06-30-2017, 02:07 PM
I never got to experience the stock exhaust on my CB as I bought it used with a Delkavic slip on installed, and the one I test rode had a similar Yosh slip on... I was pretty quick to pull the baffle out which helped, but its still a remarkably quiet bike.
If I wanted a super loud and obnoxious bike I'd have gotten a v-twin with straight pipes, but I do wish the CB was a bit louder, if only for the sake of being more conspicuous on the road.
Some people will argue that loud pipes don't actually help motorists hear you, and this is probably true in a lot of cases, but I've never seen anyone try to argue that the negatives of being loud other than that it po's people off, or hearing loss I guess (wear plugs?)... It seems to come from mostly older guys who only ride on the weekends on empty back roads, not that there's anything wrong with that, but from someone who rides through a busy city like Los Angeles where idiots in cars are already incompetent/ distracted enough, it makes me nervous being so quiet... To the point where I keep the revs higher than they probably should be.
To each their own.
If I wanted a super loud and obnoxious bike I'd have gotten a v-twin with straight pipes, but I do wish the CB was a bit louder, if only for the sake of being more conspicuous on the road.
Some people will argue that loud pipes don't actually help motorists hear you, and this is probably true in a lot of cases, but I've never seen anyone try to argue that the negatives of being loud other than that it po's people off, or hearing loss I guess (wear plugs?)... It seems to come from mostly older guys who only ride on the weekends on empty back roads, not that there's anything wrong with that, but from someone who rides through a busy city like Los Angeles where idiots in cars are already incompetent/ distracted enough, it makes me nervous being so quiet... To the point where I keep the revs higher than they probably should be.
To each their own.