Sportster Exhaust Customization

There are a number of options available for Harley Davidson enthusiasts to customize their Sportster exhausts, including look, efficiency, and noise.

Take Out the Exhaust Baffles For Added Rumble

If you take out the baffles of a stock exhaust this will make the bike louder. Make sure you consult a manual and understand the process before proceeding.

Purchase an Aftermarket Exhaust

The easiest way to increase the loud factor is to purchase an
aftermarket exhaust tuned with precisely the correct back pressure on
the engine to make it loud.

Put a New Heat Shield on the Bike

Changing the heat shield is another good way to customize the
exhaust. Insulating wrap for your pipes is available at Steel Thunder
CC. Steel Thunder CC also has custom flame and flaming skull heat
shields for all models, Paughco universal heat shields, and 2 into 1
Hot Spot heat shields for big V-Twins.

Howardcustom.com has Billet heat shields for all Harley Davidson
models that are aluminum dress heat shields that bolt on with supplied
hardware. Their heat shields are available in polished, satin, anodized
red and other colors.

Axiom Cycles has a large selection of brand name heat shields to
choose from, including Vance and Hines, Cycle Shack, Python, Samson,
Rhinehart Racing, Bassani, Martin Brothers, Eddie Trotta, and Joker
Machine.

Different Styles of Exhausts

There lots of different styles of exhaust available for Harley
Davidson Sportsters, including Rush slip-on slash-down mufflers, Cycle
Shack 1 3/4 inch slash-cut drag pipes, Hooker Headers Troublemaker
straight-cut exhausts, Sampson Legend Series sinister ceramic black
street sweepers, and Bassani Road Rage 2 into 1 chrome exhausts. Vance
& Hines straightshots HS slip-ons and black shortshots, Mean
Mothers Supertrapp drag pipes, Screamer custom drag pipes with Vortex
end tips, Santee Designer Series Y-pipes by John Reed, and Patriot
chrome-plated 45 degree slack-cut exhausts are also available.

American Custom has a patented Tone-Flex system that allows users to
change the sound and look of an exhaust anytime they want by adding
optional baffles and end caps to the exhaust. Send the parts to them
and choose whatever options you like or buy a pre-made pipe and send
in the old ones for credit.