Quiet(er) aftermarket pipes?
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Quiet(er) aftermarket pipes?
I'm running the Jardine high mounts and they are waking up the kids, my neighbors kids, and the kids down the street when I leave at the butt crack of dawn. I'm not really wanting to go back to stock, so are there any aftermarket pipes that are quieter but not completely stock? I might try to repack the jardines, but not sure it's going to help that much.
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Yeah even new they're pretty loud. Not as bad as say D&D's, but still loud. The only aftermarket pipes I've ever heard that were fairly quiet were Yoshimura slip ons. I even heard a shortened pair and they were still surprisingly quiet. Besides that I'd get a pair of stock pipes and start by drilling a few holes, and do a progressive bafflectomy until you get the sound you want. Oh and you can send me the Jardines 
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My wife's Yoshimura slip-on on her SV650S is quieter than my stock SuperHawk cans with 32,000 miles on them. Great mellow sound from the Yosh though. And of course it would be louder on a VTR with 2 slip-ons.
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Did they ever make race slip on's for the superhawk? I know they made that cool rc51 style low to high exit full race system awhile back for the superhawk & tl1000s, but I thought all the slip ons were the zyclone baffle.
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I've got the 'standard' Yosh slipons (low mount), and yes they're pretty quiet. I don't recall what the options were since I've had 'em so long, but mine are the RS3 stainless, I don't think the baffle is removable. They're louder than the stockers, but are more of a 'pleasant rumble' than wake-the-neighbors straight pipes.
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When I was looking for a replacement for my Yosh's after I got rear-ended, I noticed quite a few sets that were just the standard RS3's.
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I've got the 'standard' Yosh slipons (low mount), and yes they're pretty quiet. I don't recall what the options were since I've had 'em so long, but mine are the RS3 stainless, I don't think the baffle is removable. They're louder than the stockers, but are more of a 'pleasant rumble' than wake-the-neighbors straight pipes.
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The Yosh RS3 have an insert that if you use it makes them fine for neighborhoods. Check out the pictures I submitted in this link.
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...279#post222279
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...279#post222279
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"the LeoVince evo is the quietest pipe i've heard."
So I have heard. I too am looking for a "quiet" alternative, and after looking at the Staintune website I see they wrap the core with stainless steel vs. fiberglass. Less maintenance is appealing, and they "claim" it never needs repacking. Hmmm. They also offer one baffle insert, although I don't know if their claims of "just louder than stock" are true. Would any of the S-Hawk owners out there who are running the hi-mount staintunes with baffles in please comment and or add a sound bite?
And oh yea, they look good and it appears they don't have labels riveted all over them. Clean.
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So I have heard. I too am looking for a "quiet" alternative, and after looking at the Staintune website I see they wrap the core with stainless steel vs. fiberglass. Less maintenance is appealing, and they "claim" it never needs repacking. Hmmm. They also offer one baffle insert, although I don't know if their claims of "just louder than stock" are true. Would any of the S-Hawk owners out there who are running the hi-mount staintunes with baffles in please comment and or add a sound bite?
And oh yea, they look good and it appears they don't have labels riveted all over them. Clean.
Thanks!
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Thanks for all of he replies. Even the PM offering to take the Jardines off my hands when I get something else 
. I think I'm going to try and repack first and see how they do. If no luck, I'll check out the Leo's and Yosh's.
. I think I'm going to try and repack first and see how they do. If no luck, I'll check out the Leo's and Yosh's.
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Get baffles made for your pipes. Easy to do for any competent exhaust shop.
Staintune baffles are very simple, and do what they claim. Nice note and still quiet enough to be legal here in Australia. I have had a few Staintune pipes and they are a quality item. I have them on my VTR. I also have a set of Leo Vince mufflers, Ti & carbon, on my VFR800 and they are superb.
Staintune baffles are very simple, and do what they claim. Nice note and still quiet enough to be legal here in Australia. I have had a few Staintune pipes and they are a quality item. I have them on my VTR. I also have a set of Leo Vince mufflers, Ti & carbon, on my VFR800 and they are superb.
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Think I have an answer
After searching for a while I ended up buying some packing kits and a couple Quiet Module Inserts specifically made for the race baffle Jardine's. Apparently they give you the performance with less of the noise. I'll let you guys know how they do. Thanks again.
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Sorry, in the post just before you kators said his stockers were as loud as a pair of jardines. I thought you were telling him to repack his.
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Got the inserts and packing kit in and found some time to install. Packing the Jardines aren't bad and afterward it sounds smoother but still loud. I installed the inserts although they are made for the RT4 exhaust so I had to use both gaskets to seal up the end just right. They are quieter now but not completely quiet and I don't notice any power difference. My wife gave them two thumbs up saying that they sound much less "noisy".
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Good news! Its always nice to find a relatively cheap fix.
I went the opposite way with my wife's SV650S Yosh slip-on. I removed the street baffle. It wouldn't pull out after removing the screws, so I had to Dremel some aluminum off the inside of the end cap.
The result is that when I rode it over to my friend's house to help him with a dropped cylinder on his Ducati 851, he said "Now it sounds like a V-twin". Deep mellow growl, but not obnoxious. Its quieter than the full Muzzy system I put on her old bike, an EX500.
Oh, and the dropped cylinder on the 851 was due to a loose connector on the #1 cyl ignition module. He was happy too.
I went the opposite way with my wife's SV650S Yosh slip-on. I removed the street baffle. It wouldn't pull out after removing the screws, so I had to Dremel some aluminum off the inside of the end cap.
The result is that when I rode it over to my friend's house to help him with a dropped cylinder on his Ducati 851, he said "Now it sounds like a V-twin". Deep mellow growl, but not obnoxious. Its quieter than the full Muzzy system I put on her old bike, an EX500.
Oh, and the dropped cylinder on the 851 was due to a loose connector on the #1 cyl ignition module. He was happy too.
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I've got the 'standard' Yosh slipons (low mount), and yes they're pretty quiet. I don't recall what the options were since I've had 'em so long, but mine are the RS3 stainless, I don't think the baffle is removable. They're louder than the stockers, but are more of a 'pleasant rumble' than wake-the-neighbors straight pipes.
If you want to hear what they really sound like take the inserts out. 1 allen key to remove two tiny bolts and that bike will wake up. Nice to have the option of replacing the inserts and keeping things respectible.
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