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Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 15, 2013, 19:33:16 PM

  They actually allow you to have your bike in the confines of the retirement home? That is so cool, can not wait till I am old........

Posted by DC
 - September 15, 2013, 19:03:38 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on September 15, 2013, 11:01:31 AM

I have the Roadhouse system on my 800, aralph, and a neighbour 2 doors down has complained to my next door neighbour that my bike is very loud at 0630 - 0700 in the mornings.....( ride to work three mornings if weather allows) I start the bike at the top of the drive way, pipes are faced away from her home, and it idles about 3 mins before I take off and away from her house.
She stopped complaining when a friend came over with his 1100  Areo and the V&H longshots on it......

I have Longshots and I live around a lot of fussy people that are bored with life.  So when I pull out in the morning, or whenever, I try to putt-putt out really slowly with very little throttle.  So far, no complaints.
Posted by greenbarn
 - September 15, 2013, 18:50:55 PM
Quote from: Troll on September 15, 2013, 08:04:06 AM

I put a Cobra peace pipe on, and no more evil eye....Now I have a stock system...no cops watching me.

Troll, do you still have the Cobra pipe? Is it for sale??   It was quite a bit quieter than the long-shots??

I have hardkrome's on my 800 and they are louder than my liking.  I get the impression they are similar to the long shots, from appearance and descriptions given on here.  I'm in the market for a 1500 and wanting roadhouse exhaust, but they're hard to find.  Any idea how the cobra compares?

Posted by Lurch
 - September 15, 2013, 18:06:00 PM

I've ordered a set of baffles from Big City Thunder.
And may have even sourced a pair of the twin-fin caps :)

Posted by aralph
 - September 15, 2013, 11:10:26 AM

These pipes do sound different on other bikes.
Shortly after I took the baffles out of mine I met a guy with a
Honda with the same pipes and he made me seem quiet.
Huge difference.

aralph

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 15, 2013, 11:01:31 AM
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I guess loud is a matter of opinion. No evil eye yet.

I have the Roadhouse system on my 800, aralph, and a neighbour 2 doors down has complained to my next door neighbour that my bike is very loud at 0630 - 0700 in the mornings.....( ride to work three mornings if weather allows) I start the bike at the top of the drive way, pipes are faced away from her home, and it idles about 3 mins before I take off and away from her house.
She stopped complaining when a friend came over with his 1100  Areo and the V&H longshots on it......
Posted by 49Reo
 - September 15, 2013, 10:31:26 AM

Mine have the baffles they came with, they are the straight-through type of baffle; not too loud, loud enough I can hear it over the wind at 65 mph. I took the baffles out for a try, then it was LOUD....I put them back in. As to the fish-tail tips, I phoned V&H when I bought my pipes, they told me they were discontinued. Cheek JC Whitney; they sell stuff like that quite often, so does J&P Cycle.

Posted by aralph
 - September 15, 2013, 09:11:18 AM

I guess loud is a matter of opinion. No evil eye yet.  :o

aralph

Posted by Troll
 - September 15, 2013, 08:04:06 AM
Quote from: Lurch on September 14, 2013, 23:43:10 PM

The Longshots I got with my Drifter are damn loud
Looking down the pipe, they seem to be 'straight thru' with just some outer baffling. There is a mounting screw a few inches back from the end.
Is there a baffle I'm missing? (other than the optional 'quiet baffle' V/H sell).

While I'm at it - V/H used to sell some fish tail caps for these pipes. Seem to be as rare as hens teeth now. Any ideas who might still have some in stock?

Yeah, they are really embarrassingly loud. I had them on my bike when I first bought it. The P.O. put them on, and managed to dispose of the stock system. I was working weekends at an Army Base, and the gate guards always gave me the evil eye when I came on base. I put a Cobra peace pipe on, and no more evil eye....Now I have a stock system...no cops watching me. I think it tells a story about noise when little kids plug their ears when they see you starting your bike...
There has to be a way to quiet them down, but the mechanical baffles just keep cops from sticking a dowel up the pipe before they write you up.

Posted by aralph
 - September 15, 2013, 07:17:04 AM

I have the same pipes. Bought them brand new.
The only baffle in there  looks like a 2 ft cheese grater and is "straight thru".
I thought they were to quiet and pulled them out. No complaints from the neighbors.

I also could not find those elusive fishtails and ended up going with the slash cut tips.

aralph

Posted by Lurch
 - September 14, 2013, 23:43:10 PM

The Longshots I got with my Drifter are damn loud
Looking down the pipe, they seem to be 'straight thru' with just some outer baffling. There is a mounting screw a few inches back from the end.
Is there a baffle I'm missing? (other than the optional 'quiet baffle' V/H sell).

While I'm at it - V/H used to sell some fish tail caps for these pipes. Seem to be as rare as hens teeth now. Any ideas who might still have some in stock?

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