I'm not a huge fan of the v-twin sound, honestly. Especially straight piped.
I'm odd like that. I prefer an inline or V6 to a V8, though a V12 beats all of them. An inline triple sounds good to me as well, and a radial 9. Kurt On Dec 21, 2011 10:12 AM, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** > Except, parallel 180 degree twins don't sound as good. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> > *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:36:36 -0500 > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: www.nighthawk750.com is down > > I agree with the comment about total removal being too loud. There's a 250 > here in my area with he cores removed from the stock exhaust, it's louder > than a bleeding Harley. > > Kurt > On Dec 21, 2011 8:31 AM, "surfswab" <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yep. Radio Shack no.4 washers. I remember that >> much of the write-ups at nighthawk.750. >> >> Seems I also recall four quarter-inch holes specified >> in each funnel on the Hodge mod, but I'm not as >> certain of that remembrance. >> >> On Dec 20, 5:25 pm, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > If you are at roughly sea level, try turning out your pilot screws to 3 >> to 3 1/4 turns and stick 2 washers under each needle. Installing larger >> jets will give you more power across the board, but those mods will make >> the bike run better when cold, and give a little more power from low to mid >> range. >> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Ryan Bray <sdgu...@gmail.com> >> > >> > Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:06:23 >> > To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >> > Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers]www.nighthawk750.comis down >> > >> > Thanks for the heads up Allen. Swiss cheese it is! >> > >> > I have to go outta town this weekend for the holidays but can't wait to >> get >> > at it next week. I'll try and get some pics for the thread >> > before/during/after... >> > >> > -Ryan >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > You can swiss cheese the heck out of it and it will be fine all you >> really >> > > need is the plate at the end. Total removal is too loud. >> > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: sdguero <sdgu...@gmail.com> >> > > Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> > > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:05:18 >> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >> > > Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers]www.nighthawk750.comis down >> > >> > > Hey guys, >> > >> > > Just bought a '93 Nighthawk a few weeks ago and was looking around >> > > online to see if I could do something for the exhaust without spending >> > > $350 (the bike was only $1500!). Unfortunately >> thewww.nighthawk750.com >> > > site appears to be down now. :( >> > >> > > I saw some brief instructions on this thread for the washer mod and >> > > found a youtube video for the hodge exhaust mod. I think i'm going to >> > > try them out soon... >> > >> > > Any thoughts on drilling larger holes in the exhaust (1/2 or 5/8th >> > > inch) for a deeper growl? >> > >> > > Also, my cousin, who is very mechanically inclined (I'm somewhat), was >> > > recommending I remove the baffles entirely and have a shop tack weld >> > > in a piece of steel into the muffler to maintain back pressure. I kind >> > > of like this idea because I'm really looking for as much noise and >> > > rumble as possible. >> > >> > > This is a commuter bike and I want people to hear me coming on the San >> > > Diego freeways... >> > >> > > Thanks! >> > > Ryan >> > >> > > PS Any replies are appreciated. I will report back on what I find once >> > > I apply the mods. It will probably be a couple weeks. 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