Best sounding exhaust

[M138]

A favourite was a 3 into 1 Campbell Geometrics with an adjustable baffle on my Triumph T160 I bought s/h in 1980.
Another one back in the day was a Yoshimura 4 into 1 on a Honda 400 4.
Also another one a 3 into 1 Piper a bloke had on his Suzuki GT380 two stroke.
Any other aftermarket exhaust that sound great?

[Panamax]

M138 said:

Any other aftermarket exhaust that sound great?

The quiet ones.

[slime bomb]

As soon as I saw the heading I thought of a guy I used to see almost 50 years ago with a 3 into 1 Piper on his Suzuki GT380 two stroke. Best sound ever.

[Jazoli]

I always like Allspeeds on RD350’s and other two strokes.

[Biker 1]

Up until recently I loved aftermarket exhaust systems such as Akra sans baffle. However, sitting in the garden on a sunny Sunday afternoon has become quite unpleasant - hearing the bloody racket from at least 5 miles away is truly antisocial.
Yep, I'm middle aged - keep your stupid loud exhausts for the race track!

[Drawweight]

slime bomb said:

As soon as I saw the heading I thought of a guy I used to see almost 50 years ago with a 3 into 1 Piper on his Suzuki GT380 two stroke. Best sound ever.

I bought a 4 into 1 for my XJ650 and it was st. I struggled to get the headers to fit and it used to ground out at not very excessive lean angles.

It did sound good but sounded even better when the baffles rotted out (disappointingly quickly)

Not surprisingly they gave up on the bikes.

[Ghs]

Allspeed expansion chambers / bell mouths on a kh250 , dad went spare & made me start it at the bottom of the road
Race fit on a fireblade , upset the whole culdesac, celebrations when our house went up for sale !!
Akra can on z900 , I don’t think it’s loud at all , but recent hot weather with everyone sleeping with there windows fully open , me leaving for work at 1/2 am had more than a few complaints to the wife the bike was waking the neighbours up .
I take no notice as a fair few of these neighbours think nothing of cutting there grass , talking loudly , music at 7 pm when I’m in bed trying to sleep .

[RGG]

Devil 4 into 1 - Z900

J&R's Suzuki GT750

Only when heard in the 70's though.

[Jazoli]

Ghs said:

Allspeed expansion chambers / bell mouths on a kh250 , dad went spare & made me start it at the bottom of the road
Race fit on a fireblade , upset the whole culdesac, celebrations when our house went up for sale !!
Akra can on z900 , I don t think it s loud at all , but recent hot weather with everyone sleeping with there windows fully open , me leaving for work at 1/2 am had more than a few complaints to the wife the bike was waking the neighbours up .
I take no notice as a fair few of these neighbours think nothing of cutting there grass , talking loudly , music at 7 pm when I m in bed trying to sleep .

Typical attention seeking tbh, fk the neighbours and I’m alright jack with my obnoxious exhaust..

[Crudeoink]

Pretty much every inline 4 sounds the same (unless a crossplane I4) and hearing them screaming with a straight pipe gets pretty boring pretty quickly IMO.

Twins and V4's sound good but the CBX1000 has to be the best surely

[Tam_Mullen]

Crudeoink said:

Pretty much every inline 4 sounds the same (unless a crossplane I4) and hearing them screaming with a straight pipe gets pretty boring pretty quickly IMO.

Twins and V4's sound good but the CBX1000 has to be the best surely

I actually miss the noise of a screaming I4, its all big twins, triples and V4s around here now.

I've got a K8 GSXR1000 track bike with the Titanium Arrow Pro Race exhaust, its incredibly loud but I love the sound.

There's no way I would use that exhaust on the road though, far too loud!

[Biker's Nemesis]

350Lc with small can Microns.

[any old iron]

Biker's Nemesis said:

350Lc with small can Microns.

No.

TZ350G with Swarbricks @ 150mph.

[Super Sonic]

any old iron said:

No.

TZ350G with Swarbricks @ 150mph.

CR500. 2t, air-cooled, single cylinder motocross bike. Not road legal. Expansion chamber, no baffles. Not just loud. Sounds like a chainsaw going through a biscuit tin full of marbles.

[Stevemr]

This my Z1
1105cc. Harris 4/1 with the baffle removed.
Loved it.
Or my kh500 with three expansions on it, that was stupidly loud, stupid fuel consumption, and tried to kill me every time I rode it.
I now hate noisy exhausts with a passion, but I can t really complain, because I had them! Except for Harley s with noisy exhausts, I can definitely complain about them!!

Edited by Stevemr on Tuesday 1st September 19:00

[Courser]

PM tuning expansion pipe on a GT190 kitted Lambretta small block


But really , standard. Loud pipes are a pain in the arse . I grew out of them a long time ago when I realised I was just being a dick

[Bodo]

Six into one conversions usually are pleasing to the ear

NSFW

[any old iron]

Super Sonic said:

CR500. 2t, air-cooled, single cylinder motocross bike. Not road legal. Expansion chamber, no baffles. Not just loud. Sounds like a chainsaw going through a biscuit tin full of marbles.

good man, stinkwheels rule.

[Biker's Nemesis]

any old iron said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

350Lc with small can Microns.

No.

TZ350G with Swarbricks @ 150mph.

Can't say I can remember what they sounded like, but, I can remember what a 350Lc with small can Microns sounds like.

I was riding this a few weeks back.

[any old iron]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Can't say I can remember what they sounded like, but, I can remember what a 350Lc with small can Microns sounds like.

I was riding this a few weeks back.

Lovely LC.

Here ya go, Stu Hall through Armco Alley Chimay, flat stick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92l2JyCa3pc