When I bought my current bike from its previous owner, I could have taken it with the 2 Brothers slip-ons that he had installed. The sound they produced was sweet, but loud. I requested that he replace the stock mufflers before I took possesion, he sold them to someone on the internet.
Does your consideration extend beyond your neighbourhood? But don't get me wrong, not all aftermarket pipes are obnoxiously loud, and as I said if the loud handle is used judiciously they can be alright. If I've mistakenly lumped you in with the straight-pipe, WOT from every stop crowd, I apologize.
You made me laugh with the 'WOT from every stop' part. I know some of those guys and they ride many different kinds of bikes and yes, some of them drive those annoying 'tuner' cars. No, I'm not in that category I was just a little bent out of shape when I first read some of the comments earlier in the thread hence my 'I'll ride my bike whenever I want with loud pipes' rant. I keep the throttle down around public parks, livestock and other peoples neighborhoods but I sure do love the sound when I open it up on the highway.
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"...WOT..."
Whack on the throttle? War on Terror? I'm just trying to figure out the WOT acronym in your posts!
I had a friend who had a Yoshimura system on his Honda CBR 600F3 that sounded cool, somewhat throaty, but would get pretty loud if you consistently rode to his right. It became mandatory for preservation of your hearing to ride in front of him or to his left...even while wearing earplugs and a full-face helmet. I always wished he selected a Vance & Hines SS2R so I could hear that exhaust.
Needless to say, I don't think anyone ever considered cellophane wrap to end his riding days...
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