Pipes
 

I've had my VTR now for about a year now, time for some new pipes. I was wondering what are some good pipes for my bike and will I need to get my bike jetted. The louder the pipe the better.

Erion Racing.

See Hawk's jetting page, and my signature.

James

I'm a huge fan of Jardiens, and look to Hawks carb set up. I would do that before pipes even.

D&D or Micron for the Obnoxiously loud win :)

Saintunes for the reasonable sound and very high quality

I'm going carbon Delkavic's next week 350mm (14") :bling:
Bike is already jetted for debaffled stock mufflers. :shock:

Leo Vince SBK's

I'm going to say the ebay Danmotos have taken this title

Some are loud and others not so much. The JISU pipes seem to have a deep, mellow tone.

Have you heard them on this bike? I'm not a fan of the GP ones I'm running currently... they're too raspy.

I dunno, I'm running 2BR carbon high pipes, and they're pretty loud as well.

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And I thought my Microns were kind of quiet and was curious what the D&D sounds like.. I can hear my buddies CBR929RR D&D over my exhaust when he is behind me sometimes :lol:

Dans 2nd hand $80

Arrow full system. Big :)

Now that's the sound I'm talking about!!!!

I went with 2 Brothers and love the new style. They look and sound amazing! They require an upjet.

I got some second hand old style 2bros and repacked them. Still ferociously loud, but can't get baffles to fit the old ends. Cop bait

I feel you on that! The round C-4 Two Brother's Carbon Fiber cans look and sound awesome, but with no baffles to purchase on the internet, we'll have to make our own. Neighbors haven't yet complained about my "Guns of the Navarone" going off at 6:30 am each morning...

There is a guy local that is working on low restriction baffle inserts of a universal nature
for "Sportsbike" types that aren't all about setting new records in sonic disruption. In talking to him I am told that the "inserts" will slide in the baffle tube and are secured by stainless
pop rivets. I am considering the possibility for my older Vance&Hines slipons. As he gets on
with the R&D I'll post his prices and applications.

"The Dragons Tail is in my backyard"

You should hear 'em when they've been shortened! :eek:
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I got the C2 oval cans, with the oval core (genius...) so even making a baffle is a pain. I was thinking of sticking one in the link pipe to see what happens...

Please do, especially if the inserts will be for the V&H slip ons

D&D probably be the loudest! I love mine, make sure to get the race pack

I've a set of 2 brothers carbon cans and they are quite loud, very nice bark.

I have the new style oval 2 Brothers cans and got silencer tips (2 bros calls them power tips). They install in 2 minutes.
I love the loud sound without them but my neighbors broadly don't. The tips I got ( I think P1) reduce the volume but leave a good amount of deep rumble.
I think there are other varieties for varying volumes.

want...:drool:

I have these cans:
Two Brothers Racing, add an item to your shopping cart: Honda VTR1000 Black Series Dual Slip-on Exhaust System, Standard Mount - M-2 Aluminum canisters 005-700406DM-B


with these tips in black:
Two Brothers Racing, add an item to your shopping cart: M2/M5/M7 P1 Race Pipe PowerTip (-3 to 4 dB) 005-P1


There are 2 others tips that reduce the volume more. I am happy with these. If anything, I wish they had a another tip that reduced the volume less not more than the P1's.

I have an old set of black Erion Slipons - installed soon after I bought the VTR, so almost 12 years old, they ain't pretty but still sound good.

Pretty soon I'll be taking off a Two Brother's Carbon Fiber Round C4 set of cans - Happy to sell them to you. I'm removing them because they're TOO loud for me :)

I have the high mount two brothers titanium cans, l liked them at idle they had that deep grumble, but as they warmed up it got quiet, so I cut them down about 2.5 inches and now I'm in love! Still have that throaty rumble and cruising around 3 grand sounds awesome, not to mention when you open it up is just amazing, the reason I kept the bike in the first place instead of flipping it for profit.

My Arata's are like that. Nice deep rumble at lower revs but as soon as I open her up at high revs the exhaust note changes to a more high pitched scream. They are not obnoxiously loud and for me the perfect balance, low speed deep throaty rumble and a sound level that requires no ear plugs at high speed. My ears most likely get more damaged from the wind noise.

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Your going to have every Tom, Dick and Harry saying this is the exhaust to get. Most likely the exhaust one uses on their own bike. We all have our personal preferance. My advice to the OP is to listen to as many different cans on these bikes as possible before making a descision. Preferably in the flesh as Video gives you an idea but is not a true representation. Work out which position you like, high, mid, low level. Which Material, Ti, stainless, carbon. Be aware that cheaper carbon can have a habit of blowing holes under the pressure of the big v twin especially if packing is not good. Then work out how much you want to spend, then it's a case of patience. I'm sure something will come up for sale on the forum at some stage which meets your requirements. You may find yourself trying a few different cans out before your content.

If you want something in the meantime, cheap, not the best quality and stupidly loud, then Dan Moto is the way to go.

(:-})

Another alternative to the Dans is a brand called Mussari.

They are on Ebay for $399 Oz.

Have had them for two years. modded the baffles and love the sound.

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The good thing about them is that I was able to rotate the link pipes to accommodate the higher mounting brackets I fitted without any hassle.

So you can have low or higher mount if you want.

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I'm sure there are better pipes around but these are value for money and sound great when modded.

I can't recommend Leo Vince. The baffles in mine make a chirping sound that is really irritating.

Remove the baffles and run a bead of heat proof silicone around them where they sit in the can.

I had a similar problem with Leo Vince on an Aprilia I owned.

It sorted the problem!

Thanks Kenmore,
Do you need to drill out the pop-rivets on the back of the can to get the baffle out? I had little luck removing the screw and pulling at it. In the old days there used to be a cross-bar on the baffle so you could get a good grip and yank it out.
Those Mussari pipes look pretty good on your Hawk.

Robert,
I would have returned mine had I not found this solution. Overall I am really happy with the looks, but agree they should not be shipped with the spigot end caps which I found to be the issue with chirping on decel.
Read my post here.... FWIW
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...chirping+sound


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The Leo that I had on the Aprilia were called G.P pipes.

The baffle was held in with a hex head screw in a recess on the under side of the pipe.

Removed screw and used multi grips to yank baffle out.

It had some sort of fibrous tape around it that formed a seal against the body of the muffler.

That is where I put the high temp silicone and the problem was gone.

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My pipes are the old style SBKs. They don't have either the end cone or the spigot inset that Upland shows in his pictures. They look like can Upland removed the cone from. I can shine a light in and look right down the inside of the perforated baffle. It looks like I need to get another pair or two of needle-nose vise-grips to yank that sucker.
Beautiful Aprilia there Kenmore.

Sorry to hijack your thread here, Berry. At least be warned that Leo Vinces can be a royal pain in the ass.

I agree, you should listen to as many as possible. Mine came already installed on the bike and wasn't looking to spend any money. I also knew the quality of 2 bros since I've owned them on previous bikes. Mine was an experiment that is why I cut them down, but only enough to where I could go more if needed.