De-catted head pipe and stock mufflers. Sounds better than you would believe.

 

I think they sound great when you hit the throttle but can run them quite leaving the neighborhood.

 

I just went back to the stock pipes on my RK, the Slash Cuts sounded good at idle and just loping around town but were too much out on an all day ride at speed.

I think the stock HD mufflers sound really good.

 

I went with basic slash cut Screaming Eagle slip-ons that I picked up used on this forum. 49 state legal, much deeper and a little bit louder than stock. Sound great and they're easy to live with.

 

Hi Newolderman, I to have the same problem, only had the DNA,s on for one day then changed back to the stock pipes. I have ordered Acoustafil PTX silencer packing which expands when the exhaust heat up and reduce high pitch tones. I shall up date when installed and tested.

Take care

Steve

 

When I had the stock exh. pipes I had Rush mufflers on and it sounded ok. Not loud and overbearing. I installed Vance and Hines Dresser Duels and the mufflers were too loud for me-at cruise speeds it had a drone noise which would give me a head ache. I tried Klock Werks Super Saver mufflers and it sounded much better. Still kind of loud but it didn't have that drone at cruise speeds. I decided to try Supertrapp Fatshots and I really like these. They have a good ballsy tone and I can hear the radio at cruise speeds. Plus they are adjustable- super quiet to fairly loud.

 

I have to tell you, day 2 of Road King mufflers and I'm pretty much going to keep them. They really sound great, and I feel even more throttle response than stock. Really a complete surprise. FYI.

 

I just got back from a ride with a buddy.He has cobra slip ons and they sound awesome.There 4" and then flare out to 4.5"s.He never knew what they were.Ive been looking at so many options lately I told him what they are.I knelt down and looked at the inside of the pipe and there was the name Cobra.The dealer put them on the wrong sides.There not the ones that look like there being held up by rubber bands.Ive talked with cobra and they suggest the 909 for a quiet rumble.There priced good.

 

Per my previous post on this thread, I did indeed end up swapping with my buddy and I now have his Cobras. They are Cobra Race Pro 4 in Slip Ons...and yes they flare to 4.5 inch. They are incredible for touring as they quiet down with steady highway throttle. They have a nice deep tone without any "tinny" sound. They are definitely on the quiet side while cruising, with a low muffled deep sound. When you get on them, like most slip ons, they do have a bark. I'm not totally in love with that bark, but a huge deal with it factor comparable to having a slip on that never quiets down. I tour a lot and wanted a nice sound to my ear for that reason. These are good for that. I would compare the sound to a V&H OS 450 type of sound. My basis of comparison is to 4" RC Components (which I loved and never should've sold) and my recent experiment with the RC Component 4.5 inch, which were sexy at idle and around town, yet never had a quiet down moment in their life. I couldn't tour with that. I'm not looking to hate my life after 400 miles of exhaust drone and tractor noise. But that said, it's a love hate relationship because that RC Component 4.5 inch sound is incredibly intimidating and awesome....again though, for around town. You can't have both worlds I suppose. I choose the touring mode for now.

 

From what I have read it sounds like;
If you get a newer set of stock pipes (bikes with a CAT) they will give you a little better sound without over kill noise.
If that is true then anything from 2010 and newer, correct?