I bought my bike used an the PO said it had "slightly louder" pipes, the dealer told him next up from stock. I like it, I can talk to my GF while riding. I have straight pipes on my V rod an can't hear myself think on it.
My '10 RGC was the pussiest sounding Harley I ever heard in my life thanks to the stock 2-into-1 w/cat. I was almost embarrassed to ride it! The pipes I wanted were on backorder for 2 months... longest 2 months of my life! It doesn't necessarily have to be LOUD, but it's a HARLEY for God sake! It should at least have a nice rumble to it... and the stock pipes just don't deliver!
After searching for the perfect sounding pipe, trying B&E performance Max 1's, then recently Klock Werks 4" Super Savers, yesterday I tried the stock pipes again.....
What a refreshing ride, to have just the wind blowing across your ears, and not have to listen to a loud rumble.
I forgot how sweet the bike sounded bone stock.
These ears are getting old and worn, from the stress and strain of a noisy job, the relaxing ride of the stock pipes made me realize that maybe what I was searching for all along was someone else's idea of what a Harley is suppose to sound like.
But in fact the stock pipes are music to my ears, "The Sounds of Perfect Silence".
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LOL!
I could not have said it better,i am pushing 60 and when i bought my 09 flhtcu 11/14 with only 9700 miles on it there were aftermarket slipons on it with SE air cleaner under stock AC cover that got to me after a while and the wife hated the constant rumble.
Re-installed the stock mufflers and and the wifes happy,but fuel mileage suffered going from 43.5-44mpg on avg it was getting to 41.5-42mpg on avg riding locally in country with some traffic at times .
It seemed to have also lost some mid to top end performance with stock mufflers too,oh well that's life!/LOL!
I bought my bike used an the PO said it had "slightly louder" pipes, the dealer told him next up from stock. I like it, I can talk to my GF while riding. I have straight pipes on my V rod an can't hear myself think on it.
I have loud pipes. My girlfriend actually shuts up when we ride. It's bliss for me. I get to hear my Harley sound like a Harley, and I finally get some silence.
06-25-2015, 09:02 PM
