I do like a loud exhaust, how about you?
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It's funny, I have totally changed my mind over loud exhausts. When I bought my Bonny, it came with 2 sets of pipes, it had 'normal' ones on but I got a set of loud ones. After a few months of dismissing the loud ones, I just had to put them on and try them out. Now they are on... they are staying on and I love 'em... had quite a few comments since of how brill they sound. Also car drivers seem to realise easier when I am coming up, specially when I am filtering. Just sounds more like a proper Bonny, so I have dismissed the quiet pipes lol

Try riding it  for 12 hours stopping only for fuel and a quick comfort stop and you might have a change of mind especially in several very long road tunnels damhik 

                                                                                                                                                                             

I used ride a softail harley with open drag pipes as a long distance courier rider. Never had a problem, and I never had a car not know I was there.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Got me out of a few near misses has my loud pipes. :-)                                                                                                                                                                             

loud pipes save lives                                                                                                                                                                             

I have a Vance & Hines 2-1 on my Sporty, sounds deep rather than high pitched, but still lets people know you're about. Not as anti-social as straight thru's but loud enough to be noticed.                                                                                                                                                                              

on my 10th ducati now, all of which I`ve fitted terminogi pipes, and the last 4 I`ve had full aftermarket systems on,

though they are certainly "loud"
I kinda like the better sound, and the improved power n torque curve,                                                                                                                                                                             

I've got monster ovals on mine and they're not loud enough.....had short shots on my Streetbob and there was a fair rip off them.......most excellent !!!!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

  Well mines "bog standard"   But she still "howls" if I use the lower gears   Lovely noise though                                                                                                                                                                               

  Well mines "bog standard"   But she still "howls" if I use the lower gears   Lovely noise though                                                                                                                                                                               

Em it's whatever make us happy                                                                                                                                                                              

  Too right BK   Wouldn't do for us ALL to like the same sound   It'd make a monotonous soundtrack for our biking world   I also LOVE the sound of a big V twin on open pipes   And a triple through a 3 into 1 mega   But a 2 stroke single on "full song" makes the hairs stand up on me neck                                                                                                                                                                               

Well my Tbird has now been running on British Customs Hog Slayers for a few weeks now and I have to say the bike is improving the more I ride her. Got rid of 20 + lbs in excess weight over the standard pipes but the removal of the cat allows her to breathe that much easier with a KN air filter. Noticeable improvement in torque at the low and high end as for sound, sweet even over the Triumph TORS and loud but in a melodic sense

Took my Spyder through the MoT last week with the non-road legal 'sports' silencer. The tester said "Ooooh....doesn't that sound nice!"
No problems with a pass!
My BMW has had a catectomy and the (removable) internals of the silencer have been changed to something with better gas flow.
But the best of the lot was my Yamaha MT-01 with Stage Two tuning and Akrapovic pipes....I used to come up behind cars on the motorway and they'd just move over!! Really miss that bike...
                                                                                                                                                                             

I'm a big fan of loud pipes - I had an sv650 years ago with no baffles and could almost play tunes on it !   Also, I agree totally to all those who pointed out that a loud bike is likely to be heard by other road users, and therefore safer.   That sv used to make my ears ring after a long ride though....                                                                                                                                                                             

 my rosie strumpet has a triumph race can on and it sounds bloody awsome.very deep and very loud.my vtr has a one off stainless exhaust by tbias engineering with no db killers and thats wicked loud with awsome tone.i prefer loud pipes all the way!!                                                                                                                                                                              

loud pipes defo like to be heard since most drivers eyes dont seem too work....