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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 05:21 AM
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ORIGINAL: x2lee

you said mufflers... Those SE Harley Davidson logo slip-ons that the dealer carries are not loud they have a nice mellow rumble thats relativly quiet.
ORIGINAL: lombo

I'm not interested in top end maybe I shouldn't use the word performance. I'm looking for mellow sound with smooth throttle
+1 - as "loud pipes" go, they do have a decent sound.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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It really depends on how you work your throtle.
I've gone into campgrounds with both SE slip ons & a Thunderheader and not woken up anybody. When I do I'm working the clutch and barely using throtle.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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I wanted a low rumble tone so I went with the SE Slip ons, plus the SE A/C and the remap. If you just do the SE pipes by themselves you will get a nice bass tone, but to notice an improvement in performance you've got to do the remap too.
I got to hear the Rush Slip-ons on a Nightster at the dealership and they sound GREAT, but were mucho louder. Not as loud as V&H Straightshots, but still pretty loud.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Yeah I got the Rush slipons for my 1200C and quiet they are NOT. But the loudness is somehow not abrasive. It's nice and mellow depending on how you work the throttle.
 
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