Slip ons
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From: Northwest
No tuner needed with just slip-ons. If you go with "loud" pipes, know that those pipes have very little backpressure and will only really give you a little HP boost at the top end, but you will lose low end torque.
I have V&H Straightshots with their quiet baffle installed. I like them, good "Harley" sound, but quieter and deeper than with the standard straightshot baffle, which was just too much.
I have V&H Straightshots with their quiet baffle installed. I like them, good "Harley" sound, but quieter and deeper than with the standard straightshot baffle, which was just too much.
Road Captain
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From: Hugoton, Kansas
You wont need the power commander unless you change your air breather setup, or if you add pipes with the air breather. Speaking of slip-ons and not to hijack your thread, Ive got a set of cycle shacks for a fat bob for sale.
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From: The beautiful NW GA mountains.
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Cruiser
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From: NC
I have cycle shacks, and love them. Cost like 130 new. I bought them 1.5 yrs ago as a temp before I purchase a complete exhaust. Still have not replaced them! Cant beat it, and sounds great. I did not do any downloads or anything. But I do still have a stock air cleaner.
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From: Vancouver, BC
you dont need any kind of fuel management with slip ons....even if you add an air cleaner all you really need is the stage 1 flash from the dealer (you technicaly dont even need that as the newer FI bikes will adjust to small upgrades like this)
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From: Bowie MD
Cycle Shack slip-ons here too. I have the stock air cleaner and didnt do any programming. Bike sounds and runs great.
I'll program it when I move to a full exhaust and heavy breather.
I'll program it when I move to a full exhaust and heavy breather.
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Road Captain
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From: maine
I have an 07 SG and I just put on V&H straight shots and a stage 1 air kit on it, got the stage 1 down load from the dealer and I'm happy as hell. Nice noise and noticably quicker. I think I saved a good amt of scratch on the download vs a fuel-pac.
Last edited by jskelington; Mar 12, 2009 at 10:32 AM.
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