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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Anyone have thunderheaders on a softail? Post pics please. Wife is looking at these for her Deluxe, but I want to see how they look on a real bike first. Also, tell me how you like them, what you do or don't like about them, and about the sound of them

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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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Sorry no pics. A friend has one and it seems to work great. If it were me, Id get a D&D Fatcat. A regular poster here has one on a red softail and it looks really nice...
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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They are everywhere. Lots of people have them. They get good reviews for performance but mediocre to bad reviews for durability. Severl reports and observations of pitting, corrosion, rust, etc.

But they aren't too expensive so if you had one that started to rust out on you, just buy a new one.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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they are a louder pipe
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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Here's a pic. If you're interested I have this one for the 00-06 with with the heat sheilds avail. I went with the RB LSR
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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Here you go,





Certainly not the greatest looking pipes but they are the best when it comes to sound and performance.

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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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Thanks for the pics guys
Still trying to figure out what this gal wants on her bike. She Thought she liked the Thunderheaders, but today she saw a set up close, and din't like them at all. She doesn't like the back end as in her opinion, it looks thrown together and unfinished.

We shall keep looking...
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Thanks TT, great PS work, I gotta new background now

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Originally Posted by Trailfndr
Thanks for the pics guys
Still trying to figure out what this gal wants on her bike. She Thought she liked the Thunderheaders, but today she saw a set up close, and din't like them at all. She doesn't like the back end as in her opinion, it looks thrown together and unfinished.

We shall keep looking...
Here is the Fatcat I was talking about.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/4449405-post20.html
 
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