SURVEY...Bassani or Thunderheader ????
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: North Texas
IMO, the Bassini's are much louder. Don't know about quality, but to my ears they are the loudest pipes I've heard.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Stockbridge, GA (Atlanta)
I have the thunder header, the quality is not as good as the bassani (or anything else for that matter) but I love the sound.
With the Thunder Header you know it's not going be smooth at the welds, it may be a little off at the mounting points and it going to turn blue rather quickly -- if you can over look the afore mentioned items then the Thunder Header may be for you.
If you're a stickler for quality you may want to pass on the Thunder Header.
With the Thunder Header you know it's not going be smooth at the welds, it may be a little off at the mounting points and it going to turn blue rather quickly -- if you can over look the afore mentioned items then the Thunder Header may be for you.
If you're a stickler for quality you may want to pass on the Thunder Header.
Last edited by lkr0; Oct 15, 2009 at 12:53 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2007
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I have the B 2:1 and love it. Sounds awesome - great burble on shift over-rev, can run quiet when you want to sneak out of the garage in the morning;and barks when you get on it. I believe it's quieter than the TH. Black looks great (I've posted on this with a pic of my RKC in one of the tech forums - this is a hot topic these days - do a search and you'll find a bunch of threads).
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: down south
Both are good pipes. Thunderheader has a better sound IMO, than the Bassani. I'm running the bassani megaphone slipon's right now and I like em.
Get the fatcat if you want your bike to sound like a metric scooter...hahaha. I heard one on a Street Glide and it sounded like crap. I had to look twice because I thought it sounded like a honda...hahaha
Get the fatcat if you want your bike to sound like a metric scooter...hahaha. I heard one on a Street Glide and it sounded like crap. I had to look twice because I thought it sounded like a honda...hahaha
Elite HDF Member
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From: Biddeford, Maine
Fripple...........I've seen you post this all over the internet, and everytime I think you are full of $hit.
I've heard a bunch of Fatcat exhausts on many different bikes.....not a one of them ever sounded even close to a metric.
Steve
I've heard a bunch of Fatcat exhausts on many different bikes.....not a one of them ever sounded even close to a metric.
Steve
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: down south
Easy buddy, calm down. HAHA! I'm just stating how I think they sound. With the stock 88" or 96", I do think the FatCat sounds like total ***. It just sounds metric and tinny to me.
Now, I've heard one FatCat that sounded plain nasty but I think he had a 117", cams, added compression, etc. Do I dislike the fatcat sound on a stock motor, YES.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 613
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From: Tallmadge, Ohio
Go thunderheader for performance and you can get the fake duel to make it look right. 2 into 1 is always better and there is no better performance then TH. Some may be as good but none better.
