What's Wrong with Samson??????
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I have the Sampson Caliber 2-1 exhaust on my bike. The dealer installed the pipes before I purchased them so I couldn't tell you too much about installation. Thus far, the pipes look and sound great. I love the way they are routed (almost no posibility of buring your boot on the pipe). No need to call customer service (yet).
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OK...I give up. I've done a few searches, but still can't pin down exactly why some folks keep saying "stay away from Samsons," "don't buy Samsons," whenever there is a post asking about slip-ons, etc.
What's up? Do they have a quality control problem, customer service issues, or perfromance short-comings?
I'm thinking about getting some Samson slip-ons for my stock '08 FLHT (with IED's) just to have a little better sound. My friends who do a lot of Harley trike conversions, use Samsons all of the time and have not had any problems with them...or customer complaints.
Am I missing something here? What is allegedly wrong with Samsons?
What's up? Do they have a quality control problem, customer service issues, or perfromance short-comings?
I'm thinking about getting some Samson slip-ons for my stock '08 FLHT (with IED's) just to have a little better sound. My friends who do a lot of Harley trike conversions, use Samsons all of the time and have not had any problems with them...or customer complaints.
Am I missing something here? What is allegedly wrong with Samsons?
Sampsons are junk! inferior metal that will crack and snap off on you. I know- it happened to me.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: 22 miles west of South Bend
If anyone reading this post buys Samsons...you better check yourself for a lobotomy scar...I never considered any for my HD, but was thinking about a set of ripsaws for my solo scoot, not anymore, I'll keep my Hard Kromes...excellent quality, no problems.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Houston, Texas
I have Samsons. I bought them through my dealer. My right one turned gold after about 8000 miles. My dealership agreed that it shouldn't have happened and called Samson. Samson would not deal with them. My dealership told Samson that they would foot the cost of the pipe that turned. Samson told them they wouldn't even sell them just one since they are sold in pairs. I finally called Samson and spoke to their customer service tech. I had a long go around on the phone with him and he finally agreed to sell me one but would not deal with the dealership. I had to buy it and my dealer made good on it to me. My dealer ate the cost. Kudos to my dealer but bad marks for Samson. If you read about their pipes, and what their guy told my on the phone, they say if their pipes turn blue it's not their fault but the tuner. To me, if they have to put a disclaimer like that on their pipes, then their is probably a recurring problem with their pipes. I just wish I had read it before I bought the dang things. I like the sound but I'm sure the replacement they sold me will turn a nice gold color too shortly. I will be going with anything but Samson's my next go around.
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I tried 2 different sets of Samsons om my 03 Fatboy. Both of them had the chrome bubble immediately after I started the engine after install. This is caused by oil on the pipe before the chrome is put on. When you heat the pipe the oil under the chrome heats and turns to vapor and expands. It raises the chrome off the pipe causing a bubble. This is pure quality control. Also both sets of pipes turned colors immediately. The bike was tuned great and my next set of pipe, a stock HD header and SE slipons, worked perfectly.
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