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Originally Posted by Bowhunter8607
Do you have a link to PuttNutt's Dyno chart? I would like to check it out but haven't been able to find it.
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Note that there's something odd about the scaling, as the hp/tq don't cross at 5250 like they're supposed to. But you can see the overall numbers and the shape of the curve (if you stretch it back out horizontally so it's more in scale with the others).
 
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Well seeing those charts gives me confidence that the HD torque cam will perform well with my pipe. Thanks for the post and the link FatBob2018.
 
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One thing to consider about the RR 3 pipe is it hangs considerably lower than the stock pipes. I scraped it on a curve today.

 

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Was wondering about that actually. That's not good...
 
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Was wondering about that actually. That's not good...
Nope. Not at all good. It hit way before the foot peg even got close to touching down. Before I could touch my foot peg down and it would rise up a bit and the stock exhaust never hit once. Not too happy about that. Will be looking at alternatives now.
 

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Originally Posted by Bowhunter8607
One thing to consider about the RR 3 pipe is it hangs considerably lower than the stock pipes. I scraped it on a curve today.
I can confirm the same w/ my Bassani 2-1
 
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That's a bummer. Thank you for sharing this as it now makes me rethink the Bassani route.
 
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Me too. I have already ground up the sides of my mini floorboards and the delrin sliders on my crash bar. I certainly can't have hard parts hitting before those.

Bassani does offer a model that routes the headpipes differently; the 1S72RB doesn't route the rear header forward like the 1S52RB does. The result is that it looks like the pipes are higher and probably would be more resistant to scraping. On the other hand, it looks even more different from the stock pipes, so those of us looking for something similar to the stock look may not be as interested.
 
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Originally Posted by harley2018
That's a bummer. Thank you for sharing this as it now makes me rethink the Bassani route.
No problem. Figured you guys would like to know.

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Me too. I have already ground up the sides of my mini floorboards and the delrin sliders on my crash bar. I certainly can't have hard parts hitting before those.

Bassani does offer a model that routes the headpipes differently; the 1S72RB doesn't route the rear header forward like the 1S52RB does. The result is that it looks like the pipes are higher and probably would be more resistant to scraping. On the other hand, it looks even more different from the stock pipes, so those of us looking for something similar to the stock look may not be as interested.
Thanks for the suggestion. I looked up that 1S72RB Road Rage model and it definitely sits much higher than mine does. Also found this model number as well 1S92RB (Black) and 1S92SS (Stainless Steel). After the forward bend on this one it's routed straight back like the stock pipes are. Although not exact, this one more closely matches the look or lines of the stock headers in my opinion. Revzilla says it doesn't fit the Fat Bob but has this picture of it on a Fat Bob... The Bassani website states they fit the 2018+ Fat Bob and Slim.

http://www.bassanipipes.com/roadrage...atbob-1-3.aspx




Mine goes down diagonally after the forward bend then bends again into the slight upsweep.



Was also looking at TBR Gen II,



Vance and Hines Pro Pipe,



And the Cobra El Diablo as suggested above but.....



After seeing the Bassani 1S92RB and SS today I think I'll probably just go that route and swap out my current pipe for essentially the same headers with different bends. I'm digging the sound and performance of the Road Rage and like you guys, want pipes that resemble the stock pipes and this model does so the most out of any of the other aftermarket pipes I've seen so far.
 

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Wow, good find, I like the flow of the headpipes on those 92s! But I also really like an aggressively upswept muffler. Maybe they'll figure a way to combine those headers with an upsweep by the time I'm ready to buy.

Looking forward to your report on ground clearance on the 92 pipes!
 


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