I bought a touring bike to ride long distance. I am about to throw some true duals on it. What does everybody think about the volume at highway speeds? Too loud or just right?

I know there are lots of opinions, but I am just looking for yours! I put a deposit on some MGS True Duals and just want to be sure that I am not screwing my riding experience and radio with the exhaust. Any opinions are welcome. Thanks!

 

Mine don't bother me at all,no problems hearing my stereo, sometimes I wish that they were just a bit louder.

 

Sound of the duals are fine by me its all the wind noise that bothers me that I sometimes use ear plugs.

 

Depends on what you mean by true duals. Does this dual head pipe have what kind of mufflers? Lots of mufflers out there at all kinds of sound levels. The true dual pipe I tried was V&H big shot duals Way to loud for my taste even with the so called quiet baffles and I did not think it sounded that good. If you want dual pipes the best head pipe style is the 2-1-2 in my opinion. Then put on what ever mufflers you want loud, quiet or what not.

 

Do you have another bike? Those V&H are NOT true duals, they are an X-pipe.... Just sayin. Might be the reason you don't always like the sound.

 

Rinehart classic true duals with 4" mufflers. No problems with the noise level here.

 

It is not TDs that make a noise, but the mufflers on them! I've used two brands on my TDs, SE fishtails and S&S ovals. The ovals were a bit quieter. On a bagger if the mufflers stick out the back of the bike the sound, unless very loud, should get left behind while moving.

I always wear ear plugs on every trip except local errands.

 

BUB 7 Stealth here. No problems with them being too loud. Regular BUB 7's on the 08 Ultra. They got pretty loud when I twisted the wick hard, but cruised just fine. If someone doesn't want to hear their bike, get a GW. That's my

 

Voted No even though just shed my True Duals for 2:1 .. Love the true dual sound but was looking for a little more power and not fussing about the slightly milder sound have now ..

 

+1 Rinehart Extreme 4" TD on my 2010SG and at cruising speeds I have no problems w/noise.