Touring Models Road King, Road King Custom, Road King Classic, Road Glide, Street Glide, Electra Glide, Electra Glide Classic, and Electra Glide Ultra Classic bikes.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

louder please!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 05:30 PM
  #11  
AtkRWC's Avatar
AtkRWC
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,813
Likes: 6
From: Rio Grande Valley-Texas
Default RE: louder please!

I really like my B&E Superflows...check them out on ebay.
 
Reply
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 05:35 PM
  #12  
corgi's Avatar
corgi
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,003
Likes: 0
From: Ada, Michigan
Default RE: louder please!

hang out at your local harley dealer on a good Saturday, chances are you'll be able to hear most brands of pipes. I really love my setup listed below. Price isn't everything if the sound doesn't please you
 
Reply
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:40 PM
  #13  
Mr Wonderful's Avatar
Mr Wonderful
Road Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,167
Likes: 3
From:
Default RE: louder please!


ORIGINAL: LOU

ORIGINAL: Mr Wonderful


ORIGINAL: LOU

1/2" X 12" drill bit. Or.....I could sell you a set of Screaming Eagle slip ons from my Street Glide for $100. in good shape.
I'll advise you NOT to drill a hole through the stock mufflers. Most who have done that have been very disappointed with the odd sound that this produces. We used to get good results by doing this to our stock mufflers when we owned Evolution-engined bikes, but the mufflers are vastly different now.
Wait until you can afford a decent pair of slip-ons like Cycle Shack for example. Shop the websites. One member here has purchased a pair of modified, rebaffled stock mufflers on eBay for 125.00 and says he likes them. Hang on to those stockers.....you may need them intact and uncut someday.
Wrong. Drill 'em.
Go ahead....drill 'em! You want a flatulent-sounding muffler? I've heard these drilled mufflers and they sound like a giant that forgot to take his bean-o before a bean dinner. Nobody I know that has done the drill thing has kept them.....nobody.
 
Reply
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:42 PM
  #14  
LOU's Avatar
LOU
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
From: Folsom, CA
Default RE: louder please!

Drill 'em.
 
Reply
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:52 PM
  #15  
dr.phatkins's Avatar
dr.phatkins
Thread Starter
|
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 172
Likes: 1
From:
Default RE: louder please!

i actually have vance and hines slip-ons on there now. they sound good on the bottom, but are way to polite. i am coming from a 1200 sporty with drag pipes. i really loved being heard in traffic. i could tell that cars heard me before they saw me. i want that back. plus i suffer from low self esteem, and am convinced that louder pipes will get me laid.
 
Reply
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 10:22 PM
  #16  
sligarn5's Avatar
sligarn5
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 129
Likes: 1
From:
Default RE: louder please!

I have Wild Pigs on my bike with stock headers. No, they are not as loud as drag pipes, but I can still hear them pretty well. I agree that true duals are going to get a little more sound, but if it's a buck you want to save, this set-up will do just fine. I bought mine used from a guy off this forum for $100.00. He removed the baffles, took the wrap off and tack welded sheet metal in its place. It has a low, throaty sound now...and I love it!

Also, check out Dennis Kirk. I got a spam from them about pipes on sale...up to 80% off. LA Choppers and some other brand. Both were right at $100.00. I don't know if they are including any pipes for baggers.
 
Reply
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 10:24 PM
  #17  
sligarn5's Avatar
sligarn5
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 129
Likes: 1
From:
Default RE: louder please!

Also, I agree...don't drill them. You are going to end up buying new mufflers or pipes anyway, so why not just start out right. I have heard some of those drill jobs and they sound like A$$!!!
 
Reply
Old Apr 8, 2007 | 02:06 AM
  #18  
LOU's Avatar
LOU
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
From: Folsom, CA
Default RE: louder please!

Take the Vance and Hines off and replace with Reinhart slip ons you won't be sorry. Sell them here or Ebay them. Try http://www.americanclassicmotors.net/for super deals on the Reinharts; I recently purchased a set of True Duals there and got a great deal.
 
Reply
HD Forum Stories

The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders

story-0

7 Times Harley-Davidson Chucked Tradition Out the Window

 Verdad Gallardo
story-1

7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles

 Verdad Gallardo
story-2

8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-3

10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-4

Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In

 Verdad Gallardo
story-5

Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?

 Verdad Gallardo
story-6

Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept

 Verdad Gallardo
story-7

Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II

 Verdad Gallardo
story-8

10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy

 Joe Kucinski
story-9

10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026

 Verdad Gallardo
Old Apr 8, 2007 | 01:14 PM
  #19  
E DOGG's Avatar
E DOGG
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 820
Likes: 0
From: Union City, California
Default RE: louder please!

i am coming from a 1200 sporty with drag pipes. i really loved being heard in traffic
Man !!! My friend has the same bike set up, and I thought I was loud!
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
gdad12
Touring Models
1
Feb 17, 2015 10:44 AM
jrstar
Touring Models
35
Apr 7, 2011 05:54 PM
MrHog
Touring Models
18
Oct 29, 2010 07:42 AM
harris48cars
Touring Models
0
Jun 4, 2009 04:52 PM
roadkngryder
Exhaust System Topics
2
Nov 14, 2006 10:35 AM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:44 AM.

story-0
7 Times Harley-Davidson Chucked Tradition Out the Window

Slideshow: Harley-Davidson built its reputation on nostalgia, but every so often, the company took a hard left turn into the future.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-20 11:18:19


VIEW MORE
story-1
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles

Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-04-29 16:50:35


VIEW MORE
story-2
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever

Slideshow: Not every Harley gets it right, but these are the ones that genuinely earned their reputation.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-04-15 14:23:21


VIEW MORE
story-3
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever

Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-04-01 20:01:09


VIEW MORE
story-4
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In

Slideshow: Killer Custom's "Jail Breaker" build focuses more on stance and visual aggression than mechanical overhaul.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-18 19:20:32


VIEW MORE
story-5
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?

Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-07 16:15:30


VIEW MORE
story-6
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept

Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's new RMCR concept revives the café racer formula with modern hardware-and it may be exactly the reset the company needs.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-04 12:23:37


VIEW MORE
story-7
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II

Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-02-24 18:19:44


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy

Slideshow: There is no shortage of great motorcycles to buy, but we would avoid these ten.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-02-19 14:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-9
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026

Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-01-13 18:33:17


VIEW MORE