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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 06:52 AM
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Am I ever glad I have true duals.
Pay to rob power cause it sounds good, or pay to hang metal off your bike that does nothing. If a gun was pointed at my head I would choose the true duals.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 09:00 AM
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Pay to rob power cause it sounds good, or pay to hang metal off your bike that does nothing. If a gun was pointed at my head I would choose the true duals.
When I am up to cruising speed HP is not such a big deal.
What about those 1 cylinder engines with single exhaust?

I am not into fake stuff on my bike either, and never even heard of a football bat.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 10:18 AM
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You don't have 1 cylinder you have 2.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Rounders
You don't have 1 cylinder you have 2.
Yeah I know, I counted them already.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by JED POLAND

I was happy that I have standard bags, so I could go 2-1.
Then I realized that no matter how many TQ I would gain with it, it does not belong to a bagger.

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but History may disagree that a 2-1 exhaust doesn't belong to a bagger.....

 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 10:39 AM
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Cracks me up when they say nostalgic look of duals. 2-1 been around a long time.

Working on a bike with 2-1 is a easier too
 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 10:45 AM
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You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but History may disagree that a 2-1 exhaust doesn't belong to a bagger.....

...in MY eyes.
At least for now.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2023 | 11:05 AM
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If I didn't have stretched bags I wouldn't give it another thought.


It always make me chuckle when guys can't help themselves but to share their true inner feelings without even knowing it.
 
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Originally Posted by bklynbob
I can’t see carrying useless weight, but that’s just me.
on a 900 lbs bike and extra muffler won’t weight much
 
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
on a 900 lbs bike and extra muffler won’t weight much

Actually... a certain muffler will weigh the same on a 500lb bike as it does on a 900lb bike....

Seriously though, another way to look at it might be that an "extra" muffler on a 900 lb bike with an OEM 103" engine, could affect performance more than that same "extra" muffler on a 500lb bike with the same OEM 103" engine...

All other things being equal, extra weight will almost always cause a negative effect on MPH, performance, and when pushing the bike around. How much of an effect it will have has many variables...

But truth be told, a ghost muffler is purely aesthetic. So someone wanting a ghost muffler most certainly could care less about the possible effects of the extra weight anyways...
 

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