Exhaust Help
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Charlotte County FL
I have a friend who has Big radius on his Fatboy they sound nice yes they are loud, one of the things about those pipes is they point to the ground and when you start the bike up it kicks up dust on his bike and the any bike parked next to it. I had Short Shots on my Sportster and they are loud which sounded nice until you went for a long ride, it gets to you after a while, and for a passenger its even worse. When I got new pipes for this bike I looked for something that the exit of the pipe was behind where I or my passenger sits. I just got VH Pro Pipe BP and so far I like them.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
I would get the short shots... I think the big radius are louder according to V&H.
If your goin over 5 bills, forgo the big radius and get a chrome fatcat!... Zanottis has awesome prices on pipes.
If your goin over 5 bills, forgo the big radius and get a chrome fatcat!... Zanottis has awesome prices on pipes.
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short shots
I had them on my bike 2002 FXSTS and didn't like them. They were loud and shallow no deep rumble at all and loud like a fuel dragster taking off at the starting line loud. I hope this a good discription for you.
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From: S.E. MO
Ok
Havent decided if going to get exhaust yet or wait but if go with the short shots I will probally get them sooner.
Havent decided if going to get exhaust yet or wait but if go with the short shots I will probally get them sooner.
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From: Upstate, SC
That's a perfect description. They sound like drag pipes to me.
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From: Clarksburg, PA
As posted over and over, get the quiet baffles for them.
They are not actually quiet, but bring the tone down to a pleasing rumble.
I think SS with stock baffles sound very hollow and tinny...the quiet baffles give it the Harley rumble and added back pressure which you will feel as more torque.
They are not actually quiet, but bring the tone down to a pleasing rumble.
I think SS with stock baffles sound very hollow and tinny...the quiet baffles give it the Harley rumble and added back pressure which you will feel as more torque.
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Joined: Nov 2008
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subjective thing....these pipes
and I never knew I'd feel this way, having always loved the loud rumble of muscle cars and motorcycles alike, but you can get 'er too loud! I had a nice looking set of longshots on my training cruiser 
which was a 1500 classic. Cylinder destabilization issues, and the many miles I had put on the bike with the pipes on, had caused this set up to end up being incredibly loud. All the neighbors were, I'm sure, dog-cussing me on a daily basis as I'd leave for work. The parking deck at work was painful to ride thru, even with a helment, or over the ears masks or covers on. I had someone come up to me where I had parked in town and asked if there was something wrong with my 'harley' and why was it so loud, hehe. The more mechanical guys would be able to shed even more light on what makes a bike loud, and what makes a bike sound "nice" without having too much volume. I'm looking for 2into2's again for my new bike, enjoying the way they look, and the cadence they give to the bikes sound. At the cost of high volume and sometimes "anoying" levels of crack, every mechanical enhancement, is often a compromise.
which was a 1500 classic. Cylinder destabilization issues, and the many miles I had put on the bike with the pipes on, had caused this set up to end up being incredibly loud. All the neighbors were, I'm sure, dog-cussing me on a daily basis as I'd leave for work. The parking deck at work was painful to ride thru, even with a helment, or over the ears masks or covers on. I had someone come up to me where I had parked in town and asked if there was something wrong with my 'harley' and why was it so loud, hehe. The more mechanical guys would be able to shed even more light on what makes a bike loud, and what makes a bike sound "nice" without having too much volume. I'm looking for 2into2's again for my new bike, enjoying the way they look, and the cadence they give to the bikes sound. At the cost of high volume and sometimes "anoying" levels of crack, every mechanical enhancement, is often a compromise.