Friday's The Big Day ... Or Is It?

[Rickb]

Probably not.....old guys rule!

I have an Old Guys Rule T-Shirt to prove it.

 

[RUCRAYZE]

Everyone replaces the factory exhaust system on their HD. What do the motorcycle shops do with them? Seems like there would be a lot.

At first, I took 'em home, only to realize they shared the same value as the box they came in- valueless- just wound-up throwing them in the recycling bin,- then just left them-the dealer might have a salvage guy.

 

[pistonboy]

At first, I took 'em home, only to realize they shared the same value as the box they came in- valueless- just wound-up throwing them in the recycling bin,- then just left them-the dealer might have a salvage guy.

I like your comment "only to realize they shared the same value as the box they came in"

 

[BlioKart]

I like your comment "only to realize they shared the same value as the box they came in"

sounds like they should just make bikes sans exhaust

 

[RUCRAYZE]

sounds like they should just make bikes sans exhaust

yep- many give the B.S. excuse it's a safety thing- the noise alerts others, but truth be told it's the unique sound of power and "wild ones"- Check it out- next time you're along side one at a stoplight, sometime before the light changes, he/she will rev the engine- ahhhh just to "feel the sound"

 

[WilliamH]

yep- many give the B.S. excuse it's a safety thing- the noise alerts others, but truth be told it's the unique sound of power and "wild ones"- Check it out- next time you're along side one at a stoplight, sometime before the light changes, he/she will rev the engine- ahhhh just to "feel the sound"

I remember while on a "Poker Run" around the Finger Lakes back while I was still riding we pulled into a stop and the guy who had been riding next to me commented it was nice riding there 'cause I had stock pipes. His bike had shot guns.

 

[skygazer6033]

When I was a kid I owned a '68 Sportster XLCH. Hard core, kick start with no battery. Blipping the throttle at red lights was just the normal way to ride. Not really to "feel the power"(well maybe just a little) but because if it dropped back to an idle all the lights would go out and someone would bunt you into the next county.

 

[Ty]

yep- many give the B.S. excuse it's a safety thing- the noise alerts others, but truth be told it's the unique sound of power and "wild ones"- Check it out- next time you're along side one at a stoplight, sometime before the light changes, he/she will rev the engine- ahhhh just to "feel the sound"

True. It is addictive!

 

[Smitty901]

Many now keep stock exhaust pipes and headers to reinstall if needed. I have two sets of stock headers and pipes in the bike room left over.
One for the current touring bike and one for the one I totaled. My replacement pipes are not loud. Loud does not make them run better. Just makes you think it does. I prefer the Super trap type, tunable and a different sound.

 

[goofyone]

Tunable exhausts are the way to do it. Nearly all modern car and motorcycle engines are specifically tuned to work with their included exhaust systems. As a result replacing these stock systems can sometimes have unintended consequences. If an engine is tuned to work with a certain amount of back pressure from the exhaust there is the counter-intuitive possibility that performance could drop by using a more free flowing exhaust.