I would like a louder exhaust

tlaksbergs · 05-04-2006, 12:44 PM

I have a 1993 Handa Shadow and I would like it to be louder. I drive on allot of heavy traffic areas and it would be nice if cars new I was there. Any suggestions? Not looking to spend allot of money.

luvtolean · 05-04-2006, 12:48 PM

Louder exhaust will not announce your presence to cars until you are already past them.

nedro · 05-04-2006, 1:27 PM

"Cobra" might sell pipes for your bike.

schnogg · 05-04-2006, 2:51 PM

Well whatever your reason (read: rationalization), there are several makers for pipes for the Shadow. Especially because the bike was virtually the same form the early 80's through the 90's. It seems like I have heard of someone taking out the baffles from the stock ones too.

Frank Hitchcock · 05-22-2006, 8:41 AM

Cut out the stock guts out of the stock muffler. Is this okay to do? It is louder but also sounds like a rice burner car.

Bigtoe · 06-01-2006, 2:17 PM

I would drill holes in the baffles to allow a deeper tone

Pete · 06-01-2006, 2:46 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

Louder exhaust will not announce your presence to cars until you are already past them.

Notice that he said heavy traffic, which typically means slower speeds, which means that you are just flat-out phucking WRONG, BITCH!

Scout · 06-01-2006, 10:50 PM

tuffy6969 · 06-02-2006, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Frank Hitchcock

Cut out the stock guts out of the stock muffler. Is this okay to do? It is louder but also sounds like a rice burner car.

Ahhh...yeah....that's what he wants to do.. sound like a rice burner!

seamus · 06-02-2006, 1:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tlaksbergs

I have a 1993 Handa Shadow and I would like it to be louder. I drive on allot of heavy traffic areas and it would be nice if cars new I was there. Any suggestions? Not looking to spend allot of money.

There are plenty of other ways to let cars know you're there. And they're cheaper than exhaust mods.

From what I've seen, it doesn't matter what you do, you're invisible in anything smaller than a Suburban. Wear bright colored, reflective clothing and keep your thumb over the horn button.

a.c.e_al · 09-06-2006, 5:28 PM

i have cobra slip ons on my 98. at idol its loud but it doesn't really come alive till ya giver her a little throttle. wide open its far louder than my friends stock pipes 96c.i. dynaglide, which is still a pretty loud bike.

CBR929RE · 09-06-2006, 5:59 PM

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Originally Posted by seamus

There are plenty of other ways to let cars know you're there. And they're cheaper than exhaust mods.

From what I've seen, it doesn't matter what you do, you're invisible in anything smaller than a Suburban. Wear bright colored, reflective clothing and keep your thumb over the horn button.

to quote Pete "you are just flat-out phucking WRONG, BITCH!" it doesn't matter what you're driving, they just don't see you. Last night I was halfway across the intersection and the dumb bitch took the left in front of me. I was in a ****ing tractor trailer, it don't get no bigger than that.

sheepofblue · 09-06-2006, 6:27 PM

Cobra is popular with Honda Cruisers. Not sure on how loud they are though. There is another brand that is fairly large and fits Hondas well but it is escaping me right now, sorry.

sheepofblue · 09-06-2006, 10:48 PM

Another that is popular on VTX models is Bub. Though I am not positive they make one for yours. The Bub pipes seem well made and fairly large.

DUX · 09-06-2006, 11:04 PM

I've had the following on my VTX:

- Stock. My favorite looking pipes on the bike, but actually made a "puffing" sound when idling and decelerating. I always laughed at the Honda ads that said the bike "sounds unreal." Maybe so, but not in a good way.

- Roadhouse Slip-ons. Closest to the stockers I've seen. Build quality was ok. Sound was terrible. Much louder, but very tinny and gurgled/backfired embarassingly. The wife refused to ride two-up with these installed.

- Stock, modified. Sent the mufflers out to be modified. They pulled the guts, put in 3" pipes. Polished, repacked, and sent back to me. Again, I kept the stock look which I loved and the sound was much better. I ran a power-commander too, which helped but there was still a lot of backfiring and gurgling. It also lacked the deep sound I wanted.

- Vance and Hines Big Shots. These are on the bike and will be remaining there. Outstanding fit and finish. Deepest sound I've heard on a VTX, kind of like a muscle car. The Retro pipes come with baffles installed and I never plan on removing them. The pipes are loud, but can be kept to a respectable level when leaving my neighborhood in the morning if I'm careful. I was in search of a deep sounding pipe that wasn't obnoxious and these are hands-down the ones.

Try some message boards for suggestions on your particular bike. You can browse here Honda VTX Owners and I'm sure someone there can point you in the right direction.

shadowrider/phd · 03-26-2007, 11:23 PM

Hi there! I just bought a 2000 honda shadow 600, it has very loud pipes and I would prefer the stock pipes....I am not sure of interchangeable parts per year...but we could find out and maybe do a trade????

email me: destinationphd@yahoo.com

A.F.T.C.T.T.G. · 03-26-2007, 11:32 PM

Buy a Harley and put unbaffled drag pipes on it

*sinfuldragon* · 03-27-2007, 7:24 AM

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Originally Posted by A.F.T.C.T.T.G.

Buy a Harley and put unbaffled drag pipes on it

Harley + anything that has to do with drag racing = oxymoron

dattaway · 03-27-2007, 9:51 AM

I have 80,000 miles with a stock exhaust on the street and haven't had to use the horn button once.

If everyone could make their exhaust louder to be heard, the noise inflation would rise to the moon. Not to mention it doesn't work!