[7point62fmj]

I'd prefer to keep mine as quiet as it came from the factory.

This is pretty much what my neighbor said about the exhaust on his car when I recommended he might want to look in to some thing a little louder for all the dear that live where we live. Well... 2 years later and 8 dear and three cars later he still has not heeded my advice.
For me the sound is more of a safety issue. I might get something louder for that reason alone.
I am not advocateing for being annoying and too loud but chances are if my exhaust gets some notice then you know I am there even when you maybe talking on your cell phone. IF this helps me get back to my family at the end of the day then I am all for it.

 

[7point62fmj]

This is my first bike, I will have a warranty, so how does the exhaust affect that, will it void the whole bike? I can get it done at the dealership

Magnunson-Moss Warranty Act - Aftermarket Parts
enjoy.

"a dealer or manufacturer cannot void or charge for a warranty service based on use of aftermarket products unless a failure is a DIRECT result of use of the aftermarket product and they will have to prove how.
They also cannot tell you that you must use the factory filters etc. to keep your warranty, unless they are willing to give you those items FREE of charge."

 

[7point62fmj]

Sounds to me more like he needs to invest in a deer whistle. I don't see how a louder exhaust would help him. Loud ass harleys hit deers all the time.

No amout of sound is going to help if you are moving too fast for them. I can clear a whole field with one back fire out of my car. Deer whistle still work off of noise last time i checked.

 

[7point62fmj]

ahh..deer in iowa it is like P&J
State 29: Iowa Still Has More Dead Motorcyclists Because Of Deer Than Soliders Killed In Iraq This Year
I know it is an 2007 article

Deer are stupid yes..but the ones that bother me the most are the ones that dont move intill you are up on them. It is harder to see them then if they are moving.

All thou I do believe that a loud exhaust is not a sure thing when it comes to deer, I have yet to have met any hunter who hunts them off a running dirt bike with loud pipes, even on there own property.