Saw a Hawk go by my apartment yesterday
06-22-2006, 12:05 PM
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Saw a Hawk go by my apartment yesterday
This was the first one I've heard that still had the stock exhaust. I may like the sound even better with the stock pipes as opposed to after market pipes. They sound sweet with aftermarket pipes, but stock it had the quiet, yet still throaty and powerful sound. I was standing in front of our apartment building with several other guys and we all stopped talking, watched and listened as this Hawk rode by, then we all commented about how nice it sounded. It was very impressive!
06-22-2006, 12:19 PM
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I personally thought stock was too queit for me but again personal taste comes in here. Are you sure it wasn't a baffelectomy exhaust? Mine was soooo queit I could hear the engine over the exhaust.
06-22-2006, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by superhawk22
I personally thought stock was too queit for me but again personal taste comes in here. Are you sure it wasn't a baffelectomy exhaust? Mine was soooo queit I could hear the engine over the exhaust.
I used to need earplugs to work on when it was running and while riding.
I probably should have been wearing my earplugs more often, because now the wife complains I don't hear what she is saying anymore.
Funny she thinks I'm ignoring her.
I would NEVER do that!
06-22-2006, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by senecagreen
stock you'll hear that annoying whirring noise at 3500rpm. That's why I put aftermarket pipes on mine.
It makes for a sweeter ride.
:-)
06-23-2006, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by superhawk22
I personally thought stock was too queit for me but again personal taste comes in here. Are you sure it wasn't a baffelectomy exhaust? Mine was soooo queit I could hear the engine over the exhaust.
06-23-2006, 08:49 AM
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Depends on how it was done, some people just drill small holes until they get the sound they want, others take the whole baffle out. It could've been stock it's been about 6 years since I've heard mine I just seem to remember it being extremely quiet.
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