Let me start off by saying I like how quiet my ST is. I personally am NOT a subscriber to the "Loud pipes save lives" way of thinking!
THAT BEING SAID, with my last bike, a VTX, I did want it a LITTLE louder, but not straight-pipe loud. Just something with a little rumble, kinda like one of my old built up big-block Fords I used to run around in! I was able to drill a few holes in the end plates of stock pipes (I loved their look) of the VTX to increase the sound a LITTLE, and was pleased with it.
I find it to be cost prohibitive to spend $800+ for a new set of mufflers:22yikes:. To my way of thinking, that's crazy, but YMMV:. There are a lot of other farkles that I'd do with that kind of money!!
I've searched the threads, found the one by 100MPG (but have not had a chance to listen to the sound bites), and then this morning I found a guy on eBay and saw the picture below. What the heck did he do? Drill through the ends of the covers? Not sure I'd want to do that to the stock, stainless steel mufflers. Other than opening up the mufflers like 100MPG did, is there any other alternatives to increasing the rumble A LITTLE without ruining anything? Any adverse side effects that I haven't considered?
THAT BEING SAID, with my last bike, a VTX, I did want it a LITTLE louder, but not straight-pipe loud. Just something with a little rumble, kinda like one of my old built up big-block Fords I used to run around in! I was able to drill a few holes in the end plates of stock pipes (I loved their look) of the VTX to increase the sound a LITTLE, and was pleased with it.
I find it to be cost prohibitive to spend $800+ for a new set of mufflers:22yikes:. To my way of thinking, that's crazy, but YMMV:. There are a lot of other farkles that I'd do with that kind of money!!
I've searched the threads, found the one by 100MPG (but have not had a chance to listen to the sound bites), and then this morning I found a guy on eBay and saw the picture below. What the heck did he do? Drill through the ends of the covers? Not sure I'd want to do that to the stock, stainless steel mufflers. Other than opening up the mufflers like 100MPG did, is there any other alternatives to increasing the rumble A LITTLE without ruining anything? Any adverse side effects that I haven't considered?
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