While driving home from work I was passed by a couple Harleys with extremely loud pipes. I'm not talking about marginally louder pipes. These must have been straight pipes with no baffles or something. Personally I've always thought these extreme pipes were very inconsiderate of others. So I thought I'd post a poll to help determine why people purchase these pipes.

 

you forgot a very important choice

BECUZ I CAN!

 

I know you can, but there's a lot of things that I could do but I don't in consideration of others.

 

i stand by my decree

 

Because I love the sound of them. 2 1/4" porker pipes.

 

The difference has nothing to do with pipes. It has to do with the rider's consideration and respect for others..
I have very loud pipes on my rig, but you don't see me banging the throttle in areas that I know are not appropriate.
Neighborhoods, hospital zones, school zones, under bridges in town, etc.


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Although I won't answer your poll, (it's obvious where you're coming from by the way it's worded.), I will comment on the fact that YOU HEARD THEM!

Cagers don't look for us, so we need to make ourselves noticed.

BTW, I've had Reinharts, V&H 2 into1 Pro Pipes and straight pipes over the years.

I don't wear a helmet either, sounds like another strike in your book.

 

So... I am all for the louder pipes thing myself... But there are some people out there that have pipes that are just crazy loud. There is a limit...

So performance, being noticed, and just plain old sounding better are reasons I have gone with new pipes... But I don't want them so loud that I have to replace the glass in the garage everytime I start the bike.

 

George C, thanks for the info. I actually thought they were loud all the time even at low revs. I guess if I'd thought about it I could have figured that one out.

Sparrow, you are correct where I'm coming from. I do indeed think the loud pipes are inconsiderate in the city. About the helmet, I really could care less. When in states they are not required, I often don't use one either. I just think a good helmet is much more important to safety than loud pipes, but that's purely opinion.

 

Yep sure can, right now that is. All the pin heads that think they have to have them loud will or shall I say are, going to get the industry regulated. The old and new will never be the same in 5 years or so, just keep ticking people off and there are ways to make it stop and they will use them to make it stop. I like a little rumble, but some of these pipes have no buisness on the street period! Its not about "Loud Pipes Save Lives" which is so much BS it makes me want to hurl, cagers stick their head up their back sides all the time. Last time I checked a loud pipe didn't keep the dumb a$$ who is talking on the cell phone from pulling out in front of a bike. What about the old lady that is deaf as a stone? Loud pipes are just a way of saying look at me I'm riding a Harley and I'm a bad a$$ biker.