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Finally got some Boom Tubes to replace the Arrows destroyed when I got rear-ended. I got the ones that have some baffle in them and are not loud comparatively to other Boom Tubes. Apparently the ones with no baffle will cause miscarriages from 2 blocks away. Having said that, they still set off car alarms and are very loud, but you hardly notice once you get past 90 mph.  [laugh]
One of the cool things about these is that it will allow me to add some saddle bags for the long trips. Couldn't before with the tail chop and shotgun pipes. Also, 80% of my commute is lane splitting, and at slow speeds, people hear you and get out of the way.
I know when I was thinking about this I couldn't get enough pics, so here she is:

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That's my girlfriend's Ninja 500 in the background. She took her first road trip today!
And the Gixxer 600 is under wraps behind that.

 [thumbsup]

OK..for this thread..JUST pics isn't good enough!!

Post up the vid clip for sound!!

That's too funny!
I guess I will have to be careful when I  get mine.   [evil]

man these are looking good! i have my stock exahust back on cause open udder was way to loud for me. i notice a big difference. people dont move out of the way now. :(

looking good man!  how loud is it compared to udder?  The stock exahust pushes the gas backward and i dont hear anything but my dry clutch and intake. which by itself is really loud

those look amazing i too would love to hear em  [thumbsup]

Refer to NAKID's video on youtube.   [evil]

Too Loud (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xof1BWe099A#lq-hq-vhq)

Nakid's neighbors must really love him. 

ahahahahahahahaha, those things are obnoxious.  i want some.  love the little kid yelling at then end of the vid

I was thinking that very same thing   :-\


500 or 250? I used to have a 250 in that very same paint scheme.

After he pulled off it sounds like he hit a wall of empty garbage cans.......Thats not too loud. Try working on a 1480 Kawasaki pro stock drag bike with  straight through Kerker exhaust. You will know what loud is. It was ear splitting loud to the point where you ears and throat hurt  from the reverberations of the thing at 6k It would rev to about 15k. L O U D E S T  P I P E S  E V E R . I loved it! [laugh]

250 Sorry.
I recently was singing it's praises when I took it for a nice long ride. Unbelievably fun!

Mark sells them in 4 configurations; quiet (same as stock), normal (what I got - 91 db @ idle, from 108-109 db running), loud, and insane (125 dbs!). I may be putting my Duc in a video for my band in which case I'll probably use some nice mics to get the Booms on tape. Or hard disk I guess nowadays. If I do, I'll post.

i was working in a generator room once this massive backup diesel power generator. I dont know how loud it was, but i was wearing earplugs underneath earmuffs, and it was still loud as make the beast with two backs. it was a huge straight 6 engine. I think it was someting along 20liters or something. the  engine it self was about 10 foot tall and 20 foot long. (it belonged to a hospital). You got stomach aches just from being around it too long. Needless to say it was cool as shit. too bad it doenst go anywhere. lol

band? what band? link please

http://www.myspace.com/sweetlibertymusic (http://www.myspace.com/sweetlibertymusic)

Search for Accidental Coolness on iTunes. That's the CD title, band is Sweet Liberty.

Honestly we haven't played out much since our guitar player had his testicles removed got married. But we're releasing a second CD soon and that should change once he gets his balls out of her purse a little more motivated with the new music.

hahahaha, i toured with a married guy once.  never goes well.  so we just fed him jack daniels and beer and told him his wife was probably cheating on him anyway and not to worry about it.  [thumbsup]

What is the difference between boom tubes and welding on some piping? what makes them worth $900 ???

Try riding through a tunnel behind him - it's REALLY loud! I think it gave my brain a seizure from the vibrations!!!

i liked my boomtubes.... saved a ton of weight.  and the sound was vicious

Ducati Monster S2R 800 - BoomTube Exhaust w/ TPO Pod Filters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2EglF18ak&feature=related#lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)

I am really curious to know how loud it is with different buffer settings.  There are a number of videos on youtube but I don't see a side by side comparison (Stock/after market vs. boom tubes).  Since the sound level differ from video to video, it's really hard to gauge...

Maybe I can just stop by the shop.  It's just 20 miles away.

I don't have any comparison sound clips (looking back, I wish I would have made them), but I have had a couple of different exhaust configurations on my bike and, hands down, Mark's boomtubes (or in my case, BoomTublets) sound, look the best (for me at least). 

I started with the stock exhaust - pretty much sucks
Then Termignoni slip-ons w/ DP headers (no db killers)- much better then stock. Loud, but a muffled sound.
I ran the stock udder while Mark had my headers - Had I known that that the udder sounded that good, I would have never dropped the cash on the Termis.  (Not that the Termis didn't have a better sound, but not $1500 better)
Finally, I have my DP headers that Mark mated short baffled extensions to.  Loud and has a lot of "thump".  Exactly what I wanted.  I would say that the boomtubes, with the "loud" baffling would compare to the noise level of the udder by itself, but the sound of the Boomtubes (or my Boomtublets, at least) is much cleaner and have a better growl on decel.     

vicious.  man those things sound good.

Thanks Psycledelic.  I appreciate your feedback.  So I can safely assume that the loud setting on the boomtubes would be comparible to udder alone (no buffing).  The other settings would be somewhere in between stock and udder.  I personally think having the udder alone is just way too loud...

I sort of agree. I think there are baffels in them but they look just like you described. Like piping. I guess I am in the minority most like them, I like Termi and most dont!!!

I thought the udder sounded good, but kind of "hollow" at idle.  My exhaust from Mark has a sharp and decisive, V-twin (or L-twin, I guess) thump to it.  It does a good job of turning heads when I roll through town. 

LOL
I've also had the married guy who couldn't wait to tour, if you know what I mean.
 ;)

There are baffles in there.
You can choose the level of aural assault you prefer.
I'm no welder.
If you just weld on some piping, you will cause spontaneous abortions 2 blocks away.
Look prettier.

ahahahahahahahahah "spontaneous abortions" hahahahahahahahahahahah

I have a m750 if I put boom tubes on would it make it rune lean? Would I need to adjust the carbs??

Hey Zenjim, Do you notice a big difference in a$$ temp?  As I was sitting in traffic this afternoon in 95 degree weather, I was thinking it might be nice to not have the underseat exhaust adding to the discomfort.  I would think the boomtubes would make a big difference.

I didn't notice a difference either way. Seems about the same. I never had warm butt syndrome. But on cold mornings I do kick my right leg back a bit and let the pipes warm it.