Road King Pipes
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,602
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From: Southern California - Palm Springs Area
RE: Road King Pipes
Sound is a "ME THING"
Get out and put your ears to work- Go to a Poker Run - Rally - Bike Night and when your ears here THAT SOUND - Then go talk to the rider............
Get out and put your ears to work- Go to a Poker Run - Rally - Bike Night and when your ears here THAT SOUND - Then go talk to the rider............
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,750
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From: Bucks County PA
RE: Road King Pipes
Well I went from stock to SE slip ons to Bub 7 TD with a crossover. The stock were quiet, the SE Slip ons really did help on a good tune and they were a little throatier, but he Bub's are the ticket for me... I'm going to throw the SE slip ons on Ebay and see what happens... proably list the stock ones too, but my guess no one is buying them... I put nice HD Slash tips on the SE pipes so I guess someone wants them. Good luck check the soundbytes they are out there.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 134
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From: New York
RE: Road King Pipes
Here is a V&H link that lets you hear the sound of their different pipes. Probably not the exact sound but fun to play with!
::: Big Shots for Harley-DavidsonÂŽ Touring :::
::: Big Shots for Harley-DavidsonÂŽ Touring :::
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 482
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From: Northern Virginia
RE: Road King Pipes
listen to others at bike night and decide. I put SuperTrapps on my RKC - they sound great. not too loud at idle or leaving the neighborhood but nice when you "need" them to be! also do a SEAC while you're at it. makes a big difference!
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 31
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From:
RE: Road King Pipes
I bough a 2008 RK in Nov and have been listening to pipes ever since. Finally settled on V&H True Duals with Thunderhead slip-ons. They are on order and I'm looking forward to next week.
Just listen to every bike you can and when you find the ones that are for you, you will know it.
Best of luck!
Just listen to every bike you can and when you find the ones that are for you, you will know it.
Best of luck!
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Newport News, VA
RE: Road King Pipes
Be sure that you listen to some V&H Ovals...in my opinion they are the perfect mufflers for a RK!
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Joined: Jan 2007
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From: anacoco, la
RE: Road King Pipes
i have the big shots duals. i like them. my wife has reinharts. she likes them. (back to that sound is a subjective thing again...) but, i have to say, i like her pipes at idle better, but with some rpms, i think my v&h with quiet baffles sound better....
now realize that there is more to like about exhaust then sound. v&h are one piece (with the exception of the heat shields). others, can be 2 piece (like the reinharts). one is not necessarily better than the other, but it does have an effect on the look. also, the v&h rear pipe comes awful close to the left side side cover, while (reinharts again....) have more clearance. but more clearance there equates to more contact with flesh when backing up....
in short my advice is to look at everything you can about the pipes to determine which ones you like the best. sometimes, the smallest detail can set you off.
now realize that there is more to like about exhaust then sound. v&h are one piece (with the exception of the heat shields). others, can be 2 piece (like the reinharts). one is not necessarily better than the other, but it does have an effect on the look. also, the v&h rear pipe comes awful close to the left side side cover, while (reinharts again....) have more clearance. but more clearance there equates to more contact with flesh when backing up....
in short my advice is to look at everything you can about the pipes to determine which ones you like the best. sometimes, the smallest detail can set you off.
