True Duals
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Coral Springs, Florida
If the true duals were any good, Harley would offer them in their catalog. There is a reason Harley uses the crossover pipe, and it ain't for looks.
Interestingly, every NASCAR car uses a crossover pipe.
Sound? Sucks compared to a bike with a good set of slip-ons. I almost have to think that most people go with them because they think the name sounds cool............TRUE DUALS........say it...........it does sound cool. The fact is the only thing they give you is a loss of low end torque. Now if sound and performance is what you are looking for, go to 2-1, like Harley did on the '09's.
Interestingly, every NASCAR car uses a crossover pipe.
Sound? Sucks compared to a bike with a good set of slip-ons. I almost have to think that most people go with them because they think the name sounds cool............TRUE DUALS........say it...........it does sound cool. The fact is the only thing they give you is a loss of low end torque. Now if sound and performance is what you are looking for, go to 2-1, like Harley did on the '09's.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 435
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From: Yuma, AZ.
I went with V&H tru dual headers and a pair of SE slip ons....bad idea, it was a miss match, so I switched to V&H classic slip ons in part because they have a 4" diameter pipe instead of 3.5".
Deeper richer sound. everything has been working beautifully for over a year now.
Deeper richer sound. everything has been working beautifully for over a year now.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Way..Northern California
I bought my bike with true dual Rinehart's and I love the performance and the sound, I would not change a thing. I don't worry too much what every one else has, I tend to get what I want and let the other guys worry about the rest of the ****.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Longview, Washington
Just my opinion . . . which is almost as strong as yours.
Steve
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2008
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Put V&H true dual big shots with fishtail tips on '06 RKC. It sounds truly amazing and they look great too. They have one continous shieled to give it a clean look all the way back. I have not noticed any power loss.
I will be getting it dyno'd next Saturday to see where they it is at. I have had V&H pipes in the past on different bikes and I think they are great. They are not badly priced and the RKC needs fishatails in my opinion.
I will be getting it dyno'd next Saturday to see where they it is at. I have had V&H pipes in the past on different bikes and I think they are great. They are not badly priced and the RKC needs fishatails in my opinion.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Southern California - Palm Springs Area
I am debating on whethere or not to buy some true duals for my RKC and I am debating on what to get. I was first thinking about just getting header pipes and leaving my Wild Pigs on, but now I kinda want a different sound. I was leaning towards some T-Rex tru duals. Everyone around has Rhineharts, and i dont want what everyone else has. Do you lose a lot of low end with the T-rexs? Are they any other opinions out there? Thanks.
swifty
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Chicago.
I am debating on whethere or not to buy some true duals for my RKC and I am debating on what to get. I was first thinking about just getting header pipes and leaving my Wild Pigs on, but now I kinda want a different sound. I was leaning towards some T-Rex tru duals. Everyone around has Rhineharts, and i dont want what everyone else has. Do you lose a lot of low end with the T-rexs? Are they any other opinions out there? Thanks.
swifty
swifty
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2006
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I had a set of T-Rex True Duals on my bike for about 9 months. IMHO, they were the nicest looking and best sounding pipes on the market PERIOD, that being said, they pulled too much low end tq away from the bike for my taste. The bike was gutless on the low end after the install (the same above 3K) so I pulled them back off and replaced them with a 2-1 system. The 2-1 brought back the tq (with a little extra kick) but I lost a lot in the looks and sound department. You will hear people say they don't affect tq but that is just wishful thinking!!