Opinions on fishtails?
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/18/2008 9:55:41 PM
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Lucky Scott
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I love em, and they look great!
I am planning on putting a pair of slip ons with the fishtails. I already got the wide whitewalls and spoke wheels.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/18/2008 10:21:52 PM
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sonar_chris
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V&H fish tails are great pipes, fit and finish, sound and quality and they rock on a Fatboy.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/18/2008 10:34:20 PM
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anubisss
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Chris, how loud are they? Didn't you have the v and h big shot staggered before? How do they compare to that?
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 3:29:51 AM
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I just installed the Samson true dual Fishtails on my Fatboy. I had the V&H big radius on before and I liked them ok, but wanted the old school look of the fishtails to go along with the whitewalls. I love em. They sound great. Really deep tone and they really come to life when you crack the throttle and during acceleration. I'll put up some pics as soon as I can.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 4:22:10 AM
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Curt J
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I had Samson's on a 99 Heritage Springer and loved them on that bike. If they fit the bike great!!! On some bikes they look out of place, on others they just fit!! Sounded killer, sorry I sold that bike, I loved it, just needed money at the time.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 5:01:19 PM
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sonar_chris
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Chris, how loud are they? Didn't you have the v and h big shot staggered before? How do they compare to that?
They can be loud if you want them to be. I did have big shot staggered before. I would say at Idle and cruise they are the same volume maybe a tad quieter. As for acceleration I would say that they are loud, but that is all controlled by how much you twist the grip. Over all I would say they are quieter but not by much.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 5:07:34 PM
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Jetpat
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You gonna go for the straight pipe or upswept? I've always loved that upswept look on the right bike.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 5:58:47 PM
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anubisss
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I gotta go for the true duals. The upswept are cool, but not for me.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 6:03:37 PM
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Jetpat
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I hear 'ya, man. If it isn't in the look, it isn't in the look. I contemplated them with an Attitude Stick on the Street Bob, but decided it wasn't where I wanted to go with the scheme. Like you, I went with the Sideshots and I was happy I did. Good luck on the search. Have you tried to photoshop 'em on your pic? That's about what I did on mine, which helped in the decision.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 7:03:27 PM
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Jehu
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I like the look if you are looking for that classic old school look on a dresser or bobbed FLH type. I had them on my '48 Panhead (straight fishtails) and they cracked. The small opening will make a unique sound and the added backpressure late seems to help mid-range a bit. With the newer pipes the end is more for show and they do show pretty well IMO.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 7:30:34 PM
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Forget the True Duals. They look "metric." 
Seriously, true duals = less performance.
You want something unique? Use one fishtail fed by both front & rear. It'll look like an original '30s - '50s bike, back before HD had duals as standard on the barges. Also sounds like nothing else.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 9:00:17 PM
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Whiskers
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Pococj has an idea worth thinking about...have the boys down in photoshop do some mock-ups for you. I love fishtails and if I ever built a bobber it would be around the pipes themselves.
MY SE touring slip-ons have a deep, mellow sound that can be heard from a couple blocks away. They sound great without being overbearing...at least the neighbors haven't complained yet. I think they'd look great with the wheel combo you've described.
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RE: Opinions on fishtails? - 5/19/2008 9:16:25 PM
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I put VH fishtails on last week, I had VH Ovals. I like the look of them on RK/Deluxe style baggers. The crack that exists in the note of them is not found in any other pipe.
I have wide whitewalls in my future too, which I think works perfect with these pipes. Like all of you have previously stated.
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