true duel or slip on
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RE: true duel or slip on
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Okay, another newbie here. I've been told that I should go with V & H true duals with Rinehart mufflers on my '08 RKC because Rinehart has been having problems with their headers cracking. Anyone here have any insight on this?
Okay, another newbie here. I've been told that I should go with V & H true duals with Rinehart mufflers on my '08 RKC because Rinehart has been having problems with their headers cracking. Anyone here have any insight on this?
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RE: true duel or slip on
A very hard choice to say the lease!! Thanks to all the input if anyone else has any input please respond, I have a few more weeks until my ride gets here and I can't wait!!
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RE: true duel or slip on
Wow, did you open a can of worms! 
I've had way too many turns at playing the "swap the exhaust" game,so here's my two cents:
Do NOT buy slash downs if you want to keep your hearing loss to a minimum.
DO buy V&H True Duals - it does reduce the heat to your passenger shins - somewhat.
V&H TD's did not make a bit of difference on low end or high end performance - on my bike.
My fifth set of muffler's are Rush's#15305's which are the tip compatible. You can use their tips, or the Motor Company's. I chose to use the Motor Company's #65068-98 Howitzer's. My choice of Rush baffles were the2" baffles (and even louder than the Rush #15301 tubes with 1.5" baffles I had before - Slash Downs) (they are for sale). The trick here is the louder baffles were actually quieter (to the riders) than the smaller baffles (in the other tubes I had installed) due to the fact the Howitzer tips gets the sound out behind you. I don't care what anybody says, the further back you can get the sound, the easier it wil be on your ears.
I've had two different sets of slash downs now, and there is something about the sound reflecting off the pavement and back up to the riders. E-way riding for even 1/2 hour grows tiresome.
Not true with the Howitzer's.
Here's the best part - they sound Awesome! Deep-Throaty-Harley Davidson sound!
And - they look great! How do I know how good they sound? EVERYONE tells me so!
I've had way too many turns at playing the "swap the exhaust" game,so here's my two cents:
Do NOT buy slash downs if you want to keep your hearing loss to a minimum.
DO buy V&H True Duals - it does reduce the heat to your passenger shins - somewhat.
V&H TD's did not make a bit of difference on low end or high end performance - on my bike.
My fifth set of muffler's are Rush's#15305's which are the tip compatible. You can use their tips, or the Motor Company's. I chose to use the Motor Company's #65068-98 Howitzer's. My choice of Rush baffles were the2" baffles (and even louder than the Rush #15301 tubes with 1.5" baffles I had before - Slash Downs) (they are for sale). The trick here is the louder baffles were actually quieter (to the riders) than the smaller baffles (in the other tubes I had installed) due to the fact the Howitzer tips gets the sound out behind you. I don't care what anybody says, the further back you can get the sound, the easier it wil be on your ears.
I've had two different sets of slash downs now, and there is something about the sound reflecting off the pavement and back up to the riders. E-way riding for even 1/2 hour grows tiresome.
Not true with the Howitzer's.
Here's the best part - they sound Awesome! Deep-Throaty-Harley Davidson sound!
And - they look great! How do I know how good they sound? EVERYONE tells me so!
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RE: true duel or slip on
I'm waiting for my Rush slip-ons with 2" baffles to arrive....
will also be installing the NightRider XIED's at the same time.
Hopefully this will give my 08 R/G a nice bark, but not
obnoxious.
will also be installing the NightRider XIED's at the same time.
Hopefully this will give my 08 R/G a nice bark, but not
obnoxious.
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From: Lincoln, NH
RE: true duel or slip on
Buy the slip-ons you like,,,,I bought Bassani.
Later if you want to do the heads,,it does not seem that expemsive..
Did that and love the system.
The Mrs went right for the 2-1 road rage
Love that too
Later if you want to do the heads,,it does not seem that expemsive..
Did that and love the system.
The Mrs went right for the 2-1 road rage
Love that too
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RE: true duel or slip on
I installed the V&H ovals (slip ons) on my 08 RKC, loud when you want them loud and quiet (kinda quiet) when touring. I rode 750 miles straight and enjoyed the whole ride from Myrtle Beach to NewYork. I rode down with stock pipes, and all I heard were my buddies, Very annoying. One other benefit was all the attention I got with my new pipes as you can see. We installed the pipes in less then 1/ hour
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