When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
looking for a good performing exhaust for a 1996 softail custom. bike has a big bore kit, mikuni carb, big sucker, getting head work and woods 8 cam. I use to have a thunderheader and I did not like it.
so looking for looks, sound and overall performance.
Supertrapp 2-1. I wasn't aware that they made big bore kits for an evo?
Surely you are joking. There are more big bore and stroker kits than I can count.
Back to the OP, the sky is the limit for exhausts. Bang for the buck, keep the stock headers and crossover pipe and go with a set of slip ons. Sound is subjective and what sounds great to one guy is obnoxious to another. That being said, Rush and Cycle Shack are two popular choices for slip ons.
Avoid straight drag pipes. They make lots of noise and usually produce very little low end streetable power and torque.
I like the Rhineharts on my dad's Road King, but most Rhinehart products are made for touring bikes. Even though his Road King is a twin cam, his bike actually sounds pretty good. Still not as good as my Evo though haha.
Rb racing is one of the better pipes. I have one but by what I hear is the supertrapp is a better choice because you can tune it to your build and produce the most amount of hp/tq. As for the 8 cam it really likes 10.8:1, I know cause I have one of those too. Don't forget to post a dyno when completed
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.