How loud is the AH exhaust, what are the beni's for lighter wheels

[2hip]

Hi KS-was looking at your bike pics and wanted to ask you a few questions about your mods. So...how loud is the alien head? If you are in a residential area and it is late at night...you are just creeping through the neighborhood as quietly as possible...is the noise level okay? My Shoei x-11 helmet is fairly noisy..and at 80 mph on the freeway it is not good...I am working on the noise level now...but I was wondering how the alien pipes are for noise at freeway speed? I love the look and have heard the sound bytes. I am an older guy so not a racer type...but I do love performance and the look of the aliens.

Second question is how much weight did you save by going to your new wheels? Did you notice a handling performance change with the wheels? Are those magnesium or aluminum?

thanks for your time KS...2hip

 

[ks-waterbug]

? How loud is the AH exhaust, what are the beni's for lighter wheels

Welcome 2hip....

I moved your questions here and started a new thread for you... The thread you were originally replying to is a grouping of pictures by lots of folks here on the oRg. Not just the bugs bike, so hopefully will get an answer to your question shortly.

 

[dalynchmob4]

I'm leaning heavily toward the AH as well... I love the look too, but am concerned about being too loud... can't wait to hear the answer..

 

[BadWeather]

Loud is relative I think it sounds great, at low rpm not loud at all but above 6000 rpm it gets pretty loud. Definetly louder then Yosh more of a lower growl versus the higher pitch Yosh. AH is for sure more quiet then just about any after market Harley exhaust if that helps.

 

[DanS]

I had one on my 99. VERY loud. I sold it and went with the StreetSmart can. Too much noise for me.

 

[In10SS]

A/H is loud, but when you're on it you won't care, and if you're actually trying to be mellow you can squeeze by. Look at your mix of riding. If you do a significant amount of semi-relaxed riding, you might want to pick another pipe. Oh, and light wheels can make a very noticable difference. But a number of popular a/m wheels aren't lighter than stock. In general, for the same expenditure, lots of other mods have more bang for the buck. If I didn't have more projects than money to complete them, wheels would be on my list.

 

[dalynchmob4]

How do your buddies riding around you like it? Do they think it's too loud ???

 

[DanS]

How do your buddies riding around you like it? Do they think it's too loud ???

Mine did. It is a very loud pipe. Some like it. It sounds great. Too loud for me on the street. It gets to me after a while.

 

[ToXSicK RoCKeT]

I just put the A/H on my 08, and its pretty loud...... but i love it though if your not a drag racer or at least after that style, i would suggest, reading from your pots here to run the short CAN GEN3(same exact header design). that way you still have a GREAT sounding and performing exhaust system, plus you would still get the AWESOME "SPOT ON" brock maps just my:2cents:

 

[BLU88]

I have the street meg on my 02 and recently rode it about 200 miles and my ears were ringing for at least an hour after we were done. i love the pipe at the track baffle out. and even around town. but for long rides i hate it.. the alien head is even louder . (when i have the baffle in) ... the look of the ah if awesome.

i will get the g3 short can for my 08.. i think it is the best of both worlds . ... louder than the g3 can but not quite as loud as the short megs.