03-20-2015, 08:01 PM
(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.
When I was a kid, I loved the sound of a jalopy that had lost a muffler - and growing up in the well-salted Rust Belt, I've heard a lot of them.
As I've grown older, I have come to appreciate quiet. I don't need to listen to engine noise; as noted in discussions on the topic, NOISE is POWER WASTED.
There is no recovery or minimizing that except by basic design; but just the same, I don't want to hear it.
I've never owned a four-cylinder bike before. I like the smooth purr...wish it wasn't as buzzy over 4000 rpm; but the sound in normal operation and idle is just what I want.
This is like owning an Audi, and comparing it to a long-ago Mustang Mach I. The Mustang might have made a racket, screamed "LOOKIT MEEE!!" The Audi just quietly performs....far more competently.