2 into 1 options?
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IMHO, I'd stick with the Pro-Pipe. You could try the Thunderheader, but they aren't made as well as the V&H pipes. I use the Pro-Pipe on all my bikes and once the baffle is tuned on the dyno, it runs better than any other 2-1 I've tested.
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IMHO, I'd stick with the Pro-Pipe. You could try the Thunderheader, but they aren't made as well as the V&H pipes. I use the Pro-Pipe on all my bikes and once the baffle is tuned on the dyno, it runs better than any other 2-1 I've tested.
IMHO, I'd stick with the Pro-Pipe. You could try the Thunderheader, but they aren't made as well as the V&H pipes. I use the Pro-Pipe on all my bikes and once the baffle is tuned on the dyno, it runs better than any other 2-1 I've tested.
What do you mean buy the Thunderheader's arent made as good? I have heard this several times and I guess I just don't see it?????
I have a 2-1 Thunderheader my Dad has The Slip-on Thunderheaders and our Chrome and welds look pretty darn good to me. Also I think the Thunderheader sounds a lot better then the V&H.
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The Thunderheader is a very good performing exhaust system, which is the important thing, IMHO. You and your dad must be lucky, or clean the bikes constantly. I ride my bike 11 months out of the year, almost daily, washing it when I have time, usually once a month or so. The Pro-Pipe on my Dyna still looks like new after three years (except for a small scrape on it from leaning a bit too far to the right). All the Thunderheader pipes I've seen (many dozens) start rusting in various places after a few months, and the metal is thinner than the V&H pipes. The fit isn't as good, either. Every set of V&H pipes I've installed always fit perfectly with no adjustments needed to the mounting hardware. Also, the chrome isn't as good as the V&H pipes, IMO. I found a small flaw in a set of Pro-Pipes I was installing for a customer and V&H replaced them with no questions.
As for the sound.... who cares? I buy pipes (and build bikes) for safety first, performance second. Appearance and sound are the lower priorities. Just because a bike sounds good doesn't mean it runs good. I wouldn't care if my bike sounded like a BMW, as long as the performance was exceptional. Then again, I've been racing H-Ds for a long time, so I have different priorities than most newbie riders. There's a lot more to a Harley than it's sound. Besides, I don't ride to impress anyone. If they don't like the way my bike looks or sounds, I couldn't care less. I'll still outrun most stage 2 Twinkies with my 80 inch EVO, even the 2007 models.
As for the sound.... who cares? I buy pipes (and build bikes) for safety first, performance second. Appearance and sound are the lower priorities. Just because a bike sounds good doesn't mean it runs good. I wouldn't care if my bike sounded like a BMW, as long as the performance was exceptional. Then again, I've been racing H-Ds for a long time, so I have different priorities than most newbie riders. There's a lot more to a Harley than it's sound. Besides, I don't ride to impress anyone. If they don't like the way my bike looks or sounds, I couldn't care less. I'll still outrun most stage 2 Twinkies with my 80 inch EVO, even the 2007 models.
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MEN,
Was over at QUAKER STEAK & LUBE, State colledge PA right near PENN STATE UNIVERSITY and every WED. night is biker night got to hear a ton of pipes and ask some questions I focused on the 2-1 pipes only as I was wandering around the fleet of bikes Most of them were way to loud, but a couple really sounded great I heard a couple fat cats and H&S pro pipes both sounded good but I liked the D&D FAT cats the best they have that deep rumble ! Just what my ears like at idel anyway , it got late so I didn't get to hear them rumble down colledge avenue
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Was over at QUAKER STEAK & LUBE, State colledge PA right near PENN STATE UNIVERSITY and every WED. night is biker night got to hear a ton of pipes and ask some questions I focused on the 2-1 pipes only as I was wandering around the fleet of bikes Most of them were way to loud, but a couple really sounded great I heard a couple fat cats and H&S pro pipes both sounded good but I liked the D&D FAT cats the best they have that deep rumble ! Just what my ears like at idel anyway , it got late so I didn't get to hear them rumble down colledge avenue
Tj
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That's what I need. I need someone to ride my bike so I can actually hear what my pipes sound like to others. I love the way they sound from the seat but would like to hear them do a drive by. They have definitely turned quite a few heads as I have taken off from a light.
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Guess that's one difference between a biker and a poser. A biker doesn't care what his bike sounds like to others as long as it runs good. A poser is more concerned about how it sounds and looks than how it performs. LOL!
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