Agreed on all aspects there. I do feel its much more manageable at low rpm and those transitions. I like a good sound not as much sound as possible lol

Thanks Connie I love this thing

Well thank you Mike! I like having the variety of bikes so yea choppers, scramblers, adv bike I want them all!

Well I really appreciate that Bryan! This would have an identical sound on the yo mamma pipes Im sure. I do like the baffles having been installed for over a week now as it is far more appropriate noise wise.

Thanks Matt!

Thank you! I really like this thing as its just not at all the usual bike I have in the shop

@@glovester Check out any of my exhaust videos for the cx/gl bikes. I source everything from Cone engineering

Agreed and thank you!

Thank ya! 🤘

I actually had to up the volume in the after clips as compared to before. Definitely less aggressive

@@BrickHouseBuilds surprisingly your not burning your leg from the heat.....I'd deal with it myself as I like a bike that you have to pay attention too.

My bike is more brat style (simple) not well done but saved clean enough. Trying to learn but failing.....I can laugh about it but unfortunately can't get it rolling right. Yet! Lol

Snowed here a few days ago! Thank you though

Thank ya

Yea the video can only capture so much. In person I prefer the baffles and especially when riding.

Thank ya! Sounds kida of "bubbly" if that makes sense. The porch angle was totally spontaneous and I liked it too

Well these were cheap and easy and did what I wanted to do. I think I know the baffles you are referring to actually and are something ill keep in mind.

Many thanks man!

Yeah that "bark" is the thing that bothers people and myself. Much better to eliminate it

🤣🤣 Always love it when people catch those random lines

Valve springs?? Hmm. I could see that as maybe an "exhaust washer" type mod for increased exhaust gas velocity. Very interesting though

Thank you! For me it was worth it. Made a big difference riding the bike

Sacrifices must be made in the name if style! 😁

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With any changes to the exhaust you will likely need some small tweaks. I later found out that I had the incorrect pilot jets in this bike which required a full retune but made drastic improvements

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You know for sure its 18? The ones you get are too big or too small?

@@BrickHouseBuilds Well both lol! I'll check it to see for sure what mm it is. Check with pitch gauge what it is also. Was trying the easy way I thought, just order one for the bike. Whole story, Brother was fixing a poorly stored Johnny Pag Spyder 300 (can't find a good parts vendor for it at all! It's willie nillie at best!) He used apple cyd vin to de rust tank. left it way to long and it ate through Spyder petcock. I know, smarty right! For a quick fix the CX got robbed. It fits Spyder perfect! but it doesn't always shut off. Valve has peened over cast pins not screws. So no easy clean out or repair. But it's working kinda for now. Owners all jumpy to ride it before winter. (not sure what he's been doing for the last eight years. No matter) So now CX has none and I'd like to test ride soon. This is the CX I talked to you before about.Rake turned out nice. Fish plated the neck completely. Maybe wrapped is a better way to put it. Over laid frame back bone with split piece of DOM. Beefed up couple other places on the frame also. Way stronger now. Back to petcock. I'd better get 2. I'm sure he'll be back, no one else will touch the Spyder! lol! thank you.

I actually have no idea. The pilot jets were actually the wrong style as I later discovered

Thank you

Thanks Butch. Having built it with no front brake I am always 100% aware its not there. You ride this differently than other bikes. Its sketchy but thats how they are and kinda supposed to be. Id like a cool drum up front but thats a spendy endeavor for how id want it.

On camera its arguable but riding the later is much preferable for sure

Thats fine just not what I like on my bikes

Hard to say, the before clips I had fuel delivery issues and while I did these baffles I also rebuilt the carbs. It does seem more docile down low now which is good. Been riding it daily this week

So you installed them hoping they would fall out? I'm confused

Hahaha I'll wear them proudly! Thank you

Not really smoother at this point as I later discovered I had the wrong pilot jet version in the bike which helped out a ton.

Look at my previous video for the Vermont title process explained if you want to see my experience with it. This bike....uhhh...does not belong to this plate specifically lol

@@BrickHouseBuilds I watched it. I'm pretty sure you have to get Vin verification now. Do you know where you get that done in Missouri?

@@ryanschumacher2551 The highway patrol does that. Missouri form 551

Thank you

250cc twin or single cylinder?

@@BrickHouseBuilds inline twin

@@BrickHouseBuilds here's the vid kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hseElc9mravDiGg.html

In person its different. Way too obnoxious before. This was a good solution without fully redesigning the pipes

@@BrickHouseBuilds It is sometimes hard to have your cake and eat it too. But when you think about it the internal combustion engine by its own sort is an is a sound instrument as well when played. With carbs that come alive drawing creating a beat and tone along with the exhaust pulsing its beat to the same temple but different only by tone and pitch. Deepness by tone and still hard towards clear together they produce a song. You can have two of the same motors and how they are setup determines that song but also a notice swiftness of spirit from rest, Ha! It's all cool A..... , Ha!

Hey Frank, currently has a 140 main in it but I'm not dead set on it being perfect. I need to do a bit more tuning now that it has the baffles in it

@@BrickHouseBuilds I have similar baffles but longer and k+n type filters on mine. i'm getting a good drive up to 3/4 throttle but stalls then. I've 142.5 in it now but no difference from the 140 really. A bit of improvement dropping the needles in midrange but can't get the top power out of it. It just stutters at the 3/4 throttle mark. I'm going to try the 145 main jets next ??

@@frankcarey9452 I'd say go for it. Nothing to lose there

On my 79 xs650 with BS38 carbs I'm running #140 main jet and #30 pilot jet.

Its a chopper. No front brake, no signals, I only have a single filament headlight bulb. Just what it needs to run

Nope, these work by basically smashing the sound pulses back into eachother. Packing would be quieter but not much room at 1.5" tubing

Not really sure if they would compare well

@@BrickHouseBuilds I wasn't sure either

Less aggressive for sure. I did later discover that I had the wrong model pilot jets in the bike. That changed it completely

I tried to get more on that but It was out of my skill range lol

Anyway you say it is correct 😎

Definitely a bit less obnoxious which is good

Well yes naturally but shorter pipes in general have a more harsh sound which I'm not really a fan of. The baffles really made a nice difference when riding and I like it much more now.

@@BrickHouseBuilds Loudest bike I ever heard was a friend's old Shovelhead. His slash cut straight pipes came out of the head and straight down only about 12" long. No one would ride next to him.

@@xs650abear6 Yea thats no fun at all!

Yea a change like this would benefit from further tweaking but I'm just happy the sound is improved.

Those are huge though. I didn't want to change the look of the pipes I made

@@BrickHouseBuilds yeah , no good for this build . But in UK we had 2inch to 3.5inch back to 2 inches and only about 35cm long . Sometimes used a a tail pipe muffler on a straight through system . Be good for other projects in the future maybe (:

Well what are your expectations for said ride? It's a hardtail chopper with a non-sprung seat so you kind of expect it to be a bit rough. It's not something I want to daily but I love riding it just for how you feel when on it. An old school chop is like a time machine in a way

@@BrickHouseBuilds Of course, you have to expect such a bike to be quite uncomfortable to ride. I still badly want one, though. Moving to a house soon, but with the way gasoline engines are going I kinda worry I'll never get a chopper like yours! A man can dream, though.

@@anonharingenamn Hey there are thousands of these things laying around. You will get one ya just have to look

@@BrickHouseBuilds Thanks for the encouragement!

Hahaha I definitely act like an old man most of the time. I may already have those trousers

Welcome to the club@@BrickHouseBuilds Nothing wrong with Plaid, I've been eyeing up a pair, a la 'Old Biff'. 😉🤣

@@MrAlmar07 His red sweater looked good though!

Definitely, not much to it!

Agreed, it sounds "bubbly" if I had to use a single word. At least in these clips. So far riding it this past week I have enjoyed it though

Thank ya

I agree but unless I remade the entire exhaust this was my only real option I could do semi quickly. It is better than it was so I'm happy with it.

@@BrickHouseBuilds I agree with you there. Your pipes look great. I built a lot of chops back in the day, and lots of guys wanted those baffles. I wish I had the skills to build exhausts like that

Definitely don't be ashamed at that! Much to be said for stock bikes. Hop on and ride them!

Lol I have some super loud neighbors that share that feeling

Agreed, bit less harsh which is what I wanted

You know what is unfortunate here is that I can appreciate a restored bike and will gladly view one at a show but people like you seem to want to gatekeep and act superior for zero reason. I don't care what someone rides as long as they are on something they enjoy. I like hearing the stories and get along with everyone as we all have common ground. You don't need to like modified bikes but be better to your fellow motorcycle enthusiasts as you make yourself seem less like one with comments like that.

Well if your presenting it as a question my answer is heck no it's beautiful 😍

Thanks for watching. I got the results I ultimately wanted