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Moosestang
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 05:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm wondering if i'm waking up everyone that lives on the road I have to drive down. I have a 3-4 mile drive through my neighborhood before I get to the main hwy to work. I leave around 4:30am to be at work at 5.

Is the buell race muffler quieter?

I wish i could hear what it sounds like when my bike goes by my house. Maybe it only seems loud because i'm sitting on top of the motor. My mustang is pretty loud, but the bike seems quite a bit louder at 4am.

Anyone with a drummer get complaints?

(Message edited by moosestang on August 14, 2008)
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Redbuelljunkie
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 05:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Have a buddy ride it past your house and find out.
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 07:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Simply put, the Drummer is perfect.

Not too loud.

Not too quiet.

Best low end in the business.

I live in a little old village, and everyone just loves the sound of the Drummer.

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Packrat
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 07:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I wouldn't worry about it unless you hear from neighbors..Just take it easy when you pull off and til you get down the road. I had a Drummer on my other XB12. .It seemed to be only very slightly louder than the Buell race muffler...now have a SpecOps on my '05 XB12..it seems to be a slight bit quieter than the Drummer, but louder than the Buell version. Has a really nice sound.
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Moosestang
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 07:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I don't have any buddies that know how to ride . My wife says no way she's doing it. She said it doesn't sound any different than my car until I get up to the house, but she can hear me coming a few blocks away.
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River
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 09:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Moosestang. Fly me across from New Zealand mate and I'll ride it past your house as many times as you want. I run a Drummer on my Bolt and had a buddy do a few passes to get an idea of the sound. You know it's coming but it's deep and good. Maybe any neighbours you might wake at 4.00am will simply say "Damn, that Buell sounds sweet".
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Skinstains
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Drummer is louder than the Race can but it's not an obnoxious "loud". Drive the bike nice and easy and you should be fine. I come and go at all sorts of strange hours and have never had a complaint.
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Rpm4x4
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 10:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have 2 motorcycle riders near my house. Both are louder than my latus by a longshot. One comes in idleing and shuts down early and rolls in as quietly. I dont mind one bit. The other guy is rapping his pipes any time that thing is running. Kind of irritating.
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Postban
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 10:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I thought my drummer was too loud also, had my cousin ride my bike past the house a few times. It is quieter than all the cruisers that come by. It is just your proximity to the muffler exit. If it was back farther like a sportster or soft tail it would seem quieter to you.

I wear plugs at all times with it and keep it under 2500 in my neighborhood.
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P3newbie
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 12:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i thought my drummer was too loud, it isn't. just sounds sweet. i leave early as well. go slow and you'll be fine. my hood is full of families w/ small kids and noone complains. they do look when i whack it up a bit.
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Vtbueller
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 08:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

+1 on the go slow and pull in the clutch to coast. I live in a condo neighborhood and have a Jardine.
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Spacecapsule1
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

...most people don't make the effort to complain. What are you going to say? "someone rode past my house with a load a$$ motorcycle...." okay fine, but you'll need to track when they come through, then wait for them, then get a plate number, then call and make the complaint.

Who has the time for that? Trust me, it is very annoying. No one wants to hear your bikes when they're trying to relax, or enjoy time off, especially when they're at home.

Be respectful of others and take it easy, especially when traveling through residential areas.
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Hammer71
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 12:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes it's too loud, send it to me and that will take care of your problem.
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Whitethunder
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Drummer is a great pipe i got one on my 9 flat spot in the midrange though
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Moosestang
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 02:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have been pulling in the clutch lately and coasting to a stop. I try to keep it under 3000 rpms.

Thanks for all the replies. I love the sound of the drummer and would hate to have to get rid of it. It has a great deep tone at idle.
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Djkaplan
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 03:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"Simply put, the Drummer is perfect."

I always found the Drummer's exhaust note to be more 'rich' than loud. Certainly not obnoxiously 'rich' like some exhausts are.
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