MikeWa Posted November 12, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 12, 2014 I went back to the stock mufflers. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 12, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 12, 2014 I did that a long time ago on the RSV. Went through drilled, Samson and then Khromewerks but finally just wanted some peace and quiet. Just put a set of Vance and Hines on the Road Glide but they are their touring model. A bit deeper sound but only maybe a decibel louder. I like them a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted November 12, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2014 Seems to be going around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted November 12, 2014 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2014 Not older, just wiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gez Posted November 12, 2014 Share #5 Posted November 12, 2014 Previous owner installed Road King mufflers on my Venture. Some days I like them and some days I don't. I have the originals and think of switching often. How quiet are the oem silencers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted November 12, 2014 Share #6 Posted November 12, 2014 I took off my D&Ds and put the stock back on a few weeks ago. I like the D&Ds most of the time but going up hills around the city they're a tad too loud. I'm planning on re-working the baffles for next riding season just to tone them down some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorcycle Mike Posted November 12, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 12, 2014 I got tired of after market/straight pipes by the time I was 20. I got a bug and put some after market pipes on my VTX about 8 years ago. Left them on about two weeks. I guess I've been old along time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventureless Posted November 12, 2014 Share #8 Posted November 12, 2014 I must still be young. Sold my Venture and now looking at an RSTD. Already have a friend with some RK pipes for me, but I have also been looking at other aftermarket as well for a louder, deeper rumble. I really like the Baron Nasties. So if any of you old farts:backinmyday: get tired of your aftermarket pipes, looks me up and PM me. I might take them off your hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted November 12, 2014 Share #9 Posted November 12, 2014 Mike, I go back and forth. I have a set of slash cut HD touring muffs. They are OK around town and short trips of maybe an hour or so around here. A couple years ago when I first got them I thought "man these are great". Then took a 1800 mile trip up to NC with them thru the mountains and long freeway stretches. When I got home I couldnt wait to get them off. My ears rang for days and I wore earbuds the whole trip. So I go back and forth, if I know I have a long trip coming up I switch them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentureFar Posted November 15, 2014 Share #10 Posted November 15, 2014 Ha I love this thread. Nobody chimed in with "loud pipes save lives"- finally. VentureFar... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted November 15, 2014 Share #11 Posted November 15, 2014 I am wondering if anyone has a set of stock pipes they would like to sell. J (better half) enjoyed our return trip from the IR this past summer (she flew into Nashville after the rally) so I see more long distant trips in our future. Her only issue with the entire trip was how loud the bike was. This I can fix. PM me if you have a set you are interested in letting go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWa Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted November 16, 2014 Ahh. It appears I am not alone. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted November 16, 2014 Share #13 Posted November 16, 2014 Ha I love this thread. Nobody chimed in with "loud pipes save lives"- finally. VentureFar... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Can't say for an absolute certainty that my loud pipes saved my (and wife's) lives but I know for a fact they have prevented us from several accidents. The stock pipes on my RSTD were so quiet I couldn't hear it running. I understand the pros and cons concerning ones pipe choice, obviously I chose loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tooch Posted November 16, 2014 Share #14 Posted November 16, 2014 Ha I love this thread. Nobody chimed in with "loud pipes save lives"- finally. VentureFar... I always like to answer to that crowd. "I've been an emergency service worker for over 30 years. I have never seen a loud pipe save anyone!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted November 16, 2014 Share #15 Posted November 16, 2014 I always like to answer to that crowd. "I've been an emergency service worker for over 30 years. I have never seen a loud pipe save anyone!?" Just to "stir the pot" (coz I have nuthin better to do) but .... how would one even know if their loud pipes saved their life (or not)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted November 16, 2014 Share #16 Posted November 16, 2014 Just to "stir the pot" (coz I have nuthin better to do) but .... how would one even know if their loud pipes saved their life (or not)? Too add some ingredients to your pot SilverT....I'll take the most recent close call (last weekend) my wife and I experienced. We had just pulled into a shopping center and were driving thru the lot (in designated driving area) when a woman in a small car to our right was exiting a fast food joint, she had a stop sign, however she was either opening her hamburger or texting or something other than driving her car. It was apparent she was not going to stop, which would most likely have resulted in me "T" boning her. The temps were in the 40's so her windows were up, I opted not to use the wimpy stock horn (yes I know I have other horn options), I gave the engine a hard rev which resulted in the woman jerking up her head and realizing she needed to stop but not without a "look" that could kill. Of course this all happened real time and as this was unfolding I was making an avoidance maneuver myself. I guess my question might be.... What might have been the outcome of this scenario if I didn't have loud pipes? To be clear here, I am NOT wanting to start a pissing contest, just looking for some reasoned input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted November 16, 2014 Share #17 Posted November 16, 2014 Ha I love this thread. Nobody chimed in with "loud pipes save lives"- finally. VentureFar... Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWell, they let deaf people have driver's licences but not blind people!!! I would rather be seen and not heard. Air horns work fine for getting people's attention!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaharly Posted November 16, 2014 Share #18 Posted November 16, 2014 i found a pair online for fifty bucks and saw recently someone was selling a pair here for the same price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaharly Posted November 16, 2014 Share #19 Posted November 16, 2014 And i switched back to my stock pipes. Im 21 and have already heard enough of the exhaust. If i had a RSTD i probably would keep loud pipes on it, but these bikes are just too sweet to not be able to hear the engine purr with the radio in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted November 17, 2014 Share #20 Posted November 17, 2014 Well, they let deaf people have driver's licences but not blind people!!! I would rather be seen and not heard. Air horns work fine for getting people's attention!! Unless I'm mistaken, here in N.C. they do allow blind people to drive.... I know this because I have to dodge them all the time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted November 17, 2014 Share #21 Posted November 17, 2014 Thanks! Now I have coffee all over my monitor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billmac Posted November 17, 2014 Share #22 Posted November 17, 2014 I took my LA choppers off and went to RK's. around town the LA's were great but on anything longer than 1/2 hour the wife complained and they also bothered me. the RK's have a deeper sound and don't bother the wife or me on long rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWa Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share #23 Posted November 17, 2014 Unless I'm mistaken, here in N.C. they do allow blind people to drive.... I know this because I have to dodge them all the time..... They have braille writing on the drive up dispensers at the bank for a reason. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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