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Old May 7, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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Default Dragging pipes?

I have V&H big staggered big shots on my pipes on my bike and have it lowered about 1 1/2 -2 inches and i have a few scrapes on the bottom of the pipes now from cornering on the MO twisties. I love the sound of the pipes but i just dont like them dragging on the ground that much, ive thought of the idea of selling them(cant see the scratches until you look under the bike) and getting something that doest hang as low. I want power and sound so what your you guys recommend? a nice 2 into 1? or something like the v&h big radius pipes?
 
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Old May 7, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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I have big rads 2-2. They arescratched badly to the point of wanting to replace them due to dragging them so often. Im not lowered either. I have ground off the bottom of my brake arm and the feeler from the foot rest.

I couldnt imagine how much would be ground off my bike if it was lowered.
 
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Old May 7, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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I had a v&h pro pipe. never touched the ground.. went to a copy of what you have now, and can barley lean right at all and the thing is dragging
 
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Old May 7, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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softail lowered 1.5 inches in the rear and I occasionally drag V&H Big Radius on tight right turns.

 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 02:46 AM
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...or something like the v&h big radius pipes?
Big Radius scrape like a ****. I chopped off the bottom all the way up to the baffle and it still scrapes. I've completely ground through the metal and the baffle is exposed.
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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damn, they looked a bit shorter so i thought the may work, i guess those are outa the question
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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I have the Big Radius 2 into 1 and mine is lowered 2". I drag them sometimes too.
 
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