V&H Side Shots install notes
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V&H Side Shots install notes
I just installed these Vance & Hines Side shots (PN#26001) on my 06 Street Bob with the quiet baffles (PN#21301).
My notes to start are:
When installing the quiet baffles use scotch tape to tighten down the new wrapping. Make sure you line up the holes first and they slide right in.
Take off the passenger peg, battery cover, seat and air cleaner cover. Make sure to cover the motor with a towel & shop rags. Get the 3M blue masking tape to protect the heat shields by the flanges. Tape off the frame and fins near the exhaust ports with double thickness of the tape.
Do not install the oxygen sensors until last and everything is on. Leave the heat shields loose and do not install the new bracket to the transmission yet. Without the bracket on it makes it easier to fit the new pipes to the heads. The new bracket will go on fine once the pipes are loosely bolted on. The key here is keep everything loose until you have everything on and checked.
Start with matching up the front pipe to the exhaust port. I used a small piece of PVC piping wrapped in duct tape for leveraging the pipes around. A small card board box helps keep the pipe tips protected and off the ground. The trick to lining up the rear port is lifting up on the pipes. Take your time, after a couple attempts they just fall in. No need to pull or spread the pipes apart.
My notes to start are:
When installing the quiet baffles use scotch tape to tighten down the new wrapping. Make sure you line up the holes first and they slide right in.
Take off the passenger peg, battery cover, seat and air cleaner cover. Make sure to cover the motor with a towel & shop rags. Get the 3M blue masking tape to protect the heat shields by the flanges. Tape off the frame and fins near the exhaust ports with double thickness of the tape.
Do not install the oxygen sensors until last and everything is on. Leave the heat shields loose and do not install the new bracket to the transmission yet. Without the bracket on it makes it easier to fit the new pipes to the heads. The new bracket will go on fine once the pipes are loosely bolted on. The key here is keep everything loose until you have everything on and checked.
Start with matching up the front pipe to the exhaust port. I used a small piece of PVC piping wrapped in duct tape for leveraging the pipes around. A small card board box helps keep the pipe tips protected and off the ground. The trick to lining up the rear port is lifting up on the pipes. Take your time, after a couple attempts they just fall in. No need to pull or spread the pipes apart.
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sounds cool!
Thanks,
The exhaust does sound cool, thumps rather than rasps. Before today I really only started it twice in the driveway. I broke my hand 8 weeks ago and actually today I finally took it out for a ride. The install wasn't bad with one weak hand.
There's a big sound difference from SEII slip-ons I was running. The V&H Side Shots definitely bring back the low-end torque, due to the power chamber or quiet baffles. You can feel the difference right away throughout the power-band. Oh yeah and they look cool too, not that standard exhaust configuration.
The exhaust does sound cool, thumps rather than rasps. Before today I really only started it twice in the driveway. I broke my hand 8 weeks ago and actually today I finally took it out for a ride. The install wasn't bad with one weak hand.
There's a big sound difference from SEII slip-ons I was running. The V&H Side Shots definitely bring back the low-end torque, due to the power chamber or quiet baffles. You can feel the difference right away throughout the power-band. Oh yeah and they look cool too, not that standard exhaust configuration.
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