06-30-2017, 02:25 PM
(06-14-2017, 01:38 PM)COCB1100_imp Wrote: Hi All,
I am a newly minted CB1100 owner and wanted to get everyone's opinion on the stock exhaust system. I love my bike and appreciate all the great and subtle details that make it awesome but am finding the exhaust to be too quiet. It is almost to the point of me feeling its lack of "speaking up" makes it tougher for people to notice me in city traffic. I know this is easily remedied by getting an aftermarket exhaust, but I wanted to know if other members similarly felt the stock system is a bit quiet for their tastes and also, the best aftermarket system for a nice sound (not necessarily the loudest).
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts and opinions.
The following are just my thoughts and opinions based on many years of experience.
"It is almost to the point of me feeling its lack of "speaking up" makes it tougher for people to notice me in city traffic."
You may be a new or somewhat inexperienced rider, if not I apologize.
If you feel you need the noise of your bike to make your presence known to car drivers, you are making a big mistake. New cars are so sound insulated even the loudest Harley is nearly negated, and even if car drivers pick up on the noise of a bike, they ignore it. Forget making your bike louder and concentrate on being a better defensive rider.
You must be a short trip, drive around town rider.
I have done a lot of long trip riding, 500 to 2000 mi. trips. I learned a long time ago that the louder the bikes exhaust the more it wore me out over the hours of trip time. For this reason I love the quietness of the CB.