Dwight, for some reason when you describe 'bark' I hear a Chihuahua.
Loud pipes, quiet pipes? Long slash cut TORs, a set of D&D's and lastly (firstly actually) a set of Sceptres.
There is nothing like a whisper jet when rolling cross country. NOTHING! Prudence is so quiet the only reason I wear ear plugs is due to the wind noise at 5,500 rpms in 5th gear.
Yes, at times I would like the bark of either the D&D's or the Sceptres (like when I am easing through the blind spot of traffic light bound cages), but the Whisper Jet effect of the long TORS is just so, quiet! Heck Prudence is jetted 40/120! Call me lazy but Prudence runs fine, is respectable in the hood, and never comes across as Barking Mad. So there is a bit to admire about quiet pipes. Actually quite a lot!
That is not to denigrate the absolute nirvana experienced when a cager is texting/on a cell phone and Cinnamon Girl passes it then drops a gear or two. The resonance in the cage is enough to demand Shout Out being sprayed to a certain cotton article of clothing...
