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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 05:17 AM
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Try riding in the opposite direction. That should even things out.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 11:15 AM
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Try riding in the opposite direction. That should even things out.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 12:48 PM
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YES! Your bike is an HD lemon and you should sell it to me for $5k. Get out while you can!

It will be my good deed for the year. 😉
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 12:53 PM
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That Deluxe looks sweet , nice color combo !
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 01:13 PM
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OP You have a big problem. Harley. Those bikes are nothing but problems.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 02:22 PM
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A little dry and black soot is normal. Here are some pics of mine (twin cam 103 stg2) The mufflers are SE Fatshots (Supertrapp)



Left exhaust

right exhaust
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 03:04 PM
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yea my old road king did that i just carry a small rag to wipe it off. it must be a 2 into 1 into 2, but not true duals. and my ultra does it as well but not as bad as the road king did. if you had true duals then i would say take it in.
As I said, other bikes did not do this but this is my first touring model. Sounds like a touring family thing. You're correct on the 2-1-2 but they are true duals. I'll bring it up next time I'm at the dealership. At the very least they can give me a little insight as to why this is normal.

Vance & Hines Power Duals
 
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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 03:10 PM
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I ain't buying that the second pipe is just for looks. Maybe at idle and low rpm there's enough pipe for both cylinders to exhaust out one side but the air will always take the path of least resistance. Once the rpm goes up those pipes will be working evenly.
 
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When you say smoking, are you seeing blue oil smoke or the condensation vapor coming out of the exhaust? My Roadie will vapor exhaust for about 30 seconds on the right side then my left side will start showing vapor exhaust. Stock exhaust headers V&H slip-ons. Best descriptor I have for a cool morning exhaust.
 
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Originally Posted by turbotom1052
the touring bikes do that because of the way the exhaust is configured from the factory. If you put your hands behind each of the exhausts as the bike is idling you will immediately see where the issue lies. As mentioned the left side exhaust is mostly a dummy in order to give the bike symmetry. ill bet a good 85% or more of the exhaust gas volume is coming out the right side.
I absolutely never knew this before. That does explain why one pipe gets dirtier than the other.
 
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