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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 12:08 PM
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Just bought the millwalkie eight on my 2018 roadglide
looking for advice on what type of pipes I should get
I like a mid aggressive to aggressive sound
several technicians said that I cannot get an aggressive pipe for the millwalkie eight
 
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 12:16 PM
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You bought a 2018 road glide and then bought a Milwaukee 8 to put in it? All Road Glides starting in 2017 have the M8 engine. lol

Not sure what your technician's definition of "aggressive pipe" is. You can put slip ons on your bike aggressive or not....sound on the M8s are not quite the same as previous Harley engines.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 12:25 PM
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Do you know of a particular slip on that sounds good I looked on YouTube but it’s really hard to make a decision off of a video
 
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 12:30 PM
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 12:31 PM
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The it will be equally hard to make a decision here based of others idea of sounding good. Videos are the next best thing to hearing in person. I think my setup sounds good, but my video doesn't sound as good as in person. Others will say theirs sound good.

Best thing to do is go to some local bike nights and hear some on others bikes.

Your dealer will also have different bikes with different slip ons installed as well in the showroom. Crank each of them up....best if they're outside as well. The echo from inside buildings skew the sounds IMO.
 
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Thanks brother
 
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comparison starts at 1:25
 
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 02:17 PM
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I think the only way you are going to get the aggressive sound that you want is to put a high performance cam in the M8 with a new set of pipes.
 
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