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| Sam | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 91 | | Location | : | Lansdale, PA, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 02:57 Post title : Exhaust volume | | | Okay, I hope this isn't a dumb question. My next mod will likely be a new exhaust, and I'm considering TORs or the D&D exhaust. My concern is the volume levels. I've listened to them both in video clips, but there's really no way to judge how loud they are. I'd like something substantially louder than stock, but not obnoxiously loud blat-blat Harley straight pipes loud. Anyone able to comment?
Also, I just ordered the Hardstreet Slimbags. It doesn't look like either the TORs or the D&D will interfere with the bags, but if anyone has pics of this setup (particularly the D&Ds), I'd love to see them.
Thanks, guys!
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 03:56 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Sam) | | | I think TORs are exactly that....loud enough to sound good but nothing like those loud harleys. D&D's i dunno, tho i do know that the D&D's for the bonnies and variants were always said to be very loud.
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| Druid | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 11:46 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: daz) | | | The Tors give a nice sound when you open it up, when at idle, or just riding around in town they are no louder than the stocks.
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 13:24 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Sam) | | | The D&Ds do have a rep for being very loud, but I think the cat might be the limiting feature here, i.e., with it, the pipes can only be so loud. Not sure though.
There are a handful of members here that have the pipes. Check out the D&D sticky thread.
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| Jamie | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 22/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 65 | | Location | : | Geneva, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 14:14 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: EnGage) | | | The long TOR's look standard, which makes them less likely to be noticed > objected to by the police. An advantage in several European countries where noise regulations are both increasingly stringent and increasingly enforced. Another advantage IMO is that Triumph dealers have or should have the proper, factory-prescribed tune (mapping) to go with the TORs, which may not be the case with all aftermarket pipes (my experience with the Rocket III, at least).
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| ataDude | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 15:58 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Sam) | | | I've got both. The D&Ds are only slightly louder than the TORs... not obnoxious by any means.
I actually prefer the TORs but have not been able to come up with a mounting yet to clear the Tsukayu hard bags correctly.
The D&Ds also run a lot closer to the swing arm... if you like the pipes "splayed" as the are stock, then the TORs are for you.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 21:44 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: ataDude) | | | Have you looked at the British Customs Hog Slayers?
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| ataDude | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Aug 2010 - 22:46 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Yepper but I want to stick with chrome... not stainless. Thanks!
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 01:04 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: ataDude) | | |
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Yepper but I want to stick with chrome... not stainless. Thanks! |
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ewwww... .but stainless is soooo much better. :)
I just hate getting a crack in the chrome and having a part disintegrate, which seems all too common with exhaust. Stainless was a big selling point for me. Best of luck what every you choose though.
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| ataDude | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 01:50 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Thatch) | | | Stainless over time will turn golden. I don't particularly like that either.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 01:53 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: ataDude) | | |
ataDude wrote:
Yepper but I want to stick with chrome... not stainless. Thanks! |
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Roger that. Just a note about the TORs, they are pretty darn heavy.
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| ataDude | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 01:55 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Yepper... got 'em... had 'em for a long while.
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| Sam | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 91 | | Location | : | Lansdale, PA, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 02:17 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Sam) | | | Thanks everyone for the opinions. I guess I could have been clearer about my question...while I don't want obnoxiously loud, I DO want something much louder than stock, and it sounds like the TORs are not that. The D&D's might not be either. The BCs sound nice, but I don't care for the way they look (although I DO like the weight savings). The sound clip of the Razorbacks sounds pretty loud, maybe too loud, but they don't suit my taste either. Raask is too expensive. Ugh. Maybe I just need to wait for more options.
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| large | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 22/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 168 | | Location | : | North Tazewell, virgina, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 11:18 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Sam) | | | if you want loud remove your cat and drill holes in the baffles not the rear of the pipes but the internals about 10 inches in I tryed it had a local shop bend some pipe for me at 43* had a very deep sound just not to my taste so I completly gutted my cat still has a deep sound just smoother
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| FTL40 | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,122 | | Location | : | massachusetts, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 13:46 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: large) | | | i understand not liking gold pipes, but it is easier to polich out gold then re chrom pipes that are rusty/pitted
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| metalb00 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 343 | | Location | : | union, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 14:06 Post title : Re: Exhaust volume (Re: Sam) | | | i have the d&d and they are not loud like my buddy's cbr1000rr w d&d or my other buddy w a softail deuce runnin straight pipes. i almost cant hear my bike around them unless i get on the throttle. also d&d are packed w steel wool in the baffles i read, so once thats gone it will get louder and if you want louder you can just take it out
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