[q] TE 630 subframe reinforcement ?

Thanks to Bill at BMP in Salem, OR. The repairs are solid and the tailpipe and air box improvements are awesome! The bike is a brand new machine!

How loud is the bike with that Factory 4 on there? Say, 1 being stock and 10 being an ear bleed?

Idle is about the same, nice quiet thump. Under accelration, maybe a 6? Sounds a lot like a dirt bike now. Nothing that can't be cured with earplugs for the rider. Actually, it is safer on the road as drivers noticed me more regularly. No louder than my Harley.

No louder than my Harley. You had me sold until that line.

So to continue the hijack does anyone know if the FMF Speed is pretty quiet. I like the sound of the stock system but not the weight. Thanks!

They advertise 99db for the Speed.... I like the Q4 for sound, it's rated at 94db.

Stock Harleys aren't loud at all.

you do realize that loud exhaust is one of the sport's biggest enemies.

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Blake-It sounds every bit of 99db when I wack the throttle open. I've got an email out to Bill to see what else he has that's quieter.

mnb-Agreed. Stock Harley pipes are pretty mellow. I like them. Problem is many Harley owners have loud pipes. To save lives ........

The Q4 is probably the quietest flow-through muffler I've ever heard. It all comes down to volume, it's longer and larger than most pipes.

Thanks Travis. Will plan on going the Q4 route. Probably won't be a problem selling my loudish Ti Speed.

Totally agree. I have no regrets w/ the Q4.

The Leo Vince dual slip-ons are also very, very quiet....as you'd expect with a pair of cans doing the work.
Very nice mellow sound, not unlike the stock exhaust.

The Leo single system without the db killer insert probably falls somewhere between the stock system and the FMF Ti Speed.

Ordered a quiet core insert for the Speed. The FMF rep said it would bring it down to the 95db area. Hopefully is doesn't gag things up too much. Honestly with the PU kit and airbox mod the bike ran pretty good. SO major weight loss and equal performance to stock cans would make me happy. We'll see.

My solution for reinforcing the subframe, post 57 and 59 here: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/new-rack-for-te630-coming-from-turbo-city.20567/page-3

Nice, PM'd you.

Vince

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGM3bFvgxF8
loud pipe or not, broken frame or not, I recommend that all take this trip.

Cool. Where's the movie??

BTW, this worked brilliantly for my Death Valley ride last weekend. Kolpin 1.5gl tank, rolie bag with about 12lbs, parka, gloves, a liter of water, over all manner of terrain from whoops to g-outs, washboard, nasty trails for about 400 miles. Nary a squeak. The bike is fantastic.