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Jul 27, 2010 | 08:54 PM

#11

NSCoyote

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From: Nova Scotia,Canada

i love loud pipes, on my bike, in my trucks, in my old cars, but only so much as to not hurt performance. stock pipes restrict performance open drags kill street performance, gotta find the happy medium where BCT monster baffles or rather my home made version comes in a set of them in drags and you get the rumble and roar with minimal mid/low range losses. of course in my truck big pipe wide open is best for the diesel keeps the EGT's down low

Jul 27, 2010 | 08:55 PM

#12

fastjoe

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From: Baytown Tx.

If it's too loud, you're too old.

Jul 27, 2010 | 08:56 PM

#13

dope_man_21

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From: Carrollton, Georgia

Quote:

Originally Posted by will2002

Loud pipes are a pain in the ears.

And quite pipes are a pain in the ***

Jul 27, 2010 | 10:31 PM

#14

Other Sheep

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From: Escondido, CA

Vance and Hines make a quiet baffle that will deepen the tone and with a name like goobernogin, yes, you are crazy.

Jul 27, 2010 | 10:36 PM

#15

Kadorja

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Never going back to stock. I could barely hear the bike. I dont think mine are loud when I ride but hearing anyone else ride her they are loud as hell and I like it that way.

Jul 27, 2010 | 10:45 PM

#16

BassCatcher

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From: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

You are kidding....right?

Quiet Harley's are almost un American.

Age has nothing to do with it. I'm 63.

Jul 27, 2010 | 10:47 PM

#17

FLYING

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From: Wisconsin

Why not try some new baffles for your existing pipes,it may save money and some time too!

Jul 27, 2010 | 10:54 PM

#18

mentor70

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From: Diamond Bar, California

i remember the day i picked up my bike, they fired it up, and i was like WTF is wrong with this bike?!? sounds like a broken sewing machine! I told them to take the damn thing back and bring out the HARLEY i ordered!

BTW, I have seen quite a few bikes lately with stock pipes on them, its very weird to see them just humming by and you hear the valve train noise over everything else!

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