GP Short pipe on a 2014 CB1100?

[2017EX_imp]

I agree with the Hi Viz gear, and I agree with the fact that it is your bike and you should do what you like with it, and what suits you. I also agree with the feeling that if someone wants your lane, let them have it as you will not win an argument in a motorcycle VS car situation. That said, you did ask for feedback/opinions. There have been several threads here about whether or not loud pipes increase safety/visibility. I have never found it to be true that loud pipes are a deterrent in most ( not all ) cases, and one of the previous threads has the science to back it up. Bear in mind I rode a fairly loud Harley for the 10 years preceding my CB1100. If you are driving your car, and someone tries to merge into your lane, what do you do? You hit the horn. And, more often than not when a car tries to merge into your lane ( whether in your car or on your motorcycle ) , you are in the cars blind spot, which means you are around the rear quarter panel of the car, and your horn is projecting sound forward whereas your exhaust is projecting sound behind you. Here is a link that was included in previous posts about the subject that makes sense to me, although there will always be opinions to the contrary. https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/st...save-lives . Regardless, it is your bike and you should do what you like and want with it.