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Old 08-19-2017, 08:43 AM
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Fuelmoto slip ons sound excellent, quiet enough for around town, great bark going through the gears. Fit and finish is outstanding.
 
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I have them on mine and have the stage 1 upgrade with SE a.c. and tune. I think they sound great when you're one the throttle and even cruising. But like others have said, nothing to brag about at idle. Hoping a stage 2 torque cam will help. Well I'm seriously considering even holding off on that and going aftermarket when my warranty is up.....or close to being up.
 

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Be kind. First video upload to my private YouTube page ever. Lol

As the title says. MK 45's with stage 1 SE. Idle is still way to tame.
 
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Awesome. Thanks for the upload and your opinion
 
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I am running them on my RGS. THey're great, the quality of the build is outstanding and they do exactly what I hoped they would. They are touring quiet at idle and moderate cruising, then open up nicely when on the gas. If you want an all-the-time noisemaker this is not your pipe. Rather, its for the guy that goes out for 6 to 10 hours on the bike and wants to still have some hearing left when he gets home, and the ability to hear the radio while riding. My days of jackhammering exhaust in my ear are over, though I appreciate a rumble when I'm on the gas. I run with baffles in, no tune on the bike.

And they look great on the bike, too. Best price I was able to find was at at West End Motorsports in PA.
 
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Fuel Moto has great prices on these also. With shipping these are about $40 less than West End's price after doing some searching this morning.

Way it looks, these are going to be my first choice. I like the way they've been described.
 
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Old 08-22-2017, 06:52 AM
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One of the guys I ride with has them and they sound good. honestly though there is not that much of a difference between V&H, Rinehart and S&S with the M8 from what I have heard.
 
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Originally Posted by Badbagger09
I put them on my SGS after much research. It is difficult to decide on a set of slip ons with just videos but it appears I made the right choice. My ride is stock and just wanted a little more rumble.




where did you get your extended bags? Those tips look good with your set up.
 
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Originally Posted by todd-67
One of the guys I ride with has them and they sound good. honestly though there is not that much of a difference between V&H, Rinehart and S&S with the M8 from what I have heard.
I had V&H 4" Twin Slash on my bike (which are currently for sale here on the forum at a very good price). The Vance and Hines are great for short rides, but the cruise tone db level was too high for me, leaving me with some annoyance after several hours and ringing in the ears - don't need or want that. Had a lifetime of racing motorcycle exhausts, no more ear-splitters for me.

Tone on the S&S is deeper, and the pipe is quieter at cruise with baffles in than the Vance and Hines. The S&S is much finer crafted - heavier, and not the easiest to install with the 4.5" size vs the 4". There is precious little clearance on the right pipe to get by the axle nut. The black billet ends - perfect. You will pay more for this pipe - but there's a lot to like. I haven't pulled out the baffles, probably never will.

When you crack the gas, there is plenty of smile it will rumble when you want it to - rest of the time you can hear the radio and talk to your passenger if you want unlike the V&H.
 

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Met a guy last week at the dealership who had the 4" S&S on his '17 RK. Sounded great, a very deep and wonderful tone. Probably my favorite to date.
 


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