straight pipes

[coach]

Im so used to my old loud pioes but dont have money to buy pipes for my new vaquero. I was wandering how bad would it be if i ran my bike with just straight pipes. Take off the slip ons

[id-man]

I tried it once for kicks with no slipons, and with gutted pipes (which would act roughly equivalent to straight pipes). With nothing at all it was awful - not only painfully loud (in a bad way) but popped and backfired like crazy...I mean unrideable. The straight pipes were a little better but not much, the decel popping was still unbearable, sounded like a jalopy at the redneck Saturday night dirt races.

[RACNRAY]

Im so used to my old loud pioes but dont have money to buy pipes for my new vaquero. I was wandering how bad would it be if i ran my bike with just straight pipes. Take off the slip ons

Straight pipes on a Vaq will be a project. Right side not too bad but u'll have to have a pipe fabricated to run over to the left side. Time and some $$$ spent, wait and save ur pennies for a good exhaust system.

RACNRAY

[Top Cat]

Straight pipes, yeah great idea, we don't have enough problem with the general public now.
Make all the noise possible and piss off more of them :ohno:

[landman]

Straight pipes, yeah great idea, we don't have enough problem with the general public now.
Make all the noise possible and piss off more of them :ohno:

I thought this thread might catch your attention Tim. :yep:.

[Top Cat]

I thought this thread might catch your attention Tim. :yep:.

It just never ceases to amaze me Bob, why so many people want to make obnoxious window rattling noise.
Is it a need for attention, a total disregard for others rights,the myth that loud pipes save lives or what?
I will never understand it , but will never give up my soapbox either.

[redjay]

Not a fan of loud pipes either.

[landman]

It just never ceases to amaze me Bob, why so many people want to make obnoxious window rattling noise.
Is it a need for attention, a total disregard for others rights,the myth that loud pipes save lives or what?
I will never understand it , but will never give up my soapbox either.

I like a good sounding pipe but unbaffled straight pipes neither sound good or
belong on public roads.heck most racetracks don't allow excessively loud pipes
these days as the neighbor complaints about noise have closed more then one
track down.

[Peg]

Not a fan of loud pipes either.

Same... I bought a bike equipped with a stereo, and we don't even switch that on. :shrug:

We've ridden once in a group through a crowded city center - behind a guy wearing a muscle shirt playing some random loud country & western music over his Voyager speakers & blipping his throttle unnecessarily... I was 3 bikes behind him & avoided making eye contact with anyone. It won't happen again.

[Chicago_Cheech]

"Loud pipes save lives" ain't true?

[sakirider]

"Skilled Riders Saves Lives!!!"

[Chicago_Cheech]

Agreed, just screwing with you. I owned a bike with pipes far too loud. Wasn't civil even leaving my neighborhood. Never again.

[Loafer]

I like them blood squirting loud, it makes me feel like a real biker.

[Top Cat]

I like them blood squirting loud, it makes me feel like a real biker.

:tehe: I have heard your bike Gerry, it sounds about as loud as a sewing machine :wtf:

[cnc]

:tehe: I have heard your bike Gerry, it sounds about as loud as a sewing machine :wtf:

Never could figure out a saying my grandmother used to say, a stitch in time saves nine. Does that mean 9 sewing machine quiet bikes travelling together will be saved at the intersection because they could actually hear the horn beeping of the runaway bus?

[Top Cat]

Never could figure out a saying my grandmother used to say, a stitch in time saves nine. Does that mean 9 sewing machine quiet bikes travelling together will be saved at the intersection because they could actually hear the horn beeping of the runaway bus?

Norm, I appreciate you staying up late last night to research my question on another thread but you really need to get more sleep :yep:

[dshelly]

My pipes aren't quiet by any means, but what do you guys consider loud pipes anyway? Straight pipes in my opinion are loud pipes...

[seemlezdesign]

I have the V&H Twin Slash cans on my bike and removed the baffles and ran basically straight pipes and it was LOUD. Kept them off for awhile and honestly liked the sound. Pulling in an out of a parking garage made my ears ring even with a full face helmet on which was a downfall and the loss of torque was a bit different but I was harder on the throttle to make the bike scream so the butt dyno didn't really notice to much of a difference. To me it gave the Vaquero the sounds to match the looks of the beast of a bike, gave it more attitude.

In the end I put the baffles back in less the fiberglass packing since I upgraded my stereo and couldn't hear it with the debaffled pipes. If I didn't care about listening to music when I rode I would have left the straight pipes...although everyone around me did appreciate the quieter bike...but it's your bike ride it the way you want to (as long as you don't mind the extra attention and stares you will get)

[coach]

im amazed you guys still talking about it. i was more concern about performance downfall, and ID-MAN answered that in the first reply. i do like the enthusiasm. you guys are awesome. cant wait to learn more from you all.

[cnc]

im amazed you guys still talking about it. i was more concern about performance downfall, and ID-MAN answered that in the first reply. i do like the enthusiasm. you guys are awesome. cant wait to learn more from you all.

Well performance does play a part also, if you run straight pipes around my neighbourhood, I can pretty much guarantee your bike won't run right in the morning.:lmao:

[cactusjack]

"Skilled Riders Saves Lives!!!"

Hey, haven't seen you on here in years. I assume you're still riding? If I recall, you have a black/silver 09 Nomad.

[landman]

My pipes aren't quiet by any means, but what do you guys consider loud pipes anyway? Straight pipes in my opinion are loud pipes...

any pipe that has the baffles totally removed.your pipes were fine last I heard them.

[hlknvlcn60]

You can run straight pipes provided they are long enough but running just the header pipes without silencers will make your bike run hotter an you will take a loss on low end torque and overall power. You must have some scavenging or you can also burn out your exhaust valves and cause expensive repair for your motor.

[VARider07]

When I bought my Harley I had them take off the fishtails. I didn't tell them that on my test ride they were blubbering and back firing. Asked for stock bagger muffs and bike runs great; except for the 1200 $ cam chain tensioner repair I'm waiting for. So I bought a Nomad in Feb. I'm taking off the VH slips and putting on Harley slash cuts from an 09 FLH. I'll let ya know how it is...haven't finished yet, one on and one to go.

[hlknvlcn60]

VARider that combo should sound real sweet....please let us know.

[coach]

When I bought my Harley I had them take off the fishtails. I didn't tell them that on my test ride they were blubbering and back firing. Asked for stock bagger muffs and bike runs great; except for the 1200 $ cam chain tensioner repair I'm waiting for. So I bought a Nomad in Feb. I'm taking off the VH slips and putting on Harley slash cuts from an 09 FLH. I'll let ya know how it is...haven't finished yet, one on and one to go.
i got couple of stock harley pipes laying around, that might be a good idea for now. how will you work around the left side pipe since its not a true 2 pipes going back there.

[VARider07]

Yeah, men, I am posting a new thread in 1600 over finished muff install. It sounds sweet, but...right pipe is REAL HOT. I think it's from all the added back pressure; I think the rt. muff has a long baffle and then a short one at the end, which I saw, and thought that was all. I was wrong. The muffs went on V&H True Duals to replace their cans which were 96 db at idle. This is on an '07 1600 Nomad with now 12k mi. Later.