V&H Power Duals
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V&H Power Duals
Hello I am in the market for a new headpipe and I have read conflicting reports regarding people scrapping their power duals. Can anyone chime in with their personal experience with power duals?
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Probably from the people that like to lower their bikes to a inch off the ground for whatever reason. I have never scraped them or bottom out either. Here in Idaho we have the backwards speed bumps the ones that go into the ground like a V. It would be very easy to bottom out on them. I have never even been close to doing it. Great pipes and sound.
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You might want to make sure the V&H have the 18mm bungs welded in near the cylinder head. If you ever want get on a dyno or upgrade to a tuner using wide band O2 sensors, it might be better to get headers that already have these.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
2011 FLHTK, lowered 1" front and rear.
hit the cover on the PD X pipe hard enough to relieve traction from the rear tire.
tire slipped out a few feet and somehow we stayed upright...good thing no other traffic.
the right turn is the corner at the bottom of my street, I have taken that turn thousands of times on dozens of bikes, there is a slight dip from a rain channel in the middle of the turn, which had never been a problem before, but maybe enough to compress the suspension just enough...
most parts of a bike that may contact the road, like pegs or floorboards, are made to pivot out of the way when contact is made, the cover on the X pipe is "hard mounted", so if it hits, weight is going to come off a wheel, that means less traction...and a low side slide.
also on the PD's the clamp for the crossunder must be oriented so that the excess threaded rod is not pointing down, or if it is, cut off the excess so it doesn;t hang up on a speed bump. that could tear the exhaust off the bike and/or damage the oil pan
Mike
hit the cover on the PD X pipe hard enough to relieve traction from the rear tire.
tire slipped out a few feet and somehow we stayed upright...good thing no other traffic.
the right turn is the corner at the bottom of my street, I have taken that turn thousands of times on dozens of bikes, there is a slight dip from a rain channel in the middle of the turn, which had never been a problem before, but maybe enough to compress the suspension just enough...
most parts of a bike that may contact the road, like pegs or floorboards, are made to pivot out of the way when contact is made, the cover on the X pipe is "hard mounted", so if it hits, weight is going to come off a wheel, that means less traction...and a low side slide.
also on the PD's the clamp for the crossunder must be oriented so that the excess threaded rod is not pointing down, or if it is, cut off the excess so it doesn;t hang up on a speed bump. that could tear the exhaust off the bike and/or damage the oil pan
Mike
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Stock height 2010 Limited and I've scraped the bottom of the X-pipe shield on the Power Duals. It's not hard to do if you lean hard into a corner. Usually only happens two up though.
I do like the pipes though. No issues with the quality or performance.
I do like the pipes though. No issues with the quality or performance.