Hi,new member here. Been riding my 2008 Sportster w/ Frankenstein kit for 5 years now and want to put oem exhaust back on. I have done all i can to quiet the ShortShots down . Has anyone put oem exhaust on?

 

I'm sure its been done. Whats the problem? Are you having trouble getting the stock pipes back on?

Edit- BTW, I had Short Shots on my Super Glide, they are loud as hell. Why not just go with a better designed slip on? I have Rush slip ons on my current bike and they are great, a nice rumble at idle and slow speeds, and an aggressive growl when getting on it. You're probably not going to like the OEM sound.

 

You would need to contact Frankenstein, they state you need to run a non-stock exhaust or modify the stock exhaust to run the kit.

What all have you done to quiet the Short Shots?

How are you liking the Frankenstein kit?

 

ShortShots are the pipes Frankenstein sells with the kit. I have the Quiet Baffles w/ an extra baffle I made. If I had kept all the take offs,shoulda,coulda woulda. Not a single problem with the kit in 30k miles,handles great. Just want to get back to the quiet oem.

 

Why is it that so many new people appear out of nowhere firing off questions like, "has anyone put oem exhaust on" and never include pix of what the have or what they're working with? Then you never hear from them again. Smacks of trollism I tell ya. But what the hell, I'll answer your question - yes.

 

When my wife had her Sportster with Frankenstein kit on it we put one of these exhaust on it. We did have to modify it slightly to bend the pipe down slightly to clear the rear end. We also swapped the belt tension bolt around on the right hand side to accommodate the pipe as well. We only need to clear the rear end when no one was sitting on the bike since when you added weight the pipe cleared the rear end even more.
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My current bike came with short pipes that shook the neighbors houses. I bought a set of stock oem pipes and mufflers from a member here.

So short answer yes sometimes people go back to stock.

Since then, I've put on a Road Rage 2>1 that's louder than oem but not as bad as when I bought it.

 

For those that don't have a clue....A Frankenstein Kit is a 3 wheeler conversion for a motorcycle, you can't just put the OEM exhaust back on like it came off.

From what I could tell, just by looking at different 3-wheel options, you might get away with taking the OEM exhaust a little lower and/or shortening the back exhaust pipe. If you no longer have the stock exhaust, I would try some turn downs fitted to the end of the short shots and/or add some Thunder Torque Inserts from DK Customs.

 

Moved to section where you are more likely to get answers....

 

" One post wonders " I call them . Happens all the time on another forum I contribute to . A forum is a discussion group not an information on demand service .