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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:14 PM
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I think it is Butt ugly !!! It has suffered many weld failures the chrome not that awesome. Why do folks swear it the holy grail of exhaust for ?
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:17 PM
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I'm guessing it is the bad boy of loud. Ugly is part of the bad boy theme. It's prolly good for performance too.
 

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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:21 PM
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If you have to ask you will never understand. It's like asking, "why do people love guns so much?" Or "what's so great about a *****?"
 

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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:28 PM
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They do sound good imo but a lot that I have seen look as if quality is not too good. In fact just yesterday at the shop a tech was telling me he has always ran them but is tired of replacing them due to shitty quality. He was liking my bobcat by d and d. Still cant deny the sound of the thunderheader!
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:32 PM
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All the clips I have heard make it sound unharley. IMHO

But too each there own.
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:33 PM
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More accurately, it's like having a second ***** that makes you go faster and has the power to blow up people's eardrums.
 

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Old May 7, 2014 | 10:54 PM
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Because the sound of scraping medal gives them a woody
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 11:03 PM
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Sounds and looks like it belongs on a 89 Goldwing. No thanks.
 
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Thunderheader is not a cookie cutter style exhaust like Vance & Hines.
As upflying said, it is the "Bad Boy" of loud and ugly, both qualities I like.
 

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they sound awesome, especially if the engine has upgraded cams. They are expensive, then you have to pay extra for heat shields. I like my VH propipe better...
 
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