Monster Ovals question
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 532
Likes: 2
From: A wee bit North of Florida (Ohio)
I have the Monster Oval slip ons.
IMO, a deeper sound on throttle, but no were near obnoxious. I can hear the radio ALL the time......... 40mph or 80mph........
The bike sounds more like a Harley.
GO FOR IT......... YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED
IMO, a deeper sound on throttle, but no were near obnoxious. I can hear the radio ALL the time......... 40mph or 80mph........
The bike sounds more like a Harley.
GO FOR IT......... YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,730
Likes: 199
From: Vancouver BC
had mine for about 4000 miles. love the sound, definately louder than stock but no where near as loud as V&H 2-1 or Hooker slip-ons i had on previous bikes. they also sound better imo, deeper. i do feel they have gotten louder with the miles, the first 1000 i felt they might be too quiet. as for scraping, they do touch down shortly after the floorboards but usually only when hitting a bump mid corner, a little more psi in the shock helps. i'm very happy with my MO's.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: south of Nashville
If you get them and they are too quite, drill a 1.25" hole in each baffle. They will still be deep, just 20% louder. If you are looking for something that sets off car alarms, they are not for you (too quite).
I paid a lot of money for mine, so I am stuck with them. I do like the "pontoon" look they give my street glide...
I paid a lot of money for mine, so I am stuck with them. I do like the "pontoon" look they give my street glide...
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,321
Likes: 12
Thanks guys for the replies. I really want a good blend of that loud, but not too loud sound. Just don't want to spend 700 bones and find them to be the same as stock... that would suck, but I also don't want a headache...
Road Master
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 827
Likes: 1
From: Covington, Ga.
I've got about 10k on a set of oval slip-ons. They sound better now than when new. They offer the perfect Harley touring sound (I ride an Ultra Classic), I can hear the radio, I can hear traffic around me, and the are nice and rumbly, with a more than noticeable bark when you rip it open.
Highway cruising volume is perfect. No tinnitus like I used to get with my old mufflers.
I do scrape the boards on a regular basis, but never noticed scraping the mufflers.. Could be I have the air up a little higher..or it could be an effect on some of the lowered bikes like the Street Glide.
Everyone has different tastes, but I like them a lot better than my V&H straight slip-on that I replaced, and they are not even in the same galaxy as stock mufflers.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,616
Likes: 17
From: Mid West
My '03 is a stock 88" but with a Stage 1 upgrade taken to the next level with Monsters and a Fuel Pak tuner; as the miles roll on the Monsters get a little deeper and some louder at idle but wake up at the roll of the throttle. The guys I ride with say they are just as loud as theirs from the full rear view, you just don't get the report at the controls.
I had SMOKIN' loud Hookers on it when I bought it, just got tired of needing ear plugs to ride. Oh, and have never had them hit the road on turns.
I had SMOKIN' loud Hookers on it when I bought it, just got tired of needing ear plugs to ride. Oh, and have never had them hit the road on turns.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
PYR8
Touring Models
7
Oct 13, 2009 01:07 AM
The Northern Bum
Touring Models
32
Jul 21, 2009 10:29 AM
