06 exhaust question...
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From: White Bear Lake, MN
06 exhaust question...
Hey guys/gals,[/align]Newbie here. Please bare with me. First, I would like to say that I am very impressed with this forum. I bought my bike (2006 1200 custom) last year. I love it.[/align][/align]My question is this, do I "need" to rejet if I plan to stay with a stock intake, and put on slipons? I have talked to a lot of people and it goes both ways. Some said that if you don't change the intake, you should be ok. But some say that you changed it a little, you should have to checked out and rejeted. [/align][/align]I should also let you know that when I brought it in for it's 1000 mile checkup, I had a small issue with it backfiring (coughing) when I would take off from a stop. But not all the time of course. So they said that they changed the main jet to a 45 from a 42. If this is the case, I would almost think that if I just threw on slip ons, that I wouldn't have to have it checked out and I should be ok. If not, what else do I need to worry about?[/align][/align]I guess the main reason I haven't done a full stage 1 is because I just don't see a reason for this bike. It's peppy enough for me and I don'tthink it's really worth the extra money they want for just an aircleaner.I just want to change the sound a little and make it so I can at least hear the exhaust while I ride.[/align][/align]Thanks for taking the time to help me out. I hope to get into a bigger bike when finances are a little better.[/align]
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Tourer
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From: Oswego, IL
RE: 06 exhaust question...
Just for a sake of reference I have a 2006 883 Custom and it has SE II slip-ons and I dont believe it ever had anything done to the jets. (I bought it used.) It seems to be running great. I'm probably running somewhat lean but I don't think I have had a backfire yet.
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RE: 06 exhaust question...
What you will get out of slip-ons are a better sound and possibly a reduction in back pressure. You will not have to rejet as you are not changing the air/fuel mixture with a less restricted air cleaner. Put your slip-ons on and enjoy the added rumble without any other mods being necessary.
I doubt you even needed the #45 jet. Most likely a simple and small opening of your idle mixture adjustment screw would have done the trick (NOT the idle adjustment screw, unless your idle was too low).
I doubt you even needed the #45 jet. Most likely a simple and small opening of your idle mixture adjustment screw would have done the trick (NOT the idle adjustment screw, unless your idle was too low).
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RE: 06 exhaust question...
Just to add pipes, there is no need to make any adjustments to the carb. I installed my pipes first, thebike ran fine that way with stock air cleaner and no carb work. After about 5,000 miles I added the Screamin Eagle air cleaner, and did the carb re-jet and tuning.
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RE: 06 exhaust question...
I have a 2006 sportster 883. I was wondering if i knock out the tabs in the existing mufflers, how does it sound? I was told that the bike will have a tin canning sound. Anyone do this to there bike? Or do i just put on some slip-on? I don't want to spend alot of money. I want the bike to sound alittle louder then it does. Thanks for your input.
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RE: 06 exhaust question...
before i did the stage one i knocked the tabs out myself. They sounded pretty good.....BUT I only punched a hole in them and did not knock them completely out. you may want to think about that
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From: White Bear Lake, MN
RE: 06 exhaust question...
Thank you all for your imput. Looks like I just need to find a good set of slipons that I will like. [/align][/align]Thumper26,[/align]The bike was under warrenty yet and so HD did the work.They brought up all the same fixes as you have but they decided to do the jet size change. I guess I can't complain cause I didn't get charged for it. It did take care of the problem. [/align]