Best sounding exhaust?

ninja07 · May 23rd, 2012, 08:46 AM

Which exhaust do you guys think sounds the best? I was really wanting the muzzy single exhaust but I think it sounds too much like my fourwheeler exhaust and not like a bike. The yoshi sounds a little better to me. I've also been looking at two bro, kreger, etc. I haven't heard any exhaust in person only from YouTube videos and I know that doesn't offer the bes sound quality. What is yalls opinion?

cuong-nutz · May 23rd, 2012, 08:56 AM

I like quietness of the stock exhaust but to each his own

Area P makes a good one for the pregen but I'm not sure if they have any left.

ninja07 · May 23rd, 2012, 09:10 AM

Yeah I don't want the obnoxious loud throaty sound. I want it to sound like a street bike, given I'm only working with 250cc. And I would like to get rid of the duals but I liking to slip on sound better.

Jono · May 23rd, 2012, 09:27 AM

Stock. It will never sound very nice. Might as well keep it quiet. But to each his own.

greg737 · May 23rd, 2012, 10:48 AM

Best sounding exhaust? The answer would be: any exhaust on any other street bike besides an EX-250.

You just can't hide the fact that the EX-250's parallel twin, flat-plane crankshaft engine has a lousy sounding exhaust pulse pattern. It fires cylinder #1 then cylinder #2 only 180 degrees later, then there's nothing for 540 more degrees of engine rotation.

Sorry, but it just sounds like a piece of agricultural equipment until you get it up over 7,000 rpm.

The only change you can make with a different exhaust system is how loud you want the bike to be.

ninja07 · May 24th, 2012, 04:23 PM

Well.... Stock it is

ARc · May 24th, 2012, 04:29 PM

Best sounding exhaust? Get a Ducati if you're a fan of a deep growl, one of the 250's bigger inline 4 screamers if you like that out of control whine.

Boomstick1491 · May 24th, 2012, 04:43 PM

The PO of my steed installed the Area P full exhaust system, so I can speak authoritatively to that sound. But, I have to confess that I have never heard a Ninjette stock, nor any other modified Ninjette exhausts.

Now that I have qualified the hell out of my response, I think the Area P is very VERY loud. It's almost obnoxiously loud. It also sounds more like an HD when you're at low RPMs, which seems weird since the Ninjette looks like a sport bike. To put this in perspective, this past week, I had some dude roll up next to me at a stop light, roll down his window, poke his head out, and ask me why my bike "sounded like that." My only response was to point at the AP can behind my foot, to which he then replied, "oh, I have never heard a Ninja that sounds like that."

alex.s · May 24th, 2012, 04:50 PM

stock exhaust sounds the best.

choneofakind · May 26th, 2012, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greg737

Best sounding exhaust? The answer would be: any exhaust on any other street bike besides an EX-250.

You just can't hide the fact that the EX-250's parallel twin, flat-plane crankshaft engine has a lousy sounding exhaust pulse pattern. It fires cylinder #1 then cylinder #2 only 180 degrees later, then there's nothing for 540 more degrees of engine rotation.

Sorry, but it just sounds like a piece of agricultural equipment until you get it up over 7,000 rpm.

The only change you can make with a different exhaust system is how loud you want the bike to be.

^^ Greg has it right!

Anyhow, I have noticed a difference in tone and volume when changing from stock to Two Brothers to Muzzy. Personally, the Muzzy is my favorite. It's not obnoxious (18" long can), and it has a great tone that changes as the throttle input changes, where the Two Brothers just got louder. It's low and rumbly with low throttle inputs, then kinda buzzy in the middle of your throttle travel (think constant speed drone, just enough throttle to keep a steady speed), then it just flat out screams at WOT. It also has performance gains that are actually worth the time re-jetting. Defintely still a parallel twin; no way around that.

I still like intake noise better than exhaust noise. Exhaust gets kinda farty when cruising, but sounds great when under load. Intake is quiet when cruising, but throaty and awesome under load.

shiftdrift06 · May 27th, 2012, 08:11 PM

Stock.

My full yoshi exhaust sounds like a lawn mower.

Boomstick1491 · May 27th, 2012, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiftdrift06

Stock.

My full yoshi exhaust sounds like a lawn mower.

There is a reason I call my bike the Weed Whacker.

May 24th, 2012, 04:29 PM	#7
ARc Revolver Wario Name: Jeffrey Location: La Palma, CA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2003 Ninja 250 Posts: 198 Logo Dude	Best sounding exhaust? Get a Ducati if you're a fan of a deep growl, one of the 250's bigger inline 4 screamers if you like that out of control whine. __________________________________________________

May 24th, 2012, 04:50 PM	#9
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	stock exhaust sounds the best. __________________________________________________

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May 23rd, 2012, 08:46 AM	#1
ninja07 ninjette.org newbie Name: john Location: north MS Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 07 ninja 250 Posts: 8	Best sounding exhaust? Which exhaust do you guys think sounds the best? I was really wanting the muzzy single exhaust but I think it sounds too much like my fourwheeler exhaust and not like a bike. The yoshi sounds a little better to me. I've also been looking at two bro, kreger, etc. I haven't heard any exhaust in person only from YouTube videos and I know that doesn't offer the bes sound quality. What is yalls opinion?

May 23rd, 2012, 08:56 AM	#2
cuong-nutz RIP Alex Name: Cuong Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 2	I like quietness of the stock exhaust but to each his own Area P makes a good one for the pregen but I'm not sure if they have any left. __________________________________________________ HalfFast Racing Team Serving Greater Houston Area Riders:WFO Riders MotoHouston HPC CMRA Ride Smart Fastline Lone Star Track Days

May 23rd, 2012, 09:10 AM	#3
ninja07 ninjette.org newbie Name: john Location: north MS Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 07 ninja 250 Posts: 8	Yeah I don't want the obnoxious loud throaty sound. I want it to sound like a street bike, given I'm only working with 250cc. And I would like to get rid of the duals but I liking to slip on sound better.

May 23rd, 2012, 09:27 AM	#4
Jono ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jono Location: Memphis, TN Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Triumph Street Triple, 2009 KLX250SF, 2003 Suzuki SV650S (Sold), 2006 Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: A lot.	Stock. It will never sound very nice. Might as well keep it quiet. But to each his own.

May 23rd, 2012, 10:48 AM	#5
greg737 - Name: - Location: - Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Best sounding exhaust? The answer would be: any exhaust on any other street bike besides an EX-250. You just can't hide the fact that the EX-250's parallel twin, flat-plane crankshaft engine has a lousy sounding exhaust pulse pattern. It fires cylinder #1 then cylinder #2 only 180 degrees later, then there's nothing for 540 more degrees of engine rotation. Sorry, but it just sounds like a piece of agricultural equipment until you get it up over 7,000 rpm. The only change you can make with a different exhaust system is how loud you want the bike to be.

May 24th, 2012, 04:23 PM	#6
ninja07 ninjette.org newbie Name: john Location: north MS Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 07 ninja 250 Posts: 8	Well.... Stock it is

May 24th, 2012, 04:43 PM	#8
Boomstick1491 ninjette.org member Name: Carlos Spicy Wiener Location: Your Mom's House Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Too many Posts: 119	The PO of my steed installed the Area P full exhaust system, so I can speak authoritatively to that sound. But, I have to confess that I have never heard a Ninjette stock, nor any other modified Ninjette exhausts. Now that I have qualified the hell out of my response, I think the Area P is very VERY loud. It's almost obnoxiously loud. It also sounds more like an HD when you're at low RPMs, which seems weird since the Ninjette looks like a sport bike. To put this in perspective, this past week, I had some dude roll up next to me at a stop light, roll down his window, poke his head out, and ask me why my bike "sounded like that." My only response was to point at the AP can behind my foot, to which he then replied, "oh, I have never heard a Ninja that sounds like that."

May 27th, 2012, 08:11 PM	#11
shiftdrift06 ninjette.org member Name: Z Location: Earth Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): None Posts: 92	Stock. My full yoshi exhaust sounds like a lawn mower.