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Thunderheaders vs. V&H Big Radius...

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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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Default Thunderheaders vs. V&H Big Radius...
...on a Street Bob.

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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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Thunderheaders perform great you cant beat a 2 into 1 for that. I had a set of BR on my softail and I drug them all the time. BR look good and perform better than stack by far. My 2 Cents
 
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If you like 2 into 1 ever think about the BR 2 into 1?
 
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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If you like 2 into 1 ever think about the BR 2 into 1?
I don't like em, but it's purely aesthetic.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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D&D Factcat... Haven't scraped it yet. I hear about the ThunderHeader guys scraping all the time. and the fatcat sounds better IMO
 
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Thunderheaders are megephones...and they're too damn long. I have V & H short shots for now, but my next pipe will be a 2 into 1.
 
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Even though I have a Thunderheader and I'm more than happy with the sound and performance I think there are better pipes out there for the Street bob.I think big radius are ugly and a bit of a fad.The Street Bob really screams out for a set of upswept fish tails or slash cut drag pipes to complete the old school bobber look.
 
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i have fat cats and am happy. it came down to those or the thunderheaders. for me it was price that eventually won out. that, and i don't care for the way the rear pipe curves around on the t.h. (aesthetically speaking). now if i could combine the t.h. rear and the fat cat forward, that to me would be ideal. maybe someday.
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Big radius a fad? Hmmm. I know that a 2-1 can be tuned to offer much better performance than a 2-2.
 
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