I have a new RGS sitting in the garage, I haven't even ridden ( dealer delivered, roads have been salted here) and I have the next couple months to fiddle with it, add some stuff learn the GPS stuff like that. Anyway on every Harley I ever had I changed the exhaust like most guys do. My last bike was a Softail Slim with V&H exhaust and if I didn't trade it in I was going to put the stock exhaust back on. Just was getting tired of the noise, maybe it's hitting the double nickels in age, I don't know. Any how this RGS seems to sound pretty good to me with it's stock pipes and I'm at least willing to give them a try. This got me wondering if any guys run stock exhaust and are happy with the way it sounds. Any thoughts?

 

 

My current plan is to replace the headpipe on my 14 SG with a decatted one and see how the stock mufflers sound.
I'm just coming off a Dyna with Short Shots that I was getting tired of. I want a deep, muscle car style, rumble instead of the kind of noise the Short Shots put out.

 

I rode my 2016 SG with stock pipes for 500 or so miles but could not hear it when riding with my buddies so i did cfr knockoffs and they are not real loud at cruising speed

 

I agree with you on the noise, but it's the heat from the factory cat that has to be corrected before summertime riding - it will roast your right boot.

 

I like the quieter stock pipes on my Ultra Limited but I didn't like that they were a little to quiet. Last week I installed a new pair of Rinehart slipons. I definitely like the traditional louder classic rumble but I am still debating. Since I am in the same boat as you (getting older) I am thinking of going back to the stock pipes. The ringing in my right ear is getting louder. Tough decision for me but will probably keep these on for a while.

 

i just got 1,000 miles in b4 the salt here. so far I'm not even thinking about decating.

 

Having ridden with the stockers for 4500 miles, I'm thinking about looking for something a little bit deeper in sound. I don't want ear pearcing...just a solid rumble. The stockers are just a tad too quiet at cruising speed for my tastes.

 

I have V&H big shots on my Dyna and they have a great sound, but a little on the loud side. I don't mind the stockers on my '16 RK, but I did just put on American Custom slip ons. With the cat still in the head pipe they are nice and deep compared to the stock mufflers, but not much louder. A little more rumble comes through at highway cruise which I don't mind. Helps me get noticed just a bit more by the cars on my commute. There are baffle choices for quieting it down too that are easy to install. Much quieter than V&H, but still a nice mellow tone.

If I remove the cat they might get louder and I may have to revisit.

 

I'm 30 and was thinking the same thing. I had stock exhaust for maybe 1500 miles this summer. I was really enjoying it at first. Then after upgrading my stereo I was finding myself not sure what what gear I was in. That and when riding next to friends I couldn't hear my bike at all.

Upgraded to a D&D Fatcat. Much louder than I had planned, however I wouldn't trade it.

Since exhaust, intake, and power vision, it's a completely different bike. I came from a 96" softail and felt the 103" wasn't the upgrade I had expected. After the mods I couldn't be happier.