Stock Exhaust sound...

[stevesnj]

I like it! Anyone else prefer the stock exhaust sound over a mildly louder to loud exhaust? I just want to get to work, not be heard going to work

[wolfc70]

I like it too, and I'm sure my neighbors do at 6am leaving for work

[DefyInertia]

i like the db level but could use something that sounded meaner.

[FZ6inNH]

Stock fan here! I like Stealth mode!

[teeter]

I love the sound and look of my stock exhaust. Wouldn't change it for anything.

[tolgatt]

i decided that stock exhausts are the way to go for me after owning couple of aftermarket exhausted bikes....if you are going to race thats fine,,i love the sound but i really cant take it every time im on the road...
its like you love it in the first hour and start hating it after that..i dont make fun of people who has them ,,its just not for me anymore..

[flyer34]

After owning some very loud cars, I'm all about lowering the sound level as much as possible. I like how quiet the exhaust is. I always wear earplugs to cut down the wind noise. What I need is a helmet that eliminates 20+ dB of wind noise so i can go without earplugs.

[Wolfman]

Well i have just bought a 2006 fz6n with a stock pipe, and i find it just a little bit too quiet. Not because i want my bike to sound "hairy chested", but because i think that people in cars are more aware of a bike if they can hear it! And we all know how many cagers dont even look for, or think about bike riders.

I must admit i sorta like the stealth nature of the stock pipe...less attention means less reason for Mr Plod to pull you over for a time wasting, and possibly expensive chat.

But my concern for being seen, and in this case heard on the road, i have decided that i want a little more noise, but not a bike that is going to wake the dead, or overly annoy the neighbours, i am going to get my stock exhaust "de-baffled".

Have booked my bike in with a reputable exhaust specialist, who is going to pull the pipe off the bike, take out the baffle, etc, and put it back together, as it looked prior to modification.....i do like the look of the stock pipes too.

CAT converter will be staying in place.

Am guessing it's going to sound a bit gruffer, but not crazy loud.

Is also a lot cheaper, and with the estimated $700 Australian i will save on buying aftermarket end cans, i can buy a Power Commander, and put the bike on a Dyno, and get better performance right accross the rev range, hopefully less snatchniess at throttle open, and a just enough aural attitude to give me a respectable presence on the road. All for the same price as a pair of Aftermarket cans alone.

And in the end, if i dont like what de-baffling does to my bike, in terms of sound, etc...well i suppose i will just have to go find a decent set of aftermarket cans, with Db killers and put it all down to experience!

[gomd3]

love stock sound, Im not big on the theory that loud pipes save lives. I believe you're better off being totally aware of your surroundings. I doubt anyone is going to hear my exhaust over their stereo unless I have a harley...

[lonesoldier84]

i like my dual scorpions

when i am feeling excited i rev it up and i just feel warm and fuzzy inside

stock didnt do it for me. it was nice and all, just it was toooooo, ummmm, let's go with....super-scooterish