Calling all FatBoy Lo Owners
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Ottawa, Canada
Misbehavin - love the ride. How to you like the full Roush cross-over? I was looking at those online and really like the look on the Lo. Are you running baffles? How loud are the pipes? I am more keen for performance/looks than sound. And they are pickly up north about Dbs.....
2nd Gear
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 6
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From: Indianapolis
Nice bike. I love the mods. How do you find the loudness with the V&H's? I would like to improve on performance but as I mentioned in an earlier post, due to infuriating noise bylaws where I usually ride want to avoid tickets. I love the look of V&Hs though. Just have heard they are really loud. Any insight much appreciated.
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Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Sheboygan,Wi
Misbehavin - love the ride. How to you like the full Roush cross-over? I was looking at those online and really like the look on the Lo. Are you running baffles? How loud are the pipes? I am more keen for performance/looks than sound. And they are pickly up north about Dbs.....
So I haven't been on here in a while... had to catch up 50 pages. Money has been tighter than usual and work has been insane, so not much work has been done on the bike. Still the same, just alot more miles on her.
Your guys bikes are looking great! Keep up the good work!
Your guys bikes are looking great! Keep up the good work!
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: North Maryland
1089.9
1089.9 Thats how many miles I road this weekend.
On Thursday I rode from Maryland, into Virginia, into West Virginia, back into Virginia, then back into West Virginia, then back into Maryland, then into West Virginia again, and finally into Ohio Where I went to the Easy Rider Rodeo on Chillicothe OH.
What a great trip.. Over 300 photos and Im having a hard time finding any I can send that wont get someone in trouble..
A real Sturgis trip is on the clock to happen soon.. Even if move, I may rent a bike just to make the ride..
My bike got very dirty.. covered in mud too, but she likes it dirty..
Damage note, I managed to hit my swingarm bag in some twisties.. scraped just enough to cut up the stitching so I have to get that repaired now... Also managed to melt part of my boot on a pipe cover so have a small mark now.. At first I always freaked out about these things, now Im looking at them more like scars.. Thats why I ride and not just look at it all shiny in a window..
On Thursday I rode from Maryland, into Virginia, into West Virginia, back into Virginia, then back into West Virginia, then back into Maryland, then into West Virginia again, and finally into Ohio Where I went to the Easy Rider Rodeo on Chillicothe OH.
What a great trip.. Over 300 photos and Im having a hard time finding any I can send that wont get someone in trouble..
A real Sturgis trip is on the clock to happen soon.. Even if move, I may rent a bike just to make the ride..
My bike got very dirty.. covered in mud too, but she likes it dirty..
Damage note, I managed to hit my swingarm bag in some twisties.. scraped just enough to cut up the stitching so I have to get that repaired now... Also managed to melt part of my boot on a pipe cover so have a small mark now.. At first I always freaked out about these things, now Im looking at them more like scars.. Thats why I ride and not just look at it all shiny in a window..
Last edited by Stratoscape; Sep 6, 2012 at 08:22 PM.
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,017
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From: Columbus, OH
1089.9 Thats how many miles I road this weekend.
On Thursday I rode from Maryland, into Virginia, into West Virginia, back into Virginia, then back into West Virginia, then back into Maryland, then into West Virginia again, and finally into Ohio Where I went to the Easy Rider Rodeo on Chillicothe OH.
What a great trip.. Over 300 photos and Im having a hard time finding any I can send that wont get someone in trouble..
A real Sturgis trip is on the clock to happen soon.. Even if move, I may rent a bike just to make the ride..
My bike got very dirty.. covered in mud too, but she likes it dirty..
Damage note, I managed to hit my swingarm bag in some twisties.. scraped just enough to cut up the stitching so I have to get that repaired now... Also managed to melt part of my boot on a pipe cover so have a small mark now.. At first I always freaked out about these things, now Im looking at them more like scars.. Thats why I ride and not just look at it all shiny in a window..
On Thursday I rode from Maryland, into Virginia, into West Virginia, back into Virginia, then back into West Virginia, then back into Maryland, then into West Virginia again, and finally into Ohio Where I went to the Easy Rider Rodeo on Chillicothe OH.
What a great trip.. Over 300 photos and Im having a hard time finding any I can send that wont get someone in trouble..
A real Sturgis trip is on the clock to happen soon.. Even if move, I may rent a bike just to make the ride..
My bike got very dirty.. covered in mud too, but she likes it dirty..
Damage note, I managed to hit my swingarm bag in some twisties.. scraped just enough to cut up the stitching so I have to get that repaired now... Also managed to melt part of my boot on a pipe cover so have a small mark now.. At first I always freaked out about these things, now Im looking at them more like scars.. Thats why I ride and not just look at it all shiny in a window..
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 44
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From: Ottawa, Canada
Albartoss14 - Thanks for compliment. Are you happy with the LED headlight? I can't bring myself to drop the $$$ for that. As far as V&H being loud... When I had the pipes installed, I also upgraded the bike to stage 1 and added the cams. My bike is louder than it was stock but I really don't know how much louder just the pipe is from the stage 1 and cam work. I will say the V&H pipe has a deeper and throatier sound than other 2-1 pipes. Some love it, some hate it. I don't think it is obnoxious. I didn't want to get a pipe so loud my neighbors hated me. So far, I haven't heard any complaints, just compliments, 'Now it sounds like a Harley.' I guess I really didn't answer your question. If you know your bylaw db range, get on the V&H website and contact a rep and see if they know the dbs it produces. As far as performance, I don't know if this is across the board or just my dyno tuner but I have a dip in my power bands from 2100 to 2600 rpm. I was told that V&H pipes have this dip, the dyno tuner couldn't get it out. If you want a performance increase, go D&D Fatcat (it is an animal) but that pipe is loud as hell and would cause you ticket troubles. I don't know if I helped or hindered.
But the fact that it is blacked out and looks awesome helped
Thanks for the comments on the exhaust I believe anything over 94 db is a problem. Hard to go to anything but stock or SE slip ons to stay under. But are slip ons enough ? Sigh.
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Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 44
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From: Ottawa, Canada
Thanks for the compliments. I love the sound of my pipes. They have a nice deep rumble with the 2.0 wrapped baffles in them. They are not to loud while cruising easy in town, but when I get on it they will set off some car alarms. On the highway cruising they aren't to bad but still a bit loud. I don't have a dyno comparison for them but I noticed a nice difference in performance increase with the pipes, air cleaner and tuner. I might suggest the 1.5 baffles for your location.
. Do you think there is much performance change with baffles ? Or are they purely just changing volume ? I always thought bigger the baffles the quieter.
