What first?
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For the price of a set of high-quality slip-ons, Safetyman will tell you to get a tuner first. Knowing what I know now, I agree. Buy once, cry once. You won't be sorry 
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I bought street cannons first, drove till the 1000 mile service. Then I got passed by a couple of bikes, loud and fast! I thought I would ride this set up for a long time. Well, I had taken the Reinhart true duals and Velociraptor from my old 11 Limited. All I needed was a new Thundermax (old one different). Sold mine for $400 and got lucky on ebay and found one for $400. Installed in one weekend. Now mine is fast and loud. It is a Harley again. So my advice, is like above. Get what you can afford but keep the big picture in mind. Buy once , cry once. If you like quiet, get the slip on's but with a tuner. Or go all out and Do all three or 4 at same time. To each his own.
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I couldn't wait. I did it all at once.
If you're doing it one piece at a time, I'd go with a tuner first. It will make your bike run a lot better with more throttle response. After that, it doesn't matter what piece you add. The tuner will adjust.
If you're doing it one piece at a time, I'd go with a tuner first. It will make your bike run a lot better with more throttle response. After that, it doesn't matter what piece you add. The tuner will adjust.
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I've got a 2014 RK and I was hoping that by doing the Stage 1 and Tuner first it might make the stock pipes sound OK for a little while. I will definitely be doing the slip-on too, just down the road a while. Or if the Stage 1 and tuner doesn't make a difference in the sound of the stock pipes, maybe do the pipes first??? Decisions, Decisions 