@g.pederson thanks! I have this on my wish list now. When checking it out I realized your link was to the Harley Canada site. It is a different part number in the states. Thanks for the info. I think it's exactly what I'll need. Ride safe.

 

I'm a dumbass. The Heritage includes ABS on the 107 and the 114. So the price difference is $1300? That is a good deal IMO!

A few days ago I melted my heated pants to the lower Rinehart muffler. I dunno how my leg got there but since there is no heat shield, it gets pretty hot! The plastic goo is permanently bonded to the chrome.

So, I picked up a set of V&H Twin Slash mufflers from my local dealer.

I rode the Rineharts and V&H mufflers within 1 hour of each other. Here are my thoughts on both:

Rinehart
+ Very loud. (Although it gets a bit tiresome on long rides, and I wear earplugs!)
+ Nice-looking end caps. (They do get a rust color inside them though.)
+ Very large diameter so they look "beefy".
+ Great "fat" tone.
+ Uses gaskets so very easy to remove and reinstall.
- Very expensive. ($500)
- No instructions. (Although, if you need instructions you probably shouldn't be installing them!)
- No gaskets. ($12 each.)
- No clamps. ($7 each.)
- No heat shield. (The junction between the mufflers and the header shield looks a bit unfinished.)

V&H Twin Slash
+ Inexpensive ($350)
+ Not very loud. (IMO, almost perfect.)
+ Heat shields. (The junction between the mufflers and the header shield looks great.)
+ Includes clamps.
+ Decent instructions.
- No gaskets used, so possibly not-so-easy to remove and reinstall.
- Very weak-looking clamps. (They work though. Dunno if they can be reused.)
- Not very loud.

My riding impressions are that the Rineharts sound totally awesome but over 6-8 or more hours the sound begins to wear on me. The V&H have a less-deep tone but sound like "classic" V&H pipes. The Rineharts have a "fat" or "smoothed" sound whereas the V&H is more distinct and crisp. The V&H sound better under hard acceleration but the Rineharts sound better at idle. At cruise, the V&H are barely audible. The Rineharts are always loud. The Rinehart lower muffler rubs the muffler bracket a bit which isn't a big deal but it does leave marks on the bracket and muffler. You can't see them, though. My butt dyno is not calibrated very well but the V&H feel like they hold 55MPH in sixth gear (2090RPM) better, so perhaps they have a bit more low-end torque. I think if you put the quiet inserts into the V&H pipes you would have a very quiet pipe. I don't know how loud the V&H "competition" inserts are but at $50 each I don't plan to find out.

Summary: The V&H are a great value for a medium-loud pipe. The Rineharts sound great if you like loud pipes but they are expensive.

 

I used this harness to connect my GPS and my heated grips on my 18 heritage prior to delivery. The part number listed (69201750) is correct. Some H-D part numbers are not available on line, which MIGHT be why it came up empty. You probably need to have the dealership order it for you.

 

No problem. I didn't think you were being flippant. I had tried a couple of other suggestions, then realized that I was just guessing at what your setup was and so I just deleted them. I will make one more suggestion: If your GPS has a mini, micro or USB-C plug on the end that plugs into your unit, you can get a cable that will plug directly into the USB port on the bike. Lots of GPS come with a cigarette lighter plug on one end and mini USB on the other. You can use either the lighter plug or a USB plug to charge them. USB charging is 5 volts. Lighter plug type chargers typically convert 12 volts to 5 volts.

 

Boardtracker has it for $12.00.

 

Here's a look at the Machete wheels on my Anniversary Heritage. Also installed the V&H Eliminator's. This was supposed to be my winter project but the cold weather has moved in early this year. I guess I will be looking for something else to mod when February hits.

 

looks good, I wish they had those wheels in black as well

 

just the wheel and tire. when you order the wheel make sure it fits an abs model. you can use the stock rotor. if the fender rubs or is too close you can drill out the fender mount bolt holes. drilling is on youtube. i put a 21 on an 09 Deluxe and it fit fine. these models are basically the same. find HogPro wheels on here and he could give you specifics and pricing

 

whats on the decal did you use on the saddlebag lid?

 

I've changed it a few times since then, but it was just a bronze colored HD bar and shield logo. Think it was $5 at the dealer.