy that's like every 4000 miles
bmccaffrey
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Never repacked mine.
Never heard of it. got at least 8000 miles on it :yikes:
Never heard of it. got at least 8000 miles on it :yikes:
isthatahemi
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Not sure where my other reply went, but....
The HMF pipe is loud, no two ways about it. Probably the best sounding, and it is awesome. On the highway, for extended distances, it requires ear plugs..... But it helps immensely with other drivers being aware of you, sounds amazing, and is cheap. Best upgrade so far for me!
The HMF pipe is loud, no two ways about it. Probably the best sounding, and it is awesome. On the highway, for extended distances, it requires ear plugs..... But it helps immensely with other drivers being aware of you, sounds amazing, and is cheap. Best upgrade so far for me!
torquehound
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I have one on my 2009 and my wife has one on her 2008. As soon as I put mine on she had to have one too. I feel they add power without a doubt especially with the EFI controller too. I have the controller she doesn't. There is a difference when you add it but she has never had any issues without it. I have a friend with a Carbon fiber Yoshumura and the HMF is deeper in tone. I love the sound and really at cruising speeds it isn't that loud on the bike.
isthatahemi
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Probably a post for the RT forum......
I'm not so sure you'd want a pipe on that engine, the RSS uses the twin, and the RT the triple, so depending on what you are after......
The RSS sounds awesome because the booming nature of the large V-Twin, when I rode a Spyder with the triple, well, I personally wouldn't put a pipe on that engine. (when I say that, think truck with a V6, and why you wouldn't want a louder exhaust on that...) But I suppose that is a conversation that the RT forum could provide more info on.
I'm not so sure you'd want a pipe on that engine, the RSS uses the twin, and the RT the triple, so depending on what you are after......
The RSS sounds awesome because the booming nature of the large V-Twin, when I rode a Spyder with the triple, well, I personally wouldn't put a pipe on that engine. (when I say that, think truck with a V6, and why you wouldn't want a louder exhaust on that...) But I suppose that is a conversation that the RT forum could provide more info on.
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