Vance and Hines Power Duals
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From: Bellevue, NE
I have them on my '15 Ultra. I like them, however the collector cover scrapes on tight right hand turns. Actually on graded right turns, it has scraped and lifted the rear tire off the ground, thank god I was already being cautious when it happened.
On '11 RGU didn't have this issue.
Anyone else had this problem??
On '11 RGU didn't have this issue.
Anyone else had this problem??
They will I have them fitted to my 2016 Road Glide Ultra CVO, makes it freaking loud though.
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And like this.... I would never recommend those headers. Yes it lifted the bike up and slid over about 3ft before it caught. That combined with the crappy X-pipe heat shield that digs into the chrome creating a rust spot. Better options are out there.
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From: Bellevue, NE
I agree, I won't recommend them either. I recently contacted V&H to complain, hoping to get a little relief on some replacement heat shields. No such luck. The front pipe shield and the crossover shield were something like $300.00. I told them no thanks.
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Mine looks just like stro1965's. Scrap them all the time. Lifted rear tire two different times. (Once on the Dragon)
Also, I had the V&H's HiFlow mufflers (4.5"). they would always hit anytime I pulled out of some parking lot and turned right. Especially if there was some sort of dropoff or dip.
Just kind of hit me.... I didn't hardly ever scrap the bottom of x-pipe when I had them on my 2012 SG. But on the CVO RGU, all the time.
Also, I had the V&H's HiFlow mufflers (4.5"). they would always hit anytime I pulled out of some parking lot and turned right. Especially if there was some sort of dropoff or dip.
Just kind of hit me.... I didn't hardly ever scrap the bottom of x-pipe when I had them on my 2012 SG. But on the CVO RGU, all the time.
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
I'm surprised Hines is allowed to sell them as they are a potential hazard. Far too many mention scraping and possibly unloading the rear tire.
1) they just don't look good IMHO
2) stock heat shields over a decat header look better and for most part the owner would not notice any difference in performance if you're sticking with a Thundermax
3) what I said in #1
1) they just don't look good IMHO
2) stock heat shields over a decat header look better and for most part the owner would not notice any difference in performance if you're sticking with a Thundermax
3) what I said in #1
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From: Vancouver, WA
I've never scraped mine..ever. Not too loud either. Maybe I don't lay it down as much as some but from what I can tell, the floor boards would hit first anyway. Personally, I like the Power Duals. Fit and finish is great too as well as performance increase.
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Have them on my 14 ultra, scraped them on the beartooth pass. I was not impressed. Another issue I had is my wife complained of the heat from them . Due to the size of the collector they create a lot of heat for the passenger. I wrapped my pipe with header tape and its ok now. Would never buy this pipe again.
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The floorboard will not hit first if you hit a bump or compress the suspension in a corner. Don't be surprised when it happens.