mean loud pipes

is there anyway to get my 85 maxim 700 to sound like a harley or something in that nature and not so much like a crotch rocket? dont sound bad just want the mean sound!

 

Can't get it to sound like a Harley. Harley- V twin. XJ- 4 cylinder in line. Think of the way an in-line 6 cylinder engine sounds so much different from a V8. You can make all of the changes possible to the exhaust system on a 6 cyl and it just can't sound like a V8. In addition to the cylinder config. Your bike turns more than 2X as many RPM'S as a Harley. You can't mask the RPM's no matter what you try.

There are after market exhausts available but from what I've read on this forum they are either a pain to tune, jet changes, plug chops,etc. For not much return on your investment. It seems like changing the tips (after the collector) seems to work. There are folks who use Harley tips on otherwise stock exhaust who like the sound. It doesn't sound like a Harley it just has a deeper sound.

Good luck finding what trips your trigger! There are a lot of options out there. Be careful, new exhaust can create a lot of tuning work for you.

Wamaxim

 

the closest you will get to a harley sound, would be to use harley pipes, and 4-2 exhaust headers. the longer the pipe length the deeper the tone will be. keep the rpms LOW, once you break the 4000rpm mark its going to sound like a screamer!

hopefully in the next week or so i will have an audio clip i can post up, im working on a custom 4-1 pipe that i think is going to sound unique and somewhat "angry".

 

I would love to do a custom exhausts, but it would probably be wise to get the girl running first.

 

mate im struggling with this aswell i dont really care bout the harley sound but a nice loud rumble would be good i was just thinking bout droppin the baffles on the factory exhaust wot u reckon?

 

I have a 4-1 exhaust on my 650 maxim, no baffles, a little restriction at the tip of the muffler for a little back pressure. Sounds really wicked.

 

im running twin pipes wot u mean by a lil restriction how u do that

 

restriction is bad! velocity is good!

long pipes will make the tone deeper.

the harley sportster mufflers had a prominent but legal and reasonable noise level.

 

Thats pretty neat. Yeah, i guess changin the tips is pretty sensible. Not TOO tough to do and it'll save you all that time in fine tuning.

 

right now i have harley 1200 sportster exhaust on it but it just aint the sound i want

 

I have a 4-1 on my 900 with a shorty pipe. Sounds great up to about 4500 revs. I don't want to take it any farther because it screams so much I think I'm hurting her! At least it keeps me from cranking on it!

Old bike=low revs and everyone keeps smiling

 

i picked up 2 muffler's from www.jcwhitney.com for 100 dollars they were turn out's with steel baffles. and they sound really mean. try those out.

 

ok, here is my half done exhaust. needs to be coated and wrapped in ceramic header wrap. I KNOW THE BIKE RUNS LIKE CRAP. i will worry about that when i am re-assembling.

xj750 custom exhaust

 

Ive posted it before, but my bike came with 2in1 turnout mufflers, I did the following video to hear it after cleaning and sync'ing the carbs

http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/D ... 200003.flv

And in thought, yes the XJ does run about twice the rpms of a Hardly.....so if you channel all 4 cylinders through a single exhaust....wouldnt that tend to make the sound of each cylinder walker over the previous one...therefore losing the *bub bub bub* common on a twin?

*Not explaining this well I know....*

 

you knowwhat im surprised no one has really done except for uhhh the one guy with luke skywalker or hahn solo as his avatar and 16oz bud, is throw on a 4-4 exhaust like on the cb's that should sound different.