If you want to hear more engine note, have you tried wearing ear plugs? It's counter-intuitive, but I've noticed I can hear my bike much better with earplugs in versus out, even with a full-face.
Kurt On Mar 15, 2016 10:25 AM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 Same here you need a drastic change in exhaust to notice anything more > than an increase in noise. Tho only bike to have ever messed with where the > exhaust chànge had a noticeable change in performance was my friend's CBR. > On that bike he replaced basically a cut in half cherry bomb muffler with a > proper slip on Yoshi muffler. He definitely lost some top end, and gained > some midrange and general rideability. > > Allen Thomas > On Mar 14, 2016 3:03 PM, "EGrider" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've got a '78 550 with a 4 into 4 exhaust setup. One of the pipes >> developed a hole, and I ended up replacing the entire set, as I couldn't >> find just the one I wanted. The new pipes had 4 holes drilled into the end >> of each. I can tell you that those holes make no difference that I can >> appreciate whatsoever. So sure, you can start drilling, but it may take >> more holes than you think before you notice any change in sound. >> >> As far as the carbs go, I put baffles in a bike that had none hen I >> bought it. This was after maybe a year of ownership. It was quieter right >> away for sure, but there was no appreciable difference in the way the bike >> ran. I'm far from an expert on exhaust tuning, but it seems to take more >> than baffles or drilled holes to necessitate carb tuning from my personal >> experience. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
