11-06-2015, 04:42 AM
(11-05-2015, 05:40 AM)Rebel73_imp Wrote: I think, like with most things, that moderation is the key. I feel that the CB is much too quiet stock, and an exhaust upgrade is in my near future. However, I think running straight pipes is excessive. I don't see the point of the insanely loud Harleys. They really are just a nuisance.
I completely agree, the guys riding around in straight pipe Harley's think they are so cool but in reality everyone (around my area at least) frowns upon that; bikers and non bikers. But seems like in Arkansas loud pipes are ok, so maybe it's regional.
(11-05-2015, 06:11 AM)kmoney_imp Wrote: I think straight pipes would suck on the CB would be aweful. Maybe nice at idle, but with the RPM these things turn on the highway it would be brutally annoying and probably unrideable on longer trips. In-line 4s in general are crappy for loud exhausts -- best left to Harley, Ducati V-twins and Honda + Aprilia V4's
I'm with you on this kmoney. My Aprilia V4 has an intoxicating exhaust sound. As one magazine editor put it "sounds like the devil clearing his throat." Raspy, loud but not overly, raw and deep and rumbly.
The CB is more like a "puuuuuurrrrrr." Like everything else, it's all subjective at the end of the day.