deep, loud exhausts

[papanature]

what are those exhausts that are really loud and they kind of rumble too? they dont sound like the typical sport bike exhausts.

[thirteen013]

prolly a v-twin, i think those are usually deeper than the 4-cyl

[Mike]

Flowmasters...;)

[papanature]

yeah they its like a mix of harley and flows type of sound. i think it sounds hella nice. any of you guys got this kind?

[Angel5]

Nope, my Moriwaki's don't sound anywhere deep as a Harley. I'd rather go for flow and light pipes than a huge rumble.

[papanature]

well ok maybe not a harley but they are very deep and not the usual sounding on a sport bike.

[mrhello]

I think what you heard, these deep rumbling pipes, are actually just the sounds of a V TWIN. An inline 4, even with a straight pipe 9not what you heard) is going to sound different than a V TWIN even with baffles (what you did hear, a v twin).

The rc51 (as some one mentioned as their bike) and my last bike a duc 748 are V TWINS, and they make a much different and louder sound than a traditional i4. However, when you hear a harley, the sound is much louder. Why, well harley are V TWINS, so that accounts for the sound, but the loudness? Most loud ass harelys you hear have straight pipes, no baffles, and or little or no packing. Straight through is loud on anything. I had a friend with a duc who was replacing his pipes. We blipped the throttle just a bit with the pipes off, and that thing was deafeningly loud, LOUD. So what I am saying is, its not the pipes that are making the rumbling deep sound, but actually the bike. You cannot replicate the sound of a V Twin on a i4, 2 totally different sounds. You can throw some slip ons or a system on a v twin and make it even louder. If you heard a stock or modded v twin I dont know, but I would put my money on the fact you heard a V TWIN.

[papanature]

cool. thanks for the info. how long have you been into bikes. when i get one or if i ever get one ill probably ask you (and everyone else) about some stuff.

[mrhello]

I have been riding a couple years, since I was 19 and now im 21. Cycles are great and there is a ton of info out there. Just read up and research as well as hands on experience, and you'll learn alot.

[sac racer]

so which do you guys prefer. my last yoshimura was madness!!!! you gotta love that scream. hey mr hello, i forgot what city you live in, so where ya at. wow, i thought youve been on longer, but you are one smart cat. it proves that you dont have to be on for at least 5 years before you are sharp. hell, ive only been on for a year, and still stay smart, so we prove that not all young riders are idiots. peace. -Greg

[mrhello]

Thanks for the compliment sac racer.You probably know as well as I do, what the mentality of young riders is nowadays. Most guys are all about going fast and straight without the fundamentals and basics to become better riders. Im all about learning new info. I read all the big messageboards and all the stateside mags. Id like to subscribe to some euro rags, but the prices are too much. But I will be the first to admit, all the written info and and opinions are small compared to hands on experience. Every riding experience is an opportunity to learn something new.
When I talk to guys our age its always the same"how fast you gone", or "can you wheelie". Or "yeah i was going 50 in a 25 and couldnt make the turn and layed it down", I'll ask what they were wearing and its always something like "just a t shirt, jeans and tennis shoes". The fact of the matter is chances were, 99% of the time, the bike CAN take that lean angle or corner, but the rider wasn't experienced enough to take it that hard. Point is, people need to learn that it takes more than a ham fisted throttle hand and some body lean to ride fast. And im not sayin I'm the greatest rider. If I dont think I can take it, I wont.There are times when I do hang back on rides, just because I do not know if I can make some angles at speed.

And if its a non experienced biker they almost always want to get a new r1 or gsxr 750. Those are the 2 bikes they always want. The looks and the "legend" of the bikes I suppose are the attractions.
But anyways to get back to what I was saying, the best thing is hands on experience. I would like to do some trackdays, but they're expensive. Im thinking of doing AFM, but the race school is tough to get into this year, and the last one is coming up. But im keeping my fingers crossed and if I get in I'll do the latter half of the season.
just some thoughts off the mind.

Be safe everyone.

[Angel5]

It's true that most new riders want the fastest bike out there, R1, GSXR, CBR just because it's the fastest. If they drive a car, they problably want a Viper or Lamborghini too. It's just that very high end bikes don't cost a whole lot (excluding Ducati) so they can afford the best of the best. If Vipers and Diablos cost $12,000 you'd see a lot of new drivers buying them and getting into crashes too. With cars you have to learn the fundamentals of driving before you're old and can afford a sports car, but with bikes even a new rider can jump onto something that can go almost 200mph.

Licensing tests for both cars and bikes are almost a joke, for my car I drove a Sunfire and now I have a car that can hit great speeds in no time, and for my bike I rode an GS500E, which to me was quite fast at the time, but now I have something that has the capablilty to go almost 200mph. I don't think I'd ever go that fast, because I'd probably piss my pants before I hit something though.

It's amazing that some "newbies" be happy with their car getting 14's in the quarter, but suddenly when they want a bike, the little Bandit 600 that does 14's is just way too slow.