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all except for the new pipe, IMO it looks oddly out of place and leaves the bike unfinished looking with the cutouts for pipes out back.
Sorry, but you are mistaken. Take another look. The rear fender does not have cutout for the exhaust, the circular indents at the bottom are merely for stylistic shape and for cosmetic purposes only. In order to have the split exhaust exit the rear, there would need to be cutouts in both the fender and the bags. These bags and fender are available with cutouts, but I chose the no cutout option.
Nice job! Will that pipe take away from hp and tq?
Thanks for the compliment. Actually, I've noticed significantly more power with the new air cleaner, fuel pack, and pipe. The bike definitely has more torque. I'm not going to dyno it, but Dirty Bird claims the pipe "Makes 76.59 HP and 88.23 Torque with stage 1 air cleaner on 2007s- Present touring models." It doesn't specifically state what kind of results it will get on a 2014 with the high output 103.
The fuel pack that I put on is the Vance & Hines Fuelpak FP3. It has an autotuning function and has a smartphone user interface feature that is really slick. Basically, you use bluetooth to connect to it and you can map the bike directly from your iPhone or Droid. I haven't played with it a whole lot yet, but plan to in the coming week.
Overall, very happy with the pipe from a performance standpoint, and I'm totally in love with the sound. It is not too loud at all, and strikes just the right chord at cruising speed. But it's loud enough to get attention from other vehicles on the road for sure.
I'm working on the video and will hopefully have it up tomorrow before I leave town on a business trip.
Looks badass! I like the look of the *** end and that pipe! It looks like it has some style...not like the sea of Street Glides that look stock.
I have some TopShop 4.5" bags coming in, as well as side covers. I am going to keep the stock rear fender. I have a Thrasher exhaust on the way.
I am doing it all my self...The bike is Denim Black so I am gonna try to match the paint up myself with some John Deere Blitz Black paint. It should be fun!
all except for the new pipe, IMO it looks oddly out of place and leaves the bike unfinished looking with the cutouts for pipes out back.
To each their own I think it looks uniformed from the back, I think a two into one looks funny on a bagger without a ghost pipe. I'm not sure but I don't think the back of the bike is designed for pipes, the bags are not cut out and what cut outs we see on the fender only are probably only 2 inches wide. Maybe Op can chime in.
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