Switching the Exhaust Back to Standard | What's Been Done to the Bonneville
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- I tried for 1,300 miles, but a loud exhaust isn't for me, so I ride up to Joe from @TheWurks to switch the exhaust back to standard, as well as taking a look at his current projects, including a Royal Enfield 350 and a Honda project bike.
And we go through the upgrades done too the Bonneville.
Thanks to Chris from www.ultimatetwinperformance.co.uk for helping with knowledge and parts.
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Joe is a very talented unassuming man. He did a great job.
Thank you pal
Agree on loud exhausts. I like nice sounding exhausts but they don’t need to be loud.
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@@danielkerr4100 Its mostly from continued wind noise in the helmets. Remember reading many years back, how police motorcyclists had damaged hearing, and they don't have loud exhausts. Helmets were even worse then for noise. My ears are shot, with tinnitus and general hard of hearing
@@yamark02 I’ve worn earplugs since I got my first motorcycle. I felt deaf after the first few times I rode and decided that if motoGP guys wear earplugs I should too.
Use earplugs! Hell you should use them even with quiet exhausts because what is a major source of tinnitus in motorcycling is not the exhaust, it is the wind. It may not feel like it because it is a steady, pink noise like, hum but in reality in highways the loudness is way above the threshold that eventually causes hearing damage and tinnitus.
When you are bobbing around town, it is fine to go without but when you are traveling anything further and especially on highways, please use earplugs.
I've been riding for 54 years, and the thing that has given me tinnitus is too many loud bands in small pubs.
Never used them in 50 years riding .
@@1mikefrost Doesn't mean it's good for ya
@@Loger01 Ayy. Say again !
@@1mikefrost 😂
As an old bloke with hearing problems, I wish I had looked after my ears when I was younger. It was a good call about the pipes and I suggest that you always wear ear plugs when riding to combat the wind noise 😀
Best two hundred dollars i ever spent on bike gear was my custom fitted ear plugs.I don't ever ride without them.
wind noise in Southern Vic , OZ is brutal... ear plugs and a good scarf helps.. :)
Thanks very much Andy, I’ll remember this
I agree Freddie. I have been riding 54 years and have tinnitus from loud exhausts so go for quiet exhausts.
I have quiet exhausts on my BMW - it's lovely!
More likely helmet than exhaust. I'm same. Used to get home with ears ringing, now have tinnitus, and, earing problems.
Yes, helmet noise is also a problem for ears. I don't like loud exhausts, they're anti social.
Very interesting to hear this, Andrew
Personally, I prefer a quiet exhaust system for sure… 😊😊
Wind noise more likely. Earplugs always they cut out the high frequency noise.
Man was riding with rattling exhaust for two years and now complains about beautiful sounding one🤣🤣gotta love Freddie
All the people who will say “that’s pathetic” haven’t had to hear that exhaust for hours on end. And to be honest probably never even been on a bike. It’s your bike and it goes without saying that your free to change what you like on it. 😊
Free to change what you like this week but the government have other ideas about that!
I don't really care for loud exhaust either but I'm a 72yr old who can change my own damn exhaust to whatever suits me. Get yourself some tools and learn to do some of the work yourself on your own bike. Most of this is easy. I started working on my motorcycles at the age of 14. You're such a helpless dork but for some reason I still enjoy your videos 👍
Don't hold back ole fella.Just what is it your trying to say.@@jimt1240
@@jimt1240 I agree with tinkering with your own bike... but a bit harsh :)
@@JohnHall-go4mz true
Joe sure was a wonderful find. He's transformed an almost totally loss bike into a miraculous bike. 👍👍 to Joe. I fueled my GT 650 this morning and didn't see any panhandlers. U. S.- Only took 1.44 gallons. With 5 bikes to feed now, my car only comes out on rainy days. I just wished my age was similar to yours. TIME goes fast. You can always make more money, but you can't make more time. Use it wisely.!!!
Did the same to my Honda CB500F recently.
Best "mod" yet! :)
I ride totally differently. Feel more free to use upper revs on the mountain roads. Happens automatically. I wasn‘t aware how much the loud exhaust bothered me until it was gone.
I have tinnitus. You are smart to protect your hearing. My world is never silent or even quiet.
Neither is mine, but I’ve got used to it.
Thing is, unless the exhaust is just an empty drag pipe then it is not the biggest source of hearing damage among motorcyclists. It is the wind buffeting which is deceptively loud even if it does not feel like it. Earplugs are a must on longer rides or you will damage your hearing, loud exhausts or no.
@@danielkerr4100 once you stop being bothered by it, it will become less loud.
Can I add a comment about the mods on your bike, and the way it now rides? My guess is that maybe 80 or 90 percent of the performance increase is from Joe's repairs and troubleshooting. He and Emily did a great job. The "performance" mods are just the icing on the cake.
Interesting!
I don't like loud exhausts either. I did a biking holiday last year in France with my son. We had a great time. But his (wonderful) Suzuki GT 380 (46 years old) has extremely loud exhausts. Every time he started the engine it sounded like World War 3 had started! I was on my 1988 BMW K75. I couldn't hear my own bike! However, we had a great trip, and his bike drew a lot of attention wherever we parked up. And all credit for him for completeing such a trip on such an old bike. He lives near Glasgow, rode to Plymouth, ferry to Santander, Spain (where I met up with him), then through the Pyrenees to France. Then the same return journey. All on a 380 cc 2 stroke bike.
I love your original exhausts. Bike sounds fabulous. Good decision.
The Neal! And WOW… that is a giant trip to do on such a bike!! Your old BMW is impressive enough, but to do it on the Suzuki with the huge extra miles covered- incredible!
All you need now is an original front mudguard 👌🏻
Freddie, I'm delighted to announce, I'm now the proud owner of a 2011 Triumph bonneville 865 just like yours.
My Honda was stolen 4 weeks ago and a friend very kindly offered me he's old Triumph after buying a new Moto Guzzi.
My Triumph is exactly like yours and l love it.
Being a double Cancer patient l rely on my motorcycle for my mental health and this Triumph is just what the doctor ordered.
A very Cool 😎 Bike.
MikeRider
Did your friend let you try the Guzzi, so that you could compare the two?
@aromaticsnail not yet but I'm sure I'll love the Motto Guzzi.
I love the different characteristics of all bikes, each has their own personality but the Triumph Bonneville will always have that King of Cool title imo.
All the best with your Bonneville Mike. You're right about the mental health benefit, and riding the bike to ongoing medical check-ups etc is also often easier than a car, because of parking.
@ScottNelson-nk4sx thanks Scott. It can often take me over an hour or so to park a car for my hospital appointments, with the bike you simply park at the front door.
@@mikerider58 Same here. Also, taking the bike to appointments puts a positive spin on what can be a difficult day. Best of luck.
Another great video Freddie,it’s good to listen to Joe a man who clearly knows his bikes and gives good advice and has done the Bonneville to perfection.Personally I am a chrome man and I think chrome exhausts would set the black off to perfection.Keep them coming Freddie your videos are excellent because your not afraid to show your frailties.Many thanks again.
My last bike had a Beowulf end can which sounded great on short runs. However, on my first 4 hour trip down a motorway they came off immediately upon my return and replaced with the original Honda exhausts that thankfully came with the bike. What really surprised me was how fast I was initially riding with the quiet exhausts!!! The first time I looked down and saw the speed I was quite shocked. It took me a little time to adjust.
I had this exact feeling!
Freddie more power to you for being HONEST. I love the raw sound of internal combustion BUT not for touring or more than a short ride. So good on you...keep being you and that's all we can ask 😊👌
I have a suggestion. Put a classic style mudguard on the front. It would look great and help keep the bike a lot cleaner.
So glad to hear I’m not the only one that prefers the more quiet bikes!
Very good Freddie you’re taking the ear whistling seriously.
I didn’t t on a trip to Scandinavia and have permanent tinnitus from it (windshield stuff and the fact I just got my license and didn’t know if this sounds after riding was normal, stupid but it is wat it is..).
Nice to see this video, bike looks brilliant!
I bought a '22 Bonneville last spring and I just love the sound of the stock Triumph pea-shooter exhaust. No plans on changing it.
I am a big fan of Joe and his wife. Wonderful people.
Joes a top man. I see a great future in motorbike restoration
I subscribed to Joes channel 'The Wurks' on the back of him and Emily carrying out your Triumph rebuild Freddie, they seem a wonderful couple with fantastic motorcycle content and enjoying their Royal Enfield rebuild fantastic easy watching entertainment.
Never stop creating content! I am addicted to your accent! From Sweden to UK 🤩
Excellent! Well done for posting this video. Thanks to Joe and Emily and to Chris at UTP.
I can't agree enough. I despise painfully loud exhausts and those who care so little for everyone around them to roll around ruining the peace.
Have to agree , have riden and loved motorbikes for 26 years and have sometimes fitted quiet 'after market' exhausts..mainly because I was curious about the effect on the handling and the hype ...but I also live on a road approaching great twisty biking roads and the amount of hot hatches and bikes running SILLY loud exhausts that disturb everyone inside the house and we can still hear literally a mile up the road when they open it up is just ridiculous ...and it seems the ones warming up like Rossi sometimes doing well over 60 in a 30 outside my drive mostly run loud pipes as well...that stuff makes most of my neighbours hate motorbikes and hot hatches. At some point these inconsiderate people will make noise cameras and fines a new and common form of council revenue generation...some riders just need to be more considerate or keep it for the track days.
I had a Vance & Hines short shots exhaust system on my Harley for more than ten years and got tired of its noise (specially on longer trips covering around 1000mi or 1600km).
Went back to the original exhaust and could not be happier.
At first some fellow Harley (and even non Harley) motorcyclists said to me that I've "ruined" my bike but now (around two years after the reassemby of the original exhaust) I've seen some of those same critics doing quietly (pun intended) the same thing I did.
Best regards from Brazil.
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One reason why I love my Street Twin is the exhaust sound not loud but not so quite either, its just right. A nice sounding exhaust is nice but obnoxiously load will just give you headaches after an 1hr of riding.
Fabulous bike now, great to have an update.
Totally agree with you about the exhaust. Your exhaust sound is a consideration to YOU and everyone around you. The standard bike sounds wonderful and takes me back to my 1st big bike. A 1956 Triumph 500 Speed Twin.
Enjoy every moment.
Thanks for posting.
Exhaust can sound really nice without being loud. I have a Kawasaki w800 cafe, which is pretty quite, but sounds great. Kawasaki spent a lot of effort to get the sound right.
Great job on that bike, well done Joe & Emily.
You need to make the bike the most enjoyable for you, no discussion here. But even with the quiet exhaust, use EARPLUGS. Many modern/retro helmets have bad sound isolation and the constant wind buffeting will have the same damage effect of using a loud exhaust without earplugs.
This! The sound of wind is deceptively loud in highways. It doesn't feel like it but it is a major source of hearing damage. Use earplugs when you are traveling any further than cruising around in town for few minutes.
100%. The sound proofing in my helmet is dreadful so I do always wear earplugs👌🏻
The new exhausts sounded great but you’re the one experiencing them every minute you’re on it so fair play doing what’s best for you
I don't like loud exhausts either, Freddie. When buying aftermarket pipes I have always gone for road legal options from well known manufacturers. The end result is often a deeper tone, better sound and maybe slightly louder than stock. This makes riding more of a pleasure and not tiring over longer distances.
Paul Bettany freaking out with the Royal Enfield, just amazing ❤
Watching your channel on holiday in Madeira, after a lunchtime drink whilst listening to the sea. It’s such a soothing combination I often nod off. I call it a ‘Frooze’. A Freddy Snooze!
Love it!😆😴 Have a brilliant time in Madeira- this and Corsica are really high on my list
@@FreddieDobbslook forward to the videos! I’ve cycled lots here, and in Tenerife.
I am loving the collided youtube worlds of Joe and Freddie. An idea strikes me, once Joe completes these builds have Freddie make a 'review' vid of them :)
Agree - peaceful
Hi Freddie and Monika hope you both are well?..... what can I say about Joe the Legend, top marks for a top bloke.👍👍👍👍
Excellent video as always. You've got positively excellent enthusiasm in every single bit of content you put out. Love the changes to the bike, man. Great stuff.
yes enjoy the ride whisper quiet is NICE
Another great video Freddie and what a job by Joe! Incredible work and I strongly recommend that people also follow his channel. There's some great stuff on there and fun viewing too 🙂
Perfect Bonnie sound.
Also agree with the badges, they look sublime stylish mirroring the refurbed engine cooling fins. 👌
The badges look even better when matched with those Motone side panels. Never liked those before but seeing the bonnie with the new badges...match made in heaven
I don’t like loud exhausts either. It’s your bike, have what ever you want on it Freddie.
Totally agree re exhaust volume, there’s a level where it’s nice but too loud is just a pain.
PS get rid of that ridiculous front mudguard and put a standard one on 😂
Some 'custom-fit' ear plugs would help with any noise (wind or road).. Also super comfy for long rides.
Couldn’t agree more with exhaust noise; forget the noise and give me the tone. I hope you remembered to return Joe’s microphones.
I had standard and TOR exhausts on my TBird Sport. The standards were way too quiet, you couldn't hear them in traffic and the engine noise was distracting. The TORs were a bit louder but not madly so. My current Thunderbird has Sprint Engineering exhausts which are really quite loud, more so than the TORs. I love the sound.
I use a flip top helmet and custom made earplugs.
Loud pipes save lives and ear plugs save hearing
I've the 2002 790cc T100 all standard other than an 18 tooth front sprocket (they came with a 17 tooth) and on longer runs I get 64 MPG with full panniers, so I can get the best part of 200 miles from a tank before hitting the reserve.
Freddie, I did the same thing with my old Harley Fat Bob that I had added after market pipes to. It was actually painful after a while - so I completely get why you are putting the standard pipes back. Don't let anyone tell you it's the wrong thing.
Just found this guy - funny how you happen upon stuff in the deepest recesses of YT.
Liking the content and already got Paul Bettany slated to play you in your life story!
Ohh Freddie, Joe & Emily have resurrected your Bonneville to such an incredible pristine condition and a delight to see this rebirth.
I totally understand the desire to have a quieter exhaust for long touring journeys.
I do wonder though if you require a re-map since the refitting of the semi standard exhaust mufflers? The air cleaner mods were probably set with those aftermarket mufflers. Only time will tell with performance, but improve fuel consumption.
I do hope you & Monika use ear plugs irrespective of travels short or long?
Yes, twice in the last 12 months I've encountered the Irish 'just come off European ferry and my card won't work and need food for my son and onward petrol' scam at Woodall Services northbound on the M1 and fell for it the 1st time late on a Saturday evening, when he had his son with him, and stupidly parted with £20 (though he was pushing for £40). It was the same guy I spotted 6 months later, on his own and I pre-warned a couple of nearby drivers that he then approached unsuccessfully and noticed when he had no joy returning to a large newish BMW.
I think almost all riders have a limit to their acceptable noise level. I also think it is true that term "loud" is very subjective. What is loud for one may be acceptable to the next rider. There isn't a absolute right and wrong across the board and for every occasion. I have several different exhaust systems for my Thruxton R. The loudest one is great for land speed racing but way too loud for hours of riding for almost anyone.
I don’t think the tors Freddie had are too loud even for longer rides for most riders but if it is for Freddie then changing them is the right choice.
Whatever the exhaust- its essential to protect your hearing (ask Nathan the Postman!).
I just invested in custom made earplugs- they are awesome; its incredible how much more relaxing the ride is ... even just a 40 minute commute.
I had the same situation with my Honda Firestorm and a pair of Micron pipes that blew my eardrums apart!
I’m impressed that you’d already done 1300 miles on the bike by the time you visited Joe to change the silencers.
I understand your choice, you were... exhausted 😂.
From my experience, loud exhaust in town helps in that drivers notice you without looking. Anywhere else it's just painful on the long run.
You need a MUCH bigger front mudguard.
Totally agree on loud exhausts. There are many mature bikers with tinnitus and hearing issues
What?
That's mostly down to crap helmets and wind noise back in the day. My ears shot. Though left worse as I used to be married.
The exhaust on my 1980 Suzuki GS550 has been getting progressively louder over the last year because of a rust hole underneath. I tried a temporary repair (tin can, paste and Jubilee clips), which held for several months, but then started getting louder again. It was starting to get embarrassing, so I took it off, cut out the corrosion, fabricated repair sections from steel tube and welded it back together. It's now as quiet as when it it was new, all the repairs are out of sight underneath, and for £10 worth of materials, it should last a good few more years.
Another enjoyable video, Thank you Freddie 👍 Au
Stock is perfect-there’s a reason they are stock-good call Freddie
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That man is a legend!!👏👏
I’m going to buck the trend of the comments here. I fully agree it’s your bike, Freddie, and you do what you want to it. But I’m sad to hear you’ve changed the exhausts back to original. I wear ear plugs and always have - and I’m a fan of loud exhausts! It’s all part of the visceral experience of a bike. But, we’re all different and I’ve no problem with others having a different opinion. Enjoy your bikes and riding!
I once had the privilege of riding the old Rocket III Roadster with TORS exhaust. Now THAT was an awesome experience!!! 😂😂
I cannot imagine how loud that must’ve been!😆
2:34 one the groups did end up with your lap top to be fair 😂
Sounds good. I would have thought would be good to change the front mudguard, as a full mudguard would be better both practically and aesthetically.
There's no shame in avoiding tinnitus Freddie. Look after your hearing, as you can't repair it when it goes bad! Definitely consider earplugs at least, even with a quiet exhaust...
Excellent video as always. Did you get a new phone/camera? The resolution is noticeably better than already-amazing previous videos. Is it just me?
admit it, the new seat is really the best upgrade 🙂
Wise move. I have severe tinnitus as a result of riding for years without using ear protection.
If you don't use it already, you should try riding with protective earplugs, like Alpine MotoSafe. You shouldn't use regular earplugs.
Joe keeps calling Freddie's Bonnie an SE, but I was under the impression it was the non-SE version (to be one it would come from factory with dual clocks with the dash lights arranged in a diamond pattern between the speedo and the tacho , brushed aluminum engine side covers, embossed tank badges, and the side panels would have the SE insignia bellow 'Boneville', which in this one were replaced by Motone's ). Can anyone confirm this?
Also, @ 18:28, for potential buyers, any air-colled bonnie 865cc starting 2011 (maybe a few in 2010 as well) will have a CAN-bus. The easiest way to confirm this is if the clocks are analog (non CAN-bus) or if they have a digital odometer and are branded VDO, they will be a CAN-bus model. There are less year models of the non-CAN-bus versions, unfortunately.
Mines a 2010 model and like Freddie's it came with a single dash gauge i.e. a Speedo but it was all digital so a twin clocks upgrade was a simple job as replacing the mounting bracket and buying/installing a OEM rev counter and hooking it up with the existing wire connector. Literal 5 min job - took me a while to source a suitable 2nd hand tacho though to as Jo said, parts are starting to get harder to come by.
I have a 2019 GSA and have kept the stock exhaust. Don’t get me wrong, I like the sound of a good engine and exhaust but a loud exhaust when touring, normally around 6-8 hours riding per day, gets a bit tedious on the ears in the end. It’s great what he has done to the bike, runs better, breathes better and sounds better. No need to change it now 😉
The exhaust wraps will kill those pipes quickly rust them into dust. Happened on my W650.
Oh yeah, always wear earplugs. I'm an audio engineer and learned a long time ago that instantaneous loud noise the ear can recover. The road noise and wind noise is a killer long term. The ears have no defence for it. Helmets believe it or not make it worse as they magnify the frequency of the helmet and it goes strait into your ears.
Like others say, use earplugs... depending on the helmet I may or may not use earplugs for short street rides but anything with higher speeds due to wind noise. I'll always wear earplugs and usually always have a spare..
I love loud pipes only if it doesn't sound like garbage. My Buell had a great sound with aftermarket pipes. My BMW R65 sounds horrible and Ill need to find some quieter pipes or factory pipes.
Triumph supplied TOR's and they scrape through an MOT test, just (by 1 or 2 dB).
Maybe, but the OR in TOR stands for Off Road. They're not meant to be on street bikes, not really, though of course people use them like that.
@KimmoJaskari Patronising w⚓️ aren't we! Yes, we _ALL_ know what OR in TOR means, _well done you!!!_ How exactly does your statement alter _anything I wrote?_ _They scrape through the MOT, just._ Never had any problem with them.
I then ran with a TEC 2-1 Cafe exhaust system for about 12 years - same thing, just scraped through with the dB killer in, and since about a year ago I am running a TEC Clubman 2-2, and again, no problem with the MOT.
Maybe people with a patronising nature get "special" treatment at the MOT stations, I dunno! 🤷
Always after me Lucky Charms!
Do you not wear earplugs when you ride? Even wind noise is enough to give your hearing damage...
I do wear them for pretty much for every ride (unless it’s a 10 minute ride and under)👌🏻
11:15 omg ! Joe just welded directly on the bike and grounded on it too, fortunately the electricals didn’t fry 😁
I use the dual DJI wireless mic Freddie in most weather. Never had any trouble. Can recommend 👌🏻
I’m so happy to hear this Steven. I figured out the issue later that evening (all my incompetence, as opposed to a DJI error)
A splash of water really, Freddie thought it was a sub
Still have stock pipes on my Low Rider 107 and I am more than happy. If I had a pound for every person who say's "bit quiet for a Harley aint it!"
I'm with you Freddie. I removed louder neptune silencers off my CB1100 at enjoy the stock silencers. Look better and lovely sound.
someone mention your front mudguards being too small....not putting a bigger one.....to protect your oil cooler and engine from the dirt of a wet road.
14:35 and this is why I gave up on getting a '09-'10 SE Bonneville. Mind I don't have the network connections Joe has but I started realizing that, even with the great build quality, it'd be increasing difficult to get parts and they were expensive (some equivalent parts were more expensive than for Harleys). I understand it's a bit unfair to compare the huge third-part market for Harleys and for the air-cooled Bonnevilles, but I don't think Triumph really cared keeping air-cooled bonnies on the road once they released the new water-cooled in 2016.
Was anyone else thinking take your damn foot off the engine ?
Probably quite a few people😆
Exactly, get your feet off the couch and stop putting half your weight of the side stand. It was never designed to support all that weight.
While the sound is intoxicating when humming along, I would mention with wind noise and no earplugs you will get ringing in the ear. I would love to have those pipes if you want to sent them to the states.... Keep up the work and pass that on to Joe... @Wurks
Easy on the Irish, we are not all the same ,,,,😅
I think it’s safe to say he means gypsy. The English don’t know the difference.
Sorry. It’s was a disgraceful comment
Quiet bikes are less stressful to ride!
Please say hello to Joe .❤️
What mic’s are you using Freddie? I bought the cheap Comica Vimo C2 mic’s for £62 (EBay) and they are excellent. You could buy 4 pairs for the same price you paid for the expensive ones.
I also agree about the exhaust noise. It also applies to the wind noise around the helmet. In fact any loud noise that is continuous as caused by riding.
The latest research on tinnitus (New Scientist) suggests that the damage is caused to the nerves from the cochlear to the brain and not to the hair like structures in the cochlear.
The tinnitus noise is caused by the brain and does not arise in the ears. It’s your brain’s way of filling in the noise levels it can no longer make out because of damage to the nerves. I don’t blame you for changing your exhausts to cut the noise levels but also consider ear protection for the wind noise too.
If the tinnitus goes away after a few hours consider this a warning that the noise is too loud and you should be taking steps to prevent this.
Happy riding 👍
I have worked in video stuff for many years. As a last resort try putting your microphones in a container full of uncooked white rice, sealed. for a couple of days. It should draw out the moisture out of your mics. No guarantees, but worth a try. Water is about the worst things for these mics. Also always wear earplugs when riding.
Thousands of people suffer hearing damage riding loud motorcycles and pay for it later in life. A loud motorcycle doesn't only affect the rider; everyone has to put up with the racket. Major changes to the engine (air intake exhaust, sprockets, etc.) need proper adjustment. Politicians only need a few bad examples to pass more restrictive laws for everyone!
Finally someone had the guts to say it. I've got industrial deafness. Loosing your hearing to loud exhausts is just plain dumb just because you want to make some noise and sound like a bad ass !
Pulsed noise is the worst thing you can expose your ears to. Not only that it's exhausting on a long trip.
We get weekend warriors ripping through our village on the weekend with their illegal non stock exhausts. Nobody thinks their hard ! Just obnoxious.
Performance tuned pipe's should reduce noise not increase it.
Biking is hard enough on the body as it is without destroying one of your most valuable senses.
Not everyone likes loud pipes. Nothing wrong with it. Me personally on my 1967 Chevy pickup my pipes can wake the dead, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
On the subject of wind noise, I am sure I have seen Freddie use ear plugs in the past. However I would suggest the issue is with his helmet. It’s a ‘style over substance’ one made to look retro with a large aperture at the bottom. The visor seal may not be the best either. To reduce wind noise he needs a flip up model as it fits closer around the head and therefore has reduced wind roar. The looks however…….. maybe not what he prefers.
Joe, Those mains on the Royal enfield The plain bearings are ok ( good design) BUT there is a batch of rubbish ones floating about ( see Paul Henshaw channel) Ive done a few however had no problems with the plain bearing the roller option may be the safer route