gimme some advice on pipes

[MotoX6]

guys ive been stuck deciding on a pipe. i want that deep deep rumble. i dont speed around so i just want a mean sound. spend the cash for D&D or buy a jardine...stuck. advice from experience?!

anyone selling used>?

[09Buell]

I personally have the carbon jardine and it sounds great.

[upthemaiden]

don't buy a jardine, unless you get a great deal. The rivets tend to fall out. D&D is nice if you wanna spend the cash, otherwise everyone here loves hawk exhausts. The jardines sound alright, but I don't think they have the normal sound you expect. If you want that sound I'd go with the D&D/Hawk/buell race exhaust or something along those lines.

someone just had a new hawk exhaust for sale on here for $200 a few days ago, might still up for sale.

[anrkizm95]

i love my d&d.theres a used one for sale on this site saw the thread today or yesterday.

[MotoX6]

yup i pm'ed him. hopin he gets back to me, im leanin towards d&d. jardines pry 2nd.

[GW 04 XB12R]

Love my Jardine CF. Stay away from aluminum. Titanium or CF is much much safer from the de-riviting and falling apart.

-Gary

[07Bolt]

I have a buyer return d&d, customer didn't like some scratches on it. otherwise its brand new.

$350 + shipping

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LynIWXzyFOQ/Ta-mnnUhphI/AAAAAAAAFIY/qvNOAKhkjEM/s640/d%26d.jpg

[Miami78]

I wish I hated my neighbors, or at the very least didn't leave every morning at 6:45am...I really liked the d&d when I had one...

[04Bolt]

07 pm sent.

[WALLSXB]

I've had an aluminum Jardine and at first it was a pretty loud BLAP BLAP sound ,after a couple thousand mile it was a very loud BLAPITY BLAP BLAP BLAP at idle and on acceleration. Really abnoxious .

One of my bikes has the Buell race exhaust and it's a very mellow BLUM BLUM BLUM sound at idle and quiets down while cruising. Sounds GREAT and not abnoxious !

The other bike has the Hawk. It's sound is like standing at the starting line at a drag strip when the top fuelers are staging. It has a very meaty sound at idle but seems to mellow out on acceleration. The first time I fired it up it set off the neighbors car alarm across the street. Sounds bad ass but is slightly abnoxious.

[jeepin79]

I have a buyer return d&d, customer didn't like some scratches on it. otherwise its brand new.

$350 + shipping

Thats a good looking exhaust.

[xl_cheese]

Have you seen the Hawk thread? Highly recommend the Hawk.

[08xb12r]

I have a DrummerSS and love it. A little high in price but you get what you pay for.

[boston]

I have a Jarden RT-1. It's good but I would prefer a deeper one. But I just have a question. My RT-1 has the outlet is on the left side right against the swingarm. So what exhausts have duel outlets like that pick of the D&D.

[BuellerPilot]

Read the American Sportbike Shootout on XB mufflers. They have dyno results and sound clips.

http://www.americansportbike.com/Exhaust_Shootout.html

~Mike....

[MotoPhreke]

I went back and forth on the options, I even picked up a Force pipe but never installed it due to it's straight through design.
Cost was a major factor for me, and after talking with Randy I decided to go for the Hawk. It is a bit loud but not as loud as the V&H pipes that were on my previous bike.
In the end I'm very happy with the Hawk, I love the way it sounds but in all honesty I can't really say exactly what it did for my performance as I did a lot at once..

Breather Mod
Drilled out the Airbox a bit
New Plugs/Wires
Flashed the ECM with race maps

I would have liked to do them 1 at a time to see the difference each made but I kind of wanted to just finish it up too, because I had 3 other bikes apart in the garage at the same time...

I haven't tried any other exhausts so I can't speak on any them but this is how I came to get my Hawk..

[MotoX6]

thanks guys, i really want that straight through sound. i love the d&d 07 posted but looked like 04bolt tried to jump on it. i think d&d will get me the closest to my harley straight pipe sound desire.
anyone else tired of theirs?!

[MotoX6]

BTW: i was trying to view videos of gutted exhuasts compared to Jardines. has anyone heard both and do you know if they sound the same?

[trucker922]

Jardine is loud, but not very deep...I have a race exhaust that has a great deep tone...it only gets loud when u get on it...cruising and idle is pretty reasonable

[thunderstormgrowl]

Look at the GB exhaust, it is a straight through magnaflow that looks great and the sound is amazing. I can only compare it to stock, and it is a lot louder. You can NOT use the chin fairing though, that is the catch.

[redbolt04]

I love my D&D. i say D&D all the way! [up]

[JohnnyD]

x2 on the GB exhaust.

I too researched which exhaust to purchase. Ended up with the GB Exhaust - sounds and looks great. I can even set off a car alarm with it :p

And as thunderstormgrowl stated, can't use the chin fairing. Not a big deal though, I like the look of a naked bike.

That buyer returned D&D sure looks nice though.

[BuellerPilot]

You can use a chin fairing with the GB (or almost any muffler for that matter) if you get the chin fairing mounts from either Jardine or KD Fab (Drummer).

~Mike....

[d_adams]

Modded magnaflow muffler, fits any XB. That one is for sale, probably the last one like it from me.

http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu151/dadams1969/exhaust%20stuff/xb/magnaflow/polished/DSC00599.jpg

[fox8701]

Go with the D&D, wasn't my first choice when i was deciding on a pipe, but i'm glad i did! I just like the sound, it was what i had in mind. and i like the fact that i can lift the bike up from its mounting plate, a big help. Sooo x2 on the D&D, i've heard nothing but bad things about the jardine in the long run, but then again i've never owned one.

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4673/0227111123a.jpg

[anrkizm95]

i like the fact that i can lift the bike up from its mounting plate[up][up] love that about it too makes life a lot easier

[MotoX6]

I'm gunna go d&d. Just gunna try to wait to get a used one, five hundred new sounds steep....we'll see!

[MotoX6]

sound clips? of d&d read that it is higher pitched then jardine?!? i was told the d&d was close to a Harley rumble. anyone back that up?

[50dro]

I've heard my Hawk next to a D&D. The D&D was definitely a higher pitch than my Hawk...Not sure if that helps?[confused]

[MotoX6]

Is the d&d close to a Harley sound, ie. Will it sound deep and throaty

[50dro]

I guess it depends on which Harley you mean. I've always thought Buells had a distinct sound of their own to some extent regardless of which pipe is on there. When I think "Harley sound" I think deep and throaty and the D&D was less deep than my Hawk...Not that it sounded bad or anything but definitely a higher pitch (and perhaps more "poppy") than mine. Here's a video of mine for reference:

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And here it is stock for reference:

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Honestly, I think that if you're going from a stock pipe just about any of the aftermarket pipes for the XB's will give you the rumble you're after:D Good luck on your decision!

[Baal]

GB. Period. Quality, great sound, durable. No repack, no rivets, not tinny.

If you want Sportster sound, buy a Sportster. None of the Buell exhausts will make your bike sound that crappy.