Would a straight pipe sound good and jetted?

Loudness makes 99% of the people on the road hate motorcycles, and makes them despise all motorcyclists, not just the loud-bike riders.

I agree the stock system is not just quiet and heavy, but sounds wimpy.  If you want it to sound more manly, please don't make it loud enough to piss people off.

In some locales, such as the Atlanta Metro area, loud pipes get ticketed.

WD wrote on 09/16/13 at 05:21:19:



I love the sound of a healthy exhaust note, but not so loud it pisses people off.  The muffler I am using on the RYCA Double Build bike is loud enough to be healthy sounding, too loud for full throttle at high rpm in neighborhoods, but for generally riding around at typical throttle settings I don't feel it is too annoying.  It is a sweet song out in the country on twisty roads at 40-70 mph.

See reply #276 in the Double RYCA Build thread for the innards of that cheapo EMGO muffler.  http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304722902/270

Thanks for the replys guys ill make sure it ain't to loud and I think I might go with the jardin exhaust and if you guys have any links to your exuast sound please share thanks

Ap5112 wrote on 09/16/13 at 18:13:38:


If all you can get is a chrome muffler, just have it sandblasted and paint it with a high-quality hi-temp black paint.

WD wrote on 09/16/13 at 21:18:10:


It will etch it, but does it rough up the surface well enough for a single-ingredient paint to grab the surface?   Motorcycle muffler duty is pretty tough.  The surface needs to be pretty coarse for rattle-can paint to stick.

I have really been loving the sound of my emgo turnouts for 3-4 months of riding. They are loud enough to be noticed - which helps to not be hit - and they have a good rumble. Fit is almost perfect. It feels as though it gives the right amount of back pressure for the engine, too.