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Old Jun 11, 2018 | 06:57 AM
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Has this company gotten their $hit together with the torque issue ? Nothing sounds like them but I'm not willing to give up performance for sound. Bassani Is comparable to sound but also suffers from the same torque Issue.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 02:20 AM
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I don’t know. But I think my Rinehart slimline duals sounds better than the CFRS my buddy has on his RGS. I will say the Bassani line (maybe road rage?) almost wooed me, but Fit and finish of the Rineharts combined with the sound won me. Sound is such a subjective issue. Good luck buddy.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 03:43 PM
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Nothing sounds like CFRs. I don't race my bike, so I don't need to max out torque. I have plenty of go and the best sounding bike in the group.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ganooch
Nothing sounds like CFRs. I don't race my bike, so I don't need to max out torque. I have plenty of go and the best sounding bike in the group.

exactly!
 
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 10:22 PM
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I like mine. They do exactly what i wanted them to
 
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 07:56 AM
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I’m more concerned with chrome peeling than any loss in torque. Best sounding exhaust imo.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 08:19 AM
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I had CFR mufflers on my 09 ultra and loved the sound but definitely noticed the loss of low end torque which isn’t a good thing on a heavy touring bike when you ride two up 90% of the time like I do. I ended up doing a 96 to 103 with a SE255 cam which did address the problem (and then some).

When I bought my 2018 FLHTK, I went with the Fullsac MX headpipe and VH high output 4.5 mufflers. No loss of torque and while not that CFR hot rod sound I loved, they’re a good compromise.

Anyone know of a video or sound clip of CFR on an M8? Just wondering how different they might sound on the new engine vs the TC.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 04:46 PM
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I agree with Ganooch. Love mine!!!!!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 08:40 PM
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Love my CFRs. To be honest these bikes are slow as **** and losing a little but of torque really isnt going to make a difference.
 
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