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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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SS's are loud due to the length of the pipe. That is all i can say. Sound is too personal for me to decide off a video.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 1931jamesw
Are you sure you want short shots? I had some on a softail and it sounded pretty puny. If you do a search here you will find alot of people end up putting big city thunder baffles in them and some still aren't happy with the sound of them. I love the look and if that's what you're after I get that but for sound I'd go with something else. JMO.
I had the Short Shot staggered on my Train.
Loved the look.
Like James said, I ended up putting in the BCT baffles and still did not like the sound. They were fairly loud but I would never buy them again. When I bought them, they were one of the first "Black" pipes to him the market. Now there are tons of better options.

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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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If you have a chance, I'd go to the dealership and set out in the parking lot and look an listen until you find what you're looking for.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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The sound bites on the Internet for exhaust systems are something akin to a fart through a megaphone. You can't smell a fart through a megaphone. Does that make sense?
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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yeah totally i wasnt going to buy anything with out listening to it on an actual bike first.
 
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Has anyone taken the stock baffles out and just reversed them in the pipe? If so How did they sound?
 
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