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Sep 10, 2006 | 03:08 PM

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mufflers

I am on the side of the isle that does not believe loud pipes saves lives. Non-the-less, I do like the sound of a nice rumble versus the somewhat tinney sound that my 05 1200 C tends to make.

Also, I am not interested in re-jetting or doing any engine mods to my bike. I am totally happy with it's performance and lack of idiosyncracies.

My question is: is there a muffler system or slip-on system that I can use that would give me the lower pitch rumble that I like without putting my bike in the category of being offensive and also not requiring any mechanical modifications?

Thanks for any help.

Sep 10, 2006 | 04:13 PM

Thumper26

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Yup, trade it in for a Vespa...

Sep 10, 2006 | 05:14 PM

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I have a set of the Cycle-Shack slip-ons and they produce the type of rumble you're looking for I think. They're not exceedingly loud under normal operation, but if you get into it they'll get your attention. Mounting them wasn't real difficult, I used an oil filter wrench to remove the old mufflers and if you're careful you can re-use the mesh steel gaskets on the cross-over tube.

Sep 10, 2006 | 05:57 PM

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Perhaps try the H-D SE11 Slash Down slip-on mufflers. I have these and do not find them offensive at all. Before I got them I was concerned with 'too loud' as well and opted for the SE's over the others which I believe are a bit louder than what I ended up with, so now I have louder than stock with the H-D rumble.

Sep 10, 2006 | 10:35 PM

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while I can't speak from personal experience (yet ), many of the aftermarket pipe makers have quiet baffles... although some are more quiet than others.

- Jerm

Sep 11, 2006 | 08:25 AM

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ORIGINAL: Thumper26

Yup, trade it in for a Vespa...

That's what I plan on doing when I'm about 85.

Sep 11, 2006 | 08:46 AM

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ORIGINAL: Thumper26

Yup, trade it in for a Vespa...

That's what I plan on doing when I'm about 85.

Yeah, sorry for that reply to an honest and sincere question - LOL![sm=badidea.gif]

My search was, and continues to be, very much like your own. So far I have tried the Cycle Shack Tapered slip-ons because I like the look of the stock-style pipes. I found them too loud for my liking and removed them. I then put on a set of slash-down SE II's. I had the SE II's on for about 5 minutes (didn't even ride the bike with them on) and took them off replacing them with the stock slip-ons. To me, the SE II's sounded as loud as the Cycle Shacks, but I never took it out of the garage to test them further (dumb idea). I continue to run the stock slip-ons at the moment but will be putting the SE II's back on soon for a longer ride trial. Problem is, at my summer home I live next door to the police commissioner and I don't want to tick him off, so I have to wait until October when I get back home to put the SE II's back on. The whole process of trying to find the sound I want is frustrating - and expensive!

Thumper26