Video was shot with a Canon SD870, so the mic. isn't nearly up to par. Short story, it doesn't do the real pipe justice.
Hardrock is a local business started around 30 years ago. Jason, the manager, is a hell of a nice guy and was always cool with letting me stop by to look in on the bike. He took my bike in on a prototype fitment so I knew going in it wasn't going to be an overnight job. And while it did take longer then expected, it was a price well paid. The Hardrock Riot series pipe is just so different I couldn't pass it up.
The HR1 Riot pipe is a recent addition to their original lineup; at least since the last time I visited Hardrock just before my lowside. The pipe I have is 9 inches opposed to the stock VFR's length of 20 inches. Even better is the weight savings. No joke, about 1/6 the weight of stock. While my bike is no performance machine, those that are can benefit from their adjustable baffle that gives slight tuneability from low to top end torque via the adjustment on the end of the pipe. And lets not forget the sound. If nothing else gained but the new V4 grumble, it would still be worth it. Jason told me before leaving that if I wanted to quiet it down, I could bring it in for a longer/quieter can. Thanks but no-thanks, this pipe is staying.
As it's my goal to make my bike unique, choosing the HR1 Riot pipe was just the way to go over the myriads of Micron, D&D, and Two Bros. that you see on every other bike on the road. Not to knock on those others, but the HR pipe fits my project to a T.
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