PO installed Samson Rip Saws in 2005. I purchased this bike on 2016 with 9k miles.

The Rip Saws sound AWESOME at idle. Give it some throttle and it was LOUD and sharp sounding. The old rip saws I learned cam with nonremovable baffles. I added some dk,s torque lollipops and really picked up some low end torque but no change is volume.

So I found a nice used set of big shots staggards for 200 bucks. Didnt have baffles so bought the VH quiet baffles from amazon. Wife and I installed over the weekend. Couldnt be happier:icon_banana

Sound is soooo much deeper, not near as loud. I can hear my engine noise, hear myself think and it sounds great. The Samsons kicked butt at idle but the big shots sound so much better. I didnt realize the rip saws were so loud.

Performance.... About the same as with the rip saws with the torque inserts. I may try them with the bigshots.

Just wanted to share my experience.

Dc

 

 

Congrats on finding an exhaust setup you like.I just sold my 05 Fatboy and I had Big Shots on mine well. I too put the quiet baffles in because the higher pitch without them was annoying. With baffles they were deeper and perfect.