loud pipes save lives

I also run my light on high beam all the time too!

Mark

Mortarmanmike wrote:

Sandy, I'm guessing you wouldn't have heard it approaching from the rear even if he'd had open pipes.

On the contrary.
When the guy was beside me AND ahead of me,he was still too quiet.
I could barely hear the bike,and considering the speed he was going,one would think the revs would be in the higher-range,as it was in a long,gradual corner,and heading UP-hill.
I do my BEST to pay attention in traffic,for motorcyclists...it's in my blood.

My opinion(like assholes,and everyone having one)...louder pipes DO save lives...it's simple...MY opinion.

Mark Wing wrote:

I also run my light on high beam all the time too!

Mark

me too, although people get pissed in the city because your always on top of someone in traffic. so, i vote we truce. i like my bike loud, maybe you dont, can't we all just get along? haha. 'IF' you are so inclined to help me, where can i get a nice loud system for my 80 KZ1000 shaft? and please, lets just give peace a chance! haha.

russ, here is a pic of my bike. i have since taken off all the bags and front fairing, i just didnt like the way it looked.

oh, wagonmaster69, i have a 2001 dodge dakota 408 stroker with SCT tune and 11:1 compression, full heads, cam, and every bolt on you can imagine, and bottle coming soon. my uncle has an old challenger, but its basically a life long project for him.

OK Guys no more Flaming.

Just find a 4-1 on ebay, gut the muffler, rejet, go deaf, and live longer when you can't ride anymore because the neighbors have taken to steeling your spark plugs and blaming it on crack addicts.

I think the message that some would convey is we agree with you, and others would like to say that your a mentally deficient 24 year old with a serious gap in your reasoning who is asking for trouble. All I care is that you don't live in my neighborhood now break out the torch and get rid of the back-pressure.

OK class, pick out the statement that seems out of place:

A. i would like to just gut the stock mufflers and go with that because its free.
B. is there just a way a can rip the baffles out of the stock mufflers? that would be ideal as it is freeee.
C. i'm a 24 year old and a mechanic, which means, you guessed it, i'm pretty broke.
D. i have a 2001 dodge dakota 408 stroker with SCT tune and 11:1 compression, full heads, cam, and every bolt on you can imagine, and bottle coming soon.

If you said D you win a twinkie.

for the love of god, i have had that truck since i was 18 years old and have been building the motor in my garage for YEARS now, last spring i just swapped them out. my DD is an 87 jeep Cherokee if you must know. plus, really its none of any of your business to know where my money is going to or coming from. if i made 200k/year and STILL wanted to be a cheap ass on my bike, what's it to you? how about you just submit some constructive criticism and stop bashing me because this is my first bike and i have some questions.

Dude, don't be so touchy, I'm just pullin' your leg. See my first posting (on Page 2 of this thread) regarding homemade mods to exhaust (not a good idea). Here's where you can get a good aftermarket pipe (5th item on list) since Z1E is sold out of them:

Pipe

WOW!
this got out of hand quick.
just for the record, i run the 1100 with stock exhaust, the 650 is wide open and the 1260 will be as well.

there are pleanty of people on my street i could harass about their CAR needing a new muffler/exhaust system that ride by my house at all hours of the day.
it is a few seconds of inconvience just like the planes flying overhead.
should i bitch to the airport as well?

for christ's sake people, lighten up.
he don't live next door to you does he?

i'll tell you what.
let's just flame a new member and drive him away because you have a axe to grind about a loud bike.
he has a loud bike so he must not have anything to share with us i guess.

not that it means anything but this is EXACTALLY why i have not been posting too much lately.

you might as well talk about religion and force your views down everyone's throat.

leave the guy alone and let him enjoy his bike for christ's sake.

( please feel free to flame me for having an opinion, i have broad shoulders, i can take it )

you cant let these guys get to you....actually you can...everyone gets riled up on here once in a while...but these guys will help you anytime and really mean no harm....they smell blood and pack attack....now just run whatever you want...just know that most folks here think loud pipes are a bad idea and make public problems....oh and loud pipes suck too....peace craig

trianglelaguna wrote:

you cant let these guys get to you....actually you can...everyone gets riled up on here once in a while...but these guys will help you anytime and really mean no harm....they smell blood and pack attack....now just run whatever you want...just know that most folks here think loud pipes are a bad idea and make public problems....oh and loud pipes suck too....peace craig

Probably because most of us are in our 50's or more! :woohoo:

And just for the record, I took off my vintage Kerker which has been on my bike for 28 years and installed a nice stock exhaust. It's a whole differant bike! I like it and it looks more classic than ever!