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Sep 17, 2008 | 02:48 PM

#11

FLHXn

Tourer

Joined: Jan 2008

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I used the D&D fatcat 2 into 1. I ditched my Rinehart true dual setup in favor of it. Heres a video before and after if you're interested. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...er-563950.html

Sep 17, 2008 | 03:03 PM

#12

catracho

Road Captain

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 586

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From: San Pedro Sula, Honduras

I highly recommend thunderheaders 2in1.

Love the sound and performance.

Sep 17, 2008 | 04:15 PM

#13

assassin307

Cruiser

Joined: Apr 2008

Posts: 235

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From: Bay Area, California

I have the thunderheader slip-ons on my 07 Ultra. I had them on my 98 RK as well. I love the sound they make. They tend to turn blue, so you need to keep up on cleaning them.

Sep 17, 2008 | 04:23 PM

#14

1goindiesel

Road Master

Joined: Feb 2006

Posts: 829

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From: Central Texas

Your wing man will hate you (or at least want to lead or follow farther back). Freak'n loud. Good performers tho. Will blue on ya.

Sep 17, 2008 | 06:05 PM

#15

JCleary

Outstanding HDF Member

Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 2,132

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From: NorCal

I'm not sure why everyone loves Thunderheaders. IMO the build quality is lacking. They do sound good, but the blueing is ridiculous. It's also lame how the exhaust stains the area in front of the cone at the rear of the pipe. And then there's the lame falsie that people tend to put on the touring bikes... Yuck!

Expensive, too, when you figure in the heat shields. If I were to buy one it would be black, regardless of bike model.

They may be loud, but it doesn't bother me as I ride with ear plugs 100% of the time.

Sep 17, 2008 | 08:08 PM

#16

fatbob

Tourer

Joined: May 2007

Posts: 478

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From: Nor Cal

Quote:

Originally Posted by HDRider2002

i HAD thunderheader slip ons on my 2002 Road King, and took them off in favor of the Rinehart true duals, mainly because after a couple hours in the saddle i had a pounding headache from the thunderheaders. You can't beat them for around the town, but on longer trips, it was too much. Other than the occasional (ok, more than somewhat occasional) change in the mounting bracket, or a cracked rear header or two, i've been pretty happy with the Rineharts!.

I agree with with HDRider2002, I had the Thunderheader slip ons on my '05 RK and in the morning at 7:00 am leaving for work, they were way too loud! I hated to start it up in the morning it was so loud. On longer trips they do start to wear you down with the loud drone. I ended up putting some discountinued early Screamin Eagle one piece "off road only" mufflers on, and I couldn't be happier.

Sep 17, 2008 | 08:14 PM

#17

harley-jones

Road Warrior

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 1,442

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From: south

I have them on my other bike-FatBoy, evo, andrews cam and my friends make me ride in the back of the pack. Loud,Loud. But they do perform good.

Sep 18, 2008 | 05:02 PM

#18

bigskyhd

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Joined: Apr 2008

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From: Florence, MT (Bitterroot Valley)

I had them on my softail and loved them. I'm considering going all black, and I think they would make a great pipe for the Blacked out look. I just hated cleaning the chrome ones down by the tips. The blow back needs to be kept clean for the pipe to look good, and that's a lot of cleaning that I decided I didn't need with my dresser.