Louder Pipes is it possible


I had the Jardines on. If the engines runs stationairy you hear a nice Rumble. When you go over 60 mph the Noise becomes harder and harder. I placed Baffles in but that was not really doing the Trick. I used Airplugs as well. When the second Passenger ...... started to complain and blackmailing me that if the Noise stayd like this, blka,bla,bla I took them off.
I placed some movies about the Jardines and tuning that time on Youtube.

Hans
 
While I'm sure the Jardines aren't as loud as a straight piped Harley, beyond that its pretty hard to describe an exhaust's sound. It depends on how sensitive you are to loud noise, whether or not you wear ear plugs (if you don't you WILL regret it someday), whether or not you regularly ride two up, whether or not you always have the windscreen attached, etc.

I wear custom fitted ear plugs, never ride with a passenger, and virtually always have the windscreen fitted. The pipes are significantly louder than the TORS, and the D&Ds I had before. There are times I wish I hadn't fitted them, like on a long freeway jaunt where the sound is constant and doesn't vary in pitch. When running on back roads and going through the gears I kind of like the sound, and of course the power gained is absolutely addicting.

The one thing that I have to stress is that for those seeking to somehow make a Rocket sound like a Harley, it ain't going to happen. You can make it louder, but you can't change its nature. Its a great big inline triple and it will never sound like a V-Twin.
 
I am not a bit fan of Harley sound if I am riding behind them...it gives me a headache...One thing I don't understand is that they will put the loudest pipes and then put Stereo...I have heard TORS in person...I like that Sports Car sound..If Jardines are like that and louder, I am sure I will love that because right not the only sound I have is the Engine sound and from the sound it feels as if I am riding a scooter...The only decent sound clip on youtube with Jardine is this one...
 
I have to say the I completely understand your initial dislike for the R3 touring since you recently come off of what appears to be a familiar bike... I ran my 98 Honda Valkyrie for 10 years when I bought my R3 Tourer. I'm still a huge fan of my Valkyrie, but I can tell you that I now prefer the R3. I can remember struggling with the floorboard at first too, but I was used to the Valkyrie's mid controls, so I was uncomfortable with the slighlty forward controles on the R3. Now I can ride for days on this thing. I can't bring myself to sell the Valkyrie, but I find that I'm not wearing it out any more!

By the way, try using more front brake. This will help keep the rear end from locking up. I t-boned an F-150 this past August when it backed out in front of me. I hit the brakes hard! and was able to slow down quite a bit before we hit. The front brakes on this bike are remarkable! I hit hard enought to move the truck, yet was able to control the bike enough to keep in on two wheels the whole time even with my wife on the back. Worst damage was a crunched fender and a cut on my hand from punching the mirror when my wife flew forward into my seat which caused my hand to slip off of the grip.
 
personally the r3 jars to me is a resonance problem as well as db's.. it's like being next to the lowered civic at a stop sign and the subwoofer is as large the back seat.. really gets on your nerves and under your skin.. but then im a conway twitty fan
 

Some of my friends have complained to me that their ears ring for an hour after I pass them while under full power. I run Jardines that have had the baffles "slightly compromised". It isn't loud at all unless there is torque on the motor. Then it is really really loud.
 
rear end from 3 wheeler change out

BTW I have the "whole" rear end from a touring (don't know what year). It includes shocks drive train. new tire (180), brakes, etc. If anybody is interested, give me a call. 940 206 6131
 
I made up my own dyno sheet for my Thunderbird. I kept the template so now I can be the fastest bike on any forum. 147, eh? Well, give me a few minutes and I'll show you my Thunderbird's 197 sheet!
 
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