nascarnutt Posted March 14, 2009 Share #1 Posted March 14, 2009 Whats the best sounding exhaust on a 1st generation venture? I've been seeing where alot of people have been putting on the HD roadking slipons. I would love to here some sound clips if you gotem! Thanks:thumbsup2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted March 14, 2009 Share #2 Posted March 14, 2009 I had the shorties on mine when I got the bike, changed out to stock, I like the stock better, but if'n I had the money I would go with the Jardines. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROG MAN Posted March 14, 2009 Share #3 Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) If I was a thief I know where to get some jardines. For now just have to drool and save some money. Edited March 16, 2009 by FROG MAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 14, 2009 Share #4 Posted March 14, 2009 If I was a thief I know where to get some jardines. For know just have to drool and save some money. For now thye pipes are locked up in the cellar along with most of the plastic I was lucky enough to have off of it when it blew over!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarnutt Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted March 14, 2009 I had some Jardines on a shadow that were very loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted March 15, 2009 Share #6 Posted March 15, 2009 Most 2nd gen owners will tell you that the best sounding exhaust on a 1st gen is what's coming from the one their trying to catch up to.... :witch_brew: Actually, the Jardine pipes are pretty good on the 1st gen. Had 'em on my '85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydoc_17 Posted March 15, 2009 Share #7 Posted March 15, 2009 Sound Trifecta!, Posted 3-7-09 By Skydoc_17 Just this Saturday, I had a visit from an old friend of mine from the Buffalo NY area and he rode his 1988 VR down. So there we were, my 86'VR with stock exhausts, my buddy's 88'VR with the Mac aftermarket exhausts, and my 87'VR with the Jardine aftermarket exhausts. So I figure why not have a "Sonic Drag Race" and here's how it went...In my honest opinion. We started all three bikes, held them at 2000 RPM's, then 4000 RPM's and then did a quick blip of the throttle pretty close to red line. My 86'VR with stock exhaust was the quietest by far, and you really don't hear a "throaty" sound at all until you get to the 4000 RPM range and above, no problem hearing the radio with these exhausts! Next was my buddy's 88'VR with the Mac exhausts, If you were just talking about noise level, I would say that the Mac's were 15% louder but the tonal quality was 500% better, the bike actually sounds like it should go as fast as it looks. At the 4000 RPM range, the radio needed to be adjusted up to the next dot on the radio control panel to achieve the same sound quality. Lastly was my 87'VR with the Jardine exhausts, General noise level was at 20% louder than stock at or near idle. At the 4000 RPM range the bike virtually starts to "Roar" it reminded me of "dropping the hammer" on a small block Chevy in my earlier days. IMHO the tonal quality is 1000% better than stock but it is LOUDER! It required a two dot adjustment on the radio in the 4000 RPM range and during the red line blip, lets just say you better hope you know the song that was playing on the radio cause you'll be singing accapella for a moment or two until the RPM's come back down! At this point I wanted to inject a personal note, when my buddy and I and Jean were standing next to the 87'VR and revved the RPM's to 4000, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up as did all who were near the bike, and my buddy just said...WOW! That being said, I have worked in factories for more than 40 years and don't have the best hearing in the world. If you have worked in a Library all your life the Mac's might be too loud for you and the Jardine's are Definitely going to be too loud for you. But as it is in my case, if you don't mind stopping from time to time to pick the bugs from your teeth because of the "Goofy Grin" you have had on your face for the last hundred miles or so while riding in the 3500 to 4500 RPM "sweet spot" of the Jardines, then brother these are the exhausts for you! If on the other hand, you want to be able to here the cymbal solo on that new Beethoven cassette you just bought then you might want to stick with the stock exhausts! Oh yea, Jean says the exhausts on the 87'VR are " B****in' ", But she can't hear to well either! That's my 2 cents on the subject, Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted March 15, 2009 Share #8 Posted March 15, 2009 Changing from stock pipes to a set of Macs resently I gotta say.......oh yeah! I love the change. Louder by a bit but a nice rumble to them running down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91nwl Posted March 15, 2009 Share #9 Posted March 15, 2009 The Jardine website doesn't list mufflers for the Venture. Does anybody have the part number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mother Posted March 15, 2009 Share #10 Posted March 15, 2009 i picked up a pair for my 86 off ebay for 10 bucks. they are a little louder than stock, when you roll on the throttle they sound real nice. kinda like a nascar engine under throttle. they mount on real easy, they look great and the price was cheap. cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okscooter Posted March 15, 2009 Share #11 Posted March 15, 2009 When I still owned my 88VR, I went from stock muffler to Jardines then to HD Electraglide mufflers. The Jardines are louder than stock, you can still hear the radio no problem, just wasn't the sound I was looking for. Bought new from Ebay $120 bucks. Next, went to the local HD dealer, picked up 2 sets of stock mufflers, Roadking & Electraglide. The difference is the Roadking had a slashcut tip the Electraglide is straightcut, price $0, good timing I guess. The bike owners didn't want the stock mufflers, so they gave them away. I liked the sound of them the best, drilled out the baffle, they were still quiet but had a nice sound, no carb jetting. You will have to do some fabrication to use these though, the Jardines are made to fit the Venture, an easy install. A pic of my old 88VR with Electraglide mufflers installed. [ATTACH]27184[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarnutt Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks for all the information people. It's sure nice to have people to help out and help you to make an informed judgement. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlepporello Posted March 16, 2009 Share #13 Posted March 16, 2009 What about something quieter than stock? Is such a thing available for a 1st Gen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted March 16, 2009 Share #14 Posted March 16, 2009 What about something quieter than stock? Is such a thing available for a 1st Gen? Probably only if you convert the V4 to C4.... "C" stands for Commuter in an electric Motor. :whistling: I'm really sorry, just couldn't resist. :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctraylor Posted March 16, 2009 Share #15 Posted March 16, 2009 I think straight pipes sound the best. I installed 2 1/4" straight pipes on mine and it sounds great. Now when a Hardley pulls up behind me and revs his engine I can blow his helmet off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted March 16, 2009 Share #16 Posted March 16, 2009 I noticed that Jardine doesn't list the mufflers for the 1stGens on their website any longer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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