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I'm gonna put loud pipes on my Harley, and a powerful music sound system

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February 17, 2023, 11:59 AM
RichardC
I'm gonna put loud pipes on my Harley, and a powerful music sound system
So the people on the other side of the shopping center parking lot can hear my choice of rap music over the loud pipes.

When I get a Harley. Some day.


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February 17, 2023, 12:02 PM
nhracecraft
Loud Pipes Save Lives! Well, that's how the saying goes anyway... Wink


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February 17, 2023, 12:11 PM
sunburn
Harley-Davidson is the most efficient way to turn gasoline into noise without the embarrassing side effect of horsepower. Smile


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February 17, 2023, 12:17 PM
HRK
Yeah it's turned into a thing, how loud can you get your radio, not just Harley either, sport bikes, metric cruisers, Indians, if you can put a BT Amp and speakers on it.

Most of the Gold Wing riders that do this are playing Sinatra or Big Band stuff though....

You should see the systems the young guys put on sport bikes, unreal where they figure out how to install speakers, lots of speakers.

Used to be that Main Street at BikeWeek was problematic for loud pipes, now it's white guys dressed like Eminem playing hard core rap, cops said they can't do anything about it, something about 1A and freedom to express or something.

This came about with the popularity of the touring/bagger class...
February 17, 2023, 12:23 PM
tatortodd
Apparently, being loud risks dehydration so don't stop with merely pipes and an amplifier. You need to put a cup holder on the handlebars large enough to hold a Big Gulp.



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February 17, 2023, 12:26 PM
Mark in Michigan
Be sure to post progress pics so we can follow along...when you get a Harley that is...


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February 17, 2023, 12:48 PM
Ogie
Annoying noise running down the street.
February 17, 2023, 12:49 PM
joel9507
Loud pipes....powerful music system.....Why did this suddenly come to mind.... Smile

February 17, 2023, 02:03 PM
trapper189
Wheels man, don’t forget the wheels to go with the killer stereo.
February 17, 2023, 02:06 PM
Aglifter
But, do you complete the set and have the frontal lobotomy to go with it?
February 17, 2023, 02:43 PM
YooperSigs
I would not want anything to drown out the potato, potato, potato sound.


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February 17, 2023, 02:48 PM
stickman428
I don’t quite understand the loud as hell sound systems on the Harleys. The loud pipes don’t bother me but the blaring music is odd.


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February 17, 2023, 02:52 PM
mark60
I love listening to everyone else's music or how to say you're an idiot without saying you're an idiot.
Just sarcasm and certainly not a response to you, Richard.
February 17, 2023, 03:10 PM
stickman428
quote:
Originally posted by synthplayer:
quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
I don’t quite understand the loud as hell sound systems on the Harleys. The loud pipes don’t bother me but the blaring music is odd.


The OP didn't say music - he said RAP.



I have yet to encounter a Harley blaring anything that I would consider to be good music. It’s about 50/50 awful rap or country they blast out in my neck of the woods.


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February 17, 2023, 03:13 PM
PHPaul
Well, this old grouch will go ya one better: The concept of music on a motorcycle completely evades me.

On a couple of levels, actually:

1. If it's loud enough for you to hear through your helmet and over the motorcycle/road/wind noise, it's loud enough to cause hearing damage. For the rider and the spectators.

2. There's enough shit out there to distract me from the cagers trying to kill me as it is, I don't need any help in that department.




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February 17, 2023, 03:18 PM
SpinZone
quote:
Originally posted by RichardC:
So the people on the other side of the shopping center parking lot can hear my choice of rap music over the loud pipes.

When I get a Harley. Some day.



One day I'm going to grow up to be as cool as you. (Will be, when you get a Harley.)



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February 17, 2023, 03:24 PM
stickman428
I agree PHPaul. The concept of a loud sound system on a motorcycle is in my eyes completely idiotic. I’m beginning to see more and more Harleys with loud as hell sound systems.

We will know society has totally lost it when the sport bikes follow suit. Big Grin


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February 17, 2023, 03:32 PM
selogic
Years ago I bought a 750 Honda . One of my co workers( a Harley rider ) tried to insult my bike . He said , " It's cute but it ain't a Harley " . I told him that was my favorite thing about it ..
February 17, 2023, 03:41 PM
joatmonv
I miss my Harley but I didn't have a stereo. I did have slip ons installed but they weren't obnoxious, just a nice tone.

I have friends with the Road and Street Glides that have upgraded stereos and full exhaust.
To each his/her own.


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February 17, 2023, 03:42 PM
bendable
Well don't blame us when you get a dozen way hot chicks bothering you day and night for all kinds of sleep overs.

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"Free Mustache Rides" ?





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