How to silence your Jota pipes?

laverdas said:
Don't forget that the sound emitted from a stainless can is totally different than the sound from a chrome can 🥫
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Which is why trumpets aren't made out of stainless in spite of the obvious advantages it would have when you spend your time spitting into them.

Paul
 
...but they are also not made out of chromed steel...  :LOL:

But yes - the stainless cans do sound totally different. Personally, I do not like their sound, but that is personal taste. advantage though is that they do not rust...
 
laverdas said:
Don't forget that the sound emitted from a stainless can is totally different than the sound from a chrome can 🥫
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That could be the reason some of you love the sound of the Jota pipes, and I do not. It is not a warm deep ton, but a shrill sound already at low revs. I have stainless steel ones.
 
Ok, here's sacrilege - I hate loud pipes. I much prefer the stock triple cans to anything that is louder. Of course it's gotten worse with age, but it's been like that even when I started riding. It's fine when you go to a classic race or meet - you actively buy into that. And yes, of course a Gilera 4 screaming buy sounds great. But people are at the receiving end of unsolicited and totally unwarranted noise attacks, those bikes that you can literally hear from miles away screaming past at arm's distance - it is a bloody miracle there are only so few people pouring oil on the road.
 
Laverda1000.de said:
Ok, here's sacrilege - I hate loud pipes. I much prefer the stock triple cans to anything that is louder. Of course it's gotten worse with age, but it's been like that even when I started riding. It's fine when you go to a classic race or meet - you actively buy into that. And yes, of course a Gilera 4 screaming buy sounds great. But people are at the receiving end of unsolicited and totally unwarranted noise attacks, those bikes that you can literally hear from miles away screaming past at arm's distance - it is a bloody miracle there are only so few people pouring oil on the road.
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But think of all the lives they are saving.
 
This going to hurt

The Honda RC174 (297cc) or 166 (247cc)  six is MUCH better sounding than a Jota. but the Jota is still second. After all it is two 120 degree triples in one unit, so likely to be doubly good.
CLEM

checkout U tube .....Legendary Isle of Man TT sound - Honda 6
the reason why they are so hard with the rev, rev, rev when warming up is because if they don't, it twists the crank!
 
Laverda1000.de said:
Ok, here's sacrilege - I hate loud pipes. I much prefer the stock triple cans to anything that is louder. Of course it's gotten worse with age, but it's been like that even when I started riding. It's fine when you go to a classic race or meet - you actively buy into that. And yes, of course a Gilera 4 screaming buy sounds great. But people are at the receiving end of unsolicited and totally unwarranted noise attacks, those bikes that you can literally hear from miles away screaming past at arm's distance - it is a bloody miracle there are only so few people pouring oil on the road.
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Completely with you, Chris.

That oil-pouring thing has come to mind. :-X  150km/h, 1.5 metres from my living room window, is the norm on sunny weekends.

Not only that some bikes are obnoxiously loud, their riders often just couldn't give a flying fuck.  It's surprising how quietly a loud bike can be operated if the rider demonstrates just a spark of responsibility, without summoning the wrath of all around.  Probably a complete new angle to some.

piet
 
sfcpiet said:
  It's surprising how quietly a loud bike can be operated if the rider demonstrates just a spark of responsibility, without summoning the wrath of all around.
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Back when I rode my SFC on a regular basis I had a pair of boots that I added an extra layer of leather to the instep of the left boot. The SFC can be silenced rather well by putting your foot over the end of the megaphone. I used to tell people that is why the exhaust exited on the left side because the right side is your shifting foot and it needed to stay on the footpeg. Japanese bikes have right side exhaust because they are left side shift. Some people even believed me.

Jim
 
Laverda1000.de said:
Ok, here's sacrilege - I hate loud pipes. I much prefer the stock triple cans to anything that is louder. Of course it's gotten worse with age, but it's been like that even when I started riding. It's fine when you go to a classic race or meet - you actively buy into that. And yes, of course a Gilera 4 screaming buy sounds great. But people are at the receiving end of unsolicited and totally unwarranted noise attacks, those bikes that you can literally hear from miles away screaming past at arm's distance - it is a bloody miracle there are only so few people pouring oil on the road.
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Thanks for the post. Luckily I am not the only one! With loud pipes you don't hear the sound of the working engine! That is the essence of a bike. You don't need loud pipes to seek attention on a Laverda. 8)
 
I find loud pipes most offensive when I'm in a special spot in nature.  In a forest one expects to hear the song of wind in the trees or perhaps birds.  The noise of a far-away motorcycle  -or any vehicle- just destroys the mood I've come there to enjoy.
 
Have been in the pits when they were warming up a Honda six on the iom and its insane even the brit bike racer were complaining.
There is a time and place to give your bike the beans and in town is not one but oil on the road!! As with all things consideration is the way to ride your bike but i seem to get the impression some of people should sell there laverdas and get an electric scooter 🛵.
Merry Christmas and a quiet new year Andy 😘😘
 
Sorry Lothar, Jota pipes were standard in Australia in 1980, think they were in 79 as well😀 Can be pretty quite if your sensible in built up areas
Tom
 
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