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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 04:04 AM
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It ok to run drag pipes on a stock 96ci street bob?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 05:20 AM
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From what perspective?

Noise-wise: You won't make any friends.

Performance-wise: It won't run as well (particularly at lower RPMs) as a good system.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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I would not run drag pipes on anything. I agree with the above poster on power loss. IMO I think you could do harm to the motor in the long term.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Yes, you are absolutely fine to run drag pipes an ANY Harley Davidson motorcycle. They have been the pipe of choice for countless decades and will continue to be used for 100 more years. They are loud and obnoxious, and are not the best choice if maximum performance is your goal, but they work. They are also very inexpensive compared to most other aftermarket systems. You can run them with or without cheap baffles and I prefer to run them with torque cones. You can expect a certain amount of decel popping on a newer fuel injected Harley with no additional tuning, but thats their nature. Krome Werks sells some outstanding baffles that have been proven to work superb inside of drags if you choose to quiet them down a bit. If you do nothing but the pipes, most people don't bother with tuning, but if your going to do an intake as well, you are going to need some additional tuning if you add drags.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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What he said^^^
Most of us got a Dyna for the performance aspect and drags will not do performance any good, but they'll work and their cheap...
 
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 12:21 PM
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I was just going to take the baffles out of my vance and hines pipes.

No harm to the engine right?
 
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I have a 2014 Street bob with V&H big radius pipes. Pros and cons to removing the baffles and running it that way.


Also, where can I find drag pipes for the same bike? looked on JP cycles but not sure if the ones they have fit my bike.
 
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Originally Posted by dchave103
I have a 2014 Street bob with V&H big radius pipes. Pros and cons to removing the baffles and running it that way.


Also, where can I find drag pipes for the same bike? looked on JP cycles but not sure if the ones they have fit my bike.
Pros to taking baffles out-
Cheap

Cons-
retarded loud
Loss of performance
Sounds terrible
Still have the ugly radius pipes
Everyone will hate you.



Take out the baffles, and viola drag pipes. Drag pipes are any exhaust pipe that is fairly short and has nothing to muffle sound or obstruct flow IMO.
 
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No baffles sound like *****, IMO. Not worth the performance loss for a couple extra dB's....especially in drag pipes. They're friggin loud with baffles, lol.
 
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Originally Posted by dchave103
I have a 2014 Street bob with V&H big radius pipes. Pros and cons to removing the baffles and running it that way.


Also, where can I find drag pipes for the same bike? looked on JP cycles but not sure if the ones they have fit my bike.
Vance & Hines Short Shots, Long Shots, etc, etc etc. Every exhaust company on the planet has some sort of pipes like these.
 
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