The more I ride mine, the more I like the powerful sound of the bike instead of the noise. Loud pipes will also make the stereo harder to hear. After owning two loud HD's I think it's fun being "stealth".

I think there was a time when loud pipes might have saved lives, but with todays new cars being more quiet and air tight inside they can barely hear emergency sirens much less pipes. And where I live, if they actually do hear you they don't care. If anything else it just pisses them off and makes them drive aggressively.

I find I get MUCH more respect on the road while riding the F6B.