captain chaos
Well-known member
Yep, my bike came with a Jardine slip-on when I bought it. Although I REALLY like the way it sounds, there's just a little TOO much 'sound' coming from it. I can't help but feel like an absolute jack-hole every time I leave the house at 6:30 in the morning, or ride though a residential area, or pass someone with their window down. Maybe I'm getting old??? [sad]
Anyway, the bike came with the stock exhaust and ECM so I decided to put it on for kicks.
Knowing full well it would be TOO quiet I decided to lock the active exhaust valve open to give it just a little more 'body'. Well, I got it all done and I have to say, that stock exhaust sounds pretty darn good (actually never heard a stock Buell before- Lol!)! It's a big 'barrel-chested' kind of sound that plays in perfect harmony with the airbox growl. It's a very un-Harley like; very deep, smooth and bass-y without that distinct 'staccato' of individual cylinders firing like you hear on 100-billion other Harley's. I REALLY like it!
I also noticed a BIG jump in low end power (below 3000rpm) and it seems to pull clean to a much lower RPM without that 'engine's gonna jump out of the frame' shudder you get from lugging it. There is a definitely loss in midrange though (between 3000-4500).
Up top it feels about the same.
I may try to mod the stock muffler a little bit to try and get just a little more sound from it (it's just a touch quiet). Otherwise I'm gonna ride it for a while and see if I miss that ear splitting roar that the Jardine delivered.[up]
Anyway, the bike came with the stock exhaust and ECM so I decided to put it on for kicks.
Knowing full well it would be TOO quiet I decided to lock the active exhaust valve open to give it just a little more 'body'. Well, I got it all done and I have to say, that stock exhaust sounds pretty darn good (actually never heard a stock Buell before- Lol!)! It's a big 'barrel-chested' kind of sound that plays in perfect harmony with the airbox growl. It's a very un-Harley like; very deep, smooth and bass-y without that distinct 'staccato' of individual cylinders firing like you hear on 100-billion other Harley's. I REALLY like it!
I also noticed a BIG jump in low end power (below 3000rpm) and it seems to pull clean to a much lower RPM without that 'engine's gonna jump out of the frame' shudder you get from lugging it. There is a definitely loss in midrange though (between 3000-4500).
Up top it feels about the same.I may try to mod the stock muffler a little bit to try and get just a little more sound from it (it's just a touch quiet). Otherwise I'm gonna ride it for a while and see if I miss that ear splitting roar that the Jardine delivered.[up]
