louder muffler that uses original header pipe ?

[Bmac]

I was wondering if there is a louder muffler I can buy that will inter change with stock muffler ? Do not want to change header pipe as I am not very good with the wrenches . BMAC

 

[DougB]

I'm using a Two Brothers Racing Muffler. Loud but not too loud. EZ install. There are a few other brands out there.

 

[Bob Denman]

Question... Why would you want to make the bike louder?:shocked:

 

[Bmac]

Question... Why would you want to make the bike louder?:shocked:

I like a glass pack sound compared to a stock muffler.

 

[DougB]

Loud pipes save lives! And ya git more power.

 

[Bob Denman]

Uhhh... okay. :shocked: Just my personal opinion; but don't glasspacks burn out over time and need rebuilding? I'm a lazy bugger, so I opt for less maintenance.pps:

 

[gln2]

Muffler

I bought mine from spyder1attitude.com he uses a glass pack easy install sounds nice but I did changr the tip that came with it.

 

[boborgera]

Loud pipes save lives! And ya git more power.

loud pipes lose rights.,
And just adding pipes won't get you more power, There are a few other things you'll also need.
But if you just want noise take a ice pick and punch a few holes in the stock muffler.

 

[NancysToy]

Loud pipes save lives! And ya git more power.

Hogwash on both accounts, bit if it makes you feel good, we probably couldn't stop you if we tried. Loud clothes are the only proven life saver. Loud pipes just lose us rights.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: It all comes down to the Bigger Picture...
Let's say that 10 percent of the population loves to ride motorcycles, and another 10 percent absolutely HATES them... That leaves 80 percent in the middle who don't really care one way or another...
Then... you go blasting by one of them with your loud pipes rattling their eyeballs... :gaah:
Congratulations! You just added another person to the "Hates them" list... :shocked:
We need to keep the majority of the public at least neutral regarding our rights if we want to keep enjoying them...

 

[CaptRalph]

Question... Why would you want to make the bike louder?:shocked:

I live in Inverness, FL. We have lots of 80 & 90 year old drivers, really!!! They should have stopped driving years ago but I guess they don't know the meaning of "enough is enough"! Add all the texting and cell phone talking drivers! :shocked: I have a yellow :spyder2: with fog lights, HID lights, and a Hindle, and sometimes still feel like a target. To me it's another safety factor. Loud pipes do save lives. My $.02 worth!!! :lecturef_smilie:

 

[stutzmason]

Loud Exhaust

Loud exhaust is a personal preference, love it or hate it, the debate on whether or not they save lives can be fought from both sides. I have always loved the sound of a finely tuned bike that rumbles down the road and have never minded it even before I started riding. No one should be made to feel wrong for their choice of a pipe, loud or not. It is simply a personal preference. I like gizzards and my wife does not. That is a personal preference. I still eat them, and she still does not.

 

[bikeguy]

I like gizzards and my wife does not. That is a personal preference. I still eat them, and she still does not.

I generally try to stay out of these arguments because most people aren't gonna change their minds anyway but I just have to say something here. It seems to me that the whole point of the matter is just the opposite of what you said. The point is that I can choose to have a loud muffler but others CAN'T choose not to hear it. It doesn't make sense to deliberately alienate people and I don't believe loud pipes save lives. In fact, they may do just the opposite. If you sometimes feel like you have a target on your back, and we all do at times, loud pipes just make the target more appealing. And what effect does the loss of hearing caused by loud pipes have on your safety?

All that having been said, nothing in the world sounds better than a Harley with mild pipes rumbling at idle unless it's the same bike coming down the highway past my house at 60 - 70 MPH. Note that I said mild pipes not ear-shattering, glass breaking, citizen alienating straight pipes.

Cotton

 

[Bob Denman]

Well put Cotton! :clap: :thumbup::firstplace:

 

[harleyRick]

One Thing that remains the same is we're all different. I have a two bros. muffler on my RT and I think it sounds good, but I don't mind if you don't want one on yours. I don't even mind if you don't want to ride with me. I just don't understand why you feel a need to run other people down because their not like you !

 

[Bob Denman]

...Not running anybody down... just pointing out that actions and decisions can have unintended consequences...
If you like a loud bike or a throatier roar from your pipes; that's your choice. But if it turns people off and ends up hurting ALL motorcyclists by restricting our rights to ride in certain areas or ends up having the LEOs taking a closer look at all of us; is that what you really wanted to have happen?
I had a great snowmobile once; A Polaris XCR 440 that we built for battle: 520cc bored, stroked, piped and ported. Twin PSI pipes on it that really woke it up at 5800 repm...like getting hit by a truck from behind!
I took the pipes off after a "spirited" ride in the woods and I came across a couple of sledders parked along the trail. They said that they could hear me for over ten minutes coming toward them...
if it ticked off other riders, then it wasn't good for the sport or snowmobilers' reputations as a whole...
The same goes for bikes...
JMHO

 

[Trickie Dick]

I live in Inverness, FL. We have lots of 80 & 90 year old drivers, really!!! They should have stopped driving years ago but I guess they don't know the meaning of "enough is enough"! Add all the texting and cell phone talking drivers! :shocked: I have a yellow :spyder2: with fog lights, HID lights, and a Hindle, and sometimes still feel like a target. To me it's another safety factor. Loud pipes do save lives. My $.02 worth!!! :lecturef_smilie:

Are you telling me that those 80 & 90 year olds hear you.:yikes: Yeah right:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Rayelljay]

Loud....

My RS is bog standard.....but sometimes when going through twisties that involve gear changes I would love to have the burble just a bit louder so I can hear it over the windnoise. Thats far enough fer me.

It should be understood that it is not up to us to determine the maximum driving age....would you deprive Sir Stirling Moss or Sir John Surtees of their licences....Google their names if'n you say "Who?"

One could argue that older folk may panic quicker due to an overloud exhaust right next to them.:lecturef_smilie:

 

[1BLACKSPYDER]

WTF!!!!
How about you just answer the mans question and keep your opinions to yourself :gaah:
BMAC if you ride the RT Two brothers will work as a slip on muffler. Many SL riders seem to like it. Search pipe or exhaust or just shoot Lamont a PM

:2thumbs:

 

[spyder1]

One Thing that remains the same is we're all different. I have a two bros. muffler on my RT and I think it sounds good, but I don't mind if you don't want one on yours. I don't even mind if you don't want to ride with me. I just don't understand why you feel a need to run other people down because their not like you !

++1...this is why I no longer contribute/visit this site very often anymore.