I have a set of Two Brothers slip-ons on my 98 Superhawk that work and sound great. I live in a village, where the houses are close together and close to the street. When I leave at 6:30 am for work it's pretty quiet until I start the bike. To minimize the impact, I roll it down to the end of my driveway and as soon as it fires I'm off, upshifting at 1500rpm until I get to the main street.

What I'm looking for is a device (or a pair of them) that can be attached to the end of the mufflers and can be installed and removed really easily. A neighborhood silencer. I'd use it for about 1/4 mile, then pull it off. Ideally it would just slip on without tools. Not sure where it could be stored. If it was soft sided it could fit into a jacket pocket or a tank bag.

Any ideas?

 

Snuff-or-Not was made for bikes like the 305 Superhawks in the 60s. It reduced noise by turning a **** on the end of the pipe. The **** was on a shaft which ran thru the pipe. Attached inside the pipe was something like a flat washer with an od a little smaller than the id of the pipe. When it was turned 90 degrees, the exhaust went thru the small hole in the center reducing noise. Turned another 90 degrees and the washer was parallel to exhaust flow. Worked great.

 

Jardine makes something for this. Its called a Quiet Module. heres the link.... maybe 2BR makes something similar?

http://www.jardineproducts.com/produ.../productID/722

 

LOL, I do the same routine in the early AM. PITA and I shift up to at least 3rd at barely above idle and snatching. Thank you Honda for all that torque.

Can't have your cake... note the end of the Jardine QM description, "May require jetting change". It really may "install easily in under a minute" but come on. The old Honda pivoting baffle was not their design, the Brits among others had them years before. Could be made to work for a few blocks though before overheating and fouling would be a problem but I don't know how it would run for those blocks. All you'd damage is the outlet with 2 small holes. Could be worth a try.

I hit the kill switch and let it turn over 5 or so times in the AM to oil things up. The VTR is one of the few bikes I think (or maybe Honda) that will turn over with the kill off. Problem is those big carbs will load up the cylinders with gas and it will backfire 3 out of 5 times. Its literally like a shotgun going off. It echos throughout the back yards. At least my neighbors like me because in 20 years no one has complained. I guess they can take a good joke.

 

LOL- You may be doing them a favor. We lived in a "cookie cutter" development for about 5 years after getting married. I had an 83 cj7 with a stock 360ci, headers with side pipes and all the goodies. Drove it to work every day for 4 years. When I sold it 3 of my nieghbors said they had been late for work almost everyday since.

 

I installed the Jardine hi-mount system last fall because I was burning a hole in the bottoms of my riding boots which were resting on the stock exhaust. I was thinking of getting the quite modules and wanted to know if anyone has personal experience with them, and how well do they work.

I teach the MSF course and several of the other instructors talk about the damage done to the reputation of the biking community done by “straight pipes on Harleys” and point out that if the purpose of a loud exhause is to save lives, it would be pointed forward. The AMA is warning that if street riders are not careful, we will end up with fewer opportunities to ride because of noise just like the dirt riders who have been loosing places to ride for years. I like the idea of having the choice to listen to the wonderful sound of the free exhaust at the track or in the middle of the day or be a “responsible member of society” at my house early in the morning or in front of the students I teach.

 

I talked to the rep when i ordered replacement decals for my Jardine hi mounts and she said that they were "very popular". Im not quite sure what that means, as she said she hasnt actually heard them on the exhaust. I don't know why it would be too much of a pain to put them on, pull out and ride to work or whatever in the morning, then take them off for the ride home when everyone is up. I can't imagine the difference being that noticeable (the possible need to rejet). I think its just a disclaimer.

 

i try to be as loud as possible in the morning just to pay my neighborsback for thier dogs that bark all night long

 

TheRezyReb,
One of my neighbors says he likes the sound for the same reason - get's him up for work!!!
He's kind of a motorhead anyway. Luckily, right next to my house on one side is an apartment house with a big lawn and driveway. On the other side my neighbor is motorhead too - he and his wife have ATV's, are early risers, and don't care about noise anyway.