Night Train Pictures
#2431
04-21-2009, 06:08 PM
I originally wanted a black Pro-Pipe that V&H had on their website but I could not find one. I then called V&H and they said that they were not going to make the "standard" PP in black, only a "High Output" model that is made for 110" motors and above. So, I went with the chrome and it has grown on me. It looks really good, IMO.
Chaz, I have not had any issues with scraping yet, even when riding 2-up. A friend of mine has an older Pro-Pipe on his lowered Softail and he does scrape. The difference is that mine is the new "BP" (blue proof) model while his is not. You can see that the new model sits a little higher than the old one if you look at them close.
#2432
04-21-2009, 06:32 PM
R.I.P. BROTHER
Nice find on the painter. does he do PC'ing as well? The ONLY reason I have kept the SE 2-1 is for the low end (and no one will buy em).
My scoot is lowered and you have to be careful in the twisties. On the right side the bracket will drag before the pipe does, but its only a matter of time...
My scoot is lowered and you have to be careful in the twisties. On the right side the bracket will drag before the pipe does, but its only a matter of time...
For $150.00 he is gonna paint my fender and mount it. If the paint wasnt the pricey crap dude said $100!!!
So a guy who cant find a good painter locally wanting a black or silver fender can order it online and have shipped directly to Randy and get it back a week later painted for $100-$150 bucks....
I will post some good photos of how mine looks when done.
#2433
04-21-2009, 08:55 PM
Road Warrior
#2434
04-21-2009, 08:59 PM
Road Warrior
I dunno if he does PC....I will ask. My little brother bought a PCVing kit at Harbor frieght and has gone tweaked out crazy on his YZ250 dirtbike. He has PC-ed half the derned bike and oddly enough it looks gopod
For $150.00 he is gonna paint my fender and mount it. If the paint wasnt the pricey crap dude said $100!!!
So a guy who cant find a good painter locally wanting a black or silver fender can order it online and have shipped directly to Randy and get it back a week later painted for $100-$150 bucks....
I will post some good photos of how mine looks when done.
For $150.00 he is gonna paint my fender and mount it. If the paint wasnt the pricey crap dude said $100!!!
So a guy who cant find a good painter locally wanting a black or silver fender can order it online and have shipped directly to Randy and get it back a week later painted for $100-$150 bucks....
I will post some good photos of how mine looks when done.
#2435
04-21-2009, 10:04 PM
R.I.P. BROTHER
Chaz and Frisian, I love the pipe and I'm very happy with the performance gain. There are better looking pipes for the Train, in my opinion, but I was looking for performance over style. My HD tech highly recommended the Pro-Pipe and said it was the "best bang for the buck" and that it was probably the best 2-1 pipe for performance. The pipe has a quiet but deep sound at idle and while cruising, but really barks when you get on the throttle.
I originally wanted a black Pro-Pipe that V&H had on their website but I could not find one. I then called V&H and they said that they were not going to make the "standard" PP in black, only a "High Output" model that is made for 110" motors and above. So, I went with the chrome and it has grown on me. It looks really good, IMO.
Chaz, I have not had any issues with scraping yet, even when riding 2-up. A friend of mine has an older Pro-Pipe on his lowered Softail and he does scrape. The difference is that mine is the new "BP" (blue proof) model while his is not. You can see that the new model sits a little higher than the old one if you look at them close.
I originally wanted a black Pro-Pipe that V&H had on their website but I could not find one. I then called V&H and they said that they were not going to make the "standard" PP in black, only a "High Output" model that is made for 110" motors and above. So, I went with the chrome and it has grown on me. It looks really good, IMO.
Chaz, I have not had any issues with scraping yet, even when riding 2-up. A friend of mine has an older Pro-Pipe on his lowered Softail and he does scrape. The difference is that mine is the new "BP" (blue proof) model while his is not. You can see that the new model sits a little higher than the old one if you look at them close.
That pipe has no heat shields and would like chit 4 days after you instaled it. Smart choice going with the chrome Pro-Pipe.
Honestly I like the look of the 2-1 pipes on this bikes but I made the move based on stronger lowend Tq numbers as I'm rapping my bike out all over the place with my 211 build. I'm thinking that even if I can get my shift points down 500 RPM I can keep from grenading my motor this summer!
My Rinehart arrived today and looks kinda cool. I'm gonna hafta have my dealer guy install it as I want it put on the dyno immediately with the sniffer to make sure it dosent run crazy lean before riding it to the tuner. They are doing my wheels on Friday so I offered an hours labor to install the Riney and dyno it and they accepted.Thats $80 I will part with after looking at the heat shields and potential bloody knuckles involved.
Is your bike dyno tuned and if so what kind of numbers did you lay down with the PP compared to whatever you had prior?
#2436
04-21-2009, 11:54 PM
I dunno if he does PC....I will ask. My little brother bought a PCVing kit at Harbor frieght and has gone tweaked out crazy on his YZ250 dirtbike. He has PC-ed half the derned bike and oddly enough it looks gopod
For $150.00 he is gonna paint my fender and mount it. If the paint wasnt the pricey crap dude said $100!!!
So a guy who cant find a good painter locally wanting a black or silver fender can order it online and have shipped directly to Randy and get it back a week later painted for $100-$150 bucks....
I will post some good photos of how mine looks when done.
For $150.00 he is gonna paint my fender and mount it. If the paint wasnt the pricey crap dude said $100!!!
So a guy who cant find a good painter locally wanting a black or silver fender can order it online and have shipped directly to Randy and get it back a week later painted for $100-$150 bucks....
I will post some good photos of how mine looks when done.
#2437
04-22-2009, 10:13 AM
#2440
04-22-2009, 04:32 PM
Nightrains. Aren't they great? First pic post!
Dear Members,
I am attempting to post pics of my bike, which was a standard Nightrain and is my first bike. Ever. Passed my test just so I could buy one and ride it. The second best thing I ever did, the first being junking the standard pipes and putting them Crackers on. A lot of money for a bit of tubing but when I fired it up the first time, it all made sense! I dont need to tell you guys, my bike will probably be a bit boring to ost but I am a newbie and wanted to show you Im trying! Had it stage one'd, lowered and a bit of powder coating, and had to get the pipes ceramic coated 'cos i couldn't wait for the factory black and got chrome first! Anyway, hope it makes someone smile!
Cheers
Ben
I am attempting to post pics of my bike, which was a standard Nightrain and is my first bike. Ever. Passed my test just so I could buy one and ride it. The second best thing I ever did, the first being junking the standard pipes and putting them Crackers on. A lot of money for a bit of tubing but when I fired it up the first time, it all made sense! I dont need to tell you guys, my bike will probably be a bit boring to ost but I am a newbie and wanted to show you Im trying! Had it stage one'd, lowered and a bit of powder coating, and had to get the pipes ceramic coated 'cos i couldn't wait for the factory black and got chrome first! Anyway, hope it makes someone smile!
Cheers
Ben