Just purchased a 2018 street bob and looking at exhaust options. Really liking the looks of the Vance and Hines shorts, but worried about how loud they are. I’m not too concerned with my neighbors, it’s more about me; the exhaust looks to stop at the rider and I don’t want it to be too loud in my ear. Anyone have any thoughts on this or have a recommendation? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

Can't get much louder exhausts than those. But they are good at robbing low end power.
There's lots of options out there. A lot depends on what you're looking for- sound, performance, or both. And what kind of budget you have.

 

 

I would contact V&H and tell them what you want. Those short pipes will surely affect low end torque and will be almost obnoxiously loud. I put Monster Ovals on my 2015 FLHTKL and they are slightly louder and much deeper, can"t notice any loss on bottom end.

 

Thanks for your response. I never thought that to contact the manufacturer. I figure if they were going to make an exhaust, that it would already be listed and available. I don’t want anything super loud or obnoxious. I’m just looking for something a little better looking than the stock pipes that will make me smile when looking at the bike.

 

I have the V&H short shots. I put quiet baffles in them and it made a huge diffence. You do lose a bit of low end, but it’s barely, if at all, noticble compared to stock. Their quiet baffles help with that too. Sounds great, but exhaust sounds are purely personal preference.

 

Hi!
I got Vance and Hinse Bigshots staggered on my 1340 evo with baffles ( not the quiet baffles ) The sound is more '' throathier'' nicer, not so loud ( I try not to wake up the deads )
Where i live they are illegal and we can get a ticket once in a while ( $ 160.00 ) for the first offence and i think $ 230.00 for any subsequent violation. Everybody pays the fine an keep the pipes on. Where i got my only fine for them the municipal cops are very picky on non-compliant exhaust systems. Luckily, i don't live there and i learned to avoid the place.
I tried to post a clip on the off topic or Harley Davidson thread but i keep getting a message telling me that a security is missing.

 

What head pipe did you use? Tuner? I'm worried about ground clearance.