Fishtails
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 400
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From: SouthWest, CA
A friend of mine has samson fishtails straight pipes on his RK. They are the most obnoxious things I have ever heard. I make him ride behind me or I get a headache within the first 15 minutes. I kick myself in the **** because I was the one who helped him get them!
A few years ago, I posted a question on a forum about the straight fishtails and this was one of the responses I got:
I laughed for days at that one!
A few years ago, I posted a question on a forum about the straight fishtails and this was one of the responses I got:
Originally Posted by Road Bag
These are the most obnoxious, worse sounding pipes on the planet! You would have a better chance emerging unscathed from the the gates of Hell in a gasoline G string than passing a cop without getting pulled over running these pieces of hollow crap. If you rode by my house more than once with fishtail drags, I'm sorry, but I would have to shoot you in the head. I'm sure for anyone stupid enough to run these, just a bullet in the head would'nt make you stop or even slow down, but I'd still give you one round!
My best friend has unbaffled Samson fishtails on his carbureted evo Heritage Springer. It's a great sounding bike. His bike is louder than my 103 with Rinehart TDs. I enjoy riding behind him, I think that's a pure Harley sound, and it looks great.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 163
Likes: 6
From: Conway, Arkansas
Well, all I can say is every person that has heard my pipes say my pipes sound like what a Harley is supposed to sound like. I love'm. Everyone has their opinions. Which in the end, doesn't really matter what others think, its what you think.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 734
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From: Southern Missouri ( ozarks)
I've got Vance&Hines 3" on mine.I've had the baffles out and they sounded great but one 5 day trip convinced me to put em back in.Too quiet,so i started cutting the baffle down.Now I'm at about a 1/3 of the original length.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,687
Likes: 9
From: SoCal & West TN
I wanted to change to Shark Fin tips. I could not get the fishtails off. So I found some mufflers that didn't have tips.
Here is a picture of my RG with the Fishtail Mufflers. Make an offer?
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Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 191
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From: At Work
I looked into this for my Road King. I wanted the harley tails. The fish tails that harley currently sells will only fit the 4" SE mufflers. The 3.5" tails are no longer available. I have the 3.5" mufflers and just decided to keep the tips I have.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 747
Likes: 7
From: NY
I settled on the V&H 3" w/standard baffle. Love 'em. Loud enough and not annoying. l also have the quiet baffles but haven't used them yet. My second choice was Supertrapp SE (rocket tail) 3 1/2"'. Those are really quiet.
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