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New Pipes
Howdy Guys,
As long as my orders through the military come through soon to come back to the states, I should be placing an order within the next few weeks. I found the V&H Competition Series 2/1 and from the videos on youtube, I REALLY love the sound. Does anybody here have that on their bike? What are your thoughts on those pipes? I was going to get the Big Radius 2/1, but once I heard the comp series I quickly changed my mind. One other member here showed me how when you scrape the Big Radius that the mounts can crack, so I was becoming a bit scared of those. BTW, I'm getting the powervision with it so the bike will be tuned.
As long as my orders through the military come through soon to come back to the states, I should be placing an order within the next few weeks. I found the V&H Competition Series 2/1 and from the videos on youtube, I REALLY love the sound. Does anybody here have that on their bike? What are your thoughts on those pipes? I was going to get the Big Radius 2/1, but once I heard the comp series I quickly changed my mind. One other member here showed me how when you scrape the Big Radius that the mounts can crack, so I was becoming a bit scared of those. BTW, I'm getting the powervision with it so the bike will be tuned.
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Talk to fuelmoto.com that is were i bought my V&H big radius 2-2, Power Vision, they have the best prices around, if you have any questions they can answer them
When you get back welcome back bro, i have been in the Army for the past 16 yr... I'm currently stationed here at Fort Lewis, WA
When you get back welcome back bro, i have been in the Army for the past 16 yr... I'm currently stationed here at Fort Lewis, WA
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That is exactly where I am getting my parts. Best prices by far. I'd just like some opinions on people who already own those pipes such as performance, noise, or whatever else they can tell me.
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I have a 2012 Fat Bob also, they look and sound kick ***, my guys at work can hear me a block away coming, i have sound clips on my Facebook and will try and put them on here... I went with the black powder coated ones, since i don't like too much chrome
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They are the definition of "Motorcycle" in my opinion. So being that you have had yours for a while, have you had any problems out of the MP's when coming on base? I just got this beast and I've been overseas almost the entire time.
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Also, does anybody have a link to a good header wrap? I've read these pipes have no heat shield and discolor fast. I'm thinking I will NEED the wrap then. What do I look for when buying the best wrap?
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I have read that those pipes are really loud, they do look great. If you want something not so loud that look somewhat simular, I like my Bassani Road Rage 1D5250. I use the quiet baffle which is still loud, but if you want louder then opt for the performance baffle.
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Alan, I actually just saw yours on some searches I was doing. Looks good man. I haven't heard any good sound bites yet, but I did get some bad news from V&H just now. My research said that the comp series pipes get really hot, discolor, and one guy had his pant leg catch fire. V&H emailed me and said there is a small heat shield on the rear header. I do not want to wrap my pipes at all because it can reduce the life (and looks) of the bike. So now I may go back to the big radius 2/1 that I originally wanted. That is, of course someone can vouch that the new comp series don't get too hot, discolored, or need the wrap.