03-18-2015, 04:29 AM
(03-18-2015, 04:21 AM)gossman_imp Wrote: I have had louder and throater sounding bikes, I love the sound of this with the stock system. It's gentlemanly, civilized, and doesn't shout "look at me". It's everything a motorcycle should sound like on the street. Plus I don't believe in the adage "loud pipes save lives" since it doesn't take into account the Doppler Effect.
Exactly my impression the first time (and every time) I heard it. It just oozes refinement. You can hear the machinery, rather than the noise. First time I rode into one of the old historical neighborhoods around here, I was starting and stopping all up and down the street to read the historical markers. People out working in their yards. Dogs wandering about. Not a soul was offended, or even took special note of my presence. As cool as that was, and is, a part of me is getting restless for a bit more rumble and growl though...