Yes, EGT can easily reach 1500F when these bikes have a lean condition.

 

Thank you for all the replies...I just makes me nervous as heck seeing that pipe glow and being so close to the starter. Seems like the starter would possibly suffer the most due to the close proximity.

Most replies here indicate it is not normal or acceptable and I tend to agree. V&H tells me it is due to the thin wall pipe they use but it is normal. I like the pipes but am considering getting rid of them...

How many of you folks have just accepted the glowing pipe and continue to ride the bike?

Thanks again!

 

It is not the pipes, it is the tune

 

I have big shot duels, and no glow from my rear pipe!

 

Your bike is toolean.

 

Got V&H duals on my '06..Two of my buds got em on an '05 RK and an '08 Ultra and I'm the only thing that glows in the dark then again I have cancer and have extensive chemo and radiation..lol

 

It glows because of the AFR not thin wall tube!. Steel is steel thin walled or not and will glow when heated. Thin wall might glow a bit brighter than the thicker stuff. take the heat out of the equation and your not gonna glow thick or thin.

 

My 07 sg with v&h true duals glows also.

 

On the way back from Daytona last night I noticed while looking down that I could see a slight glow reflecting in the top of the tranny cover. Pulled over on the exit ramp, left the bike running , looked and sure enough the rear head pipe was slightly glowing. Now these are V&H true duals, and I had been running 70mph for the past 1.5 hours. But the outside temp was 28 degrees. Definately surprised me. I had the harley lowers (the button on elephant ear type installed). I also have not done anything to the fuel setting, just pipes.
(07 road glide)............

 

Your way to lean with the true duals and no fuel system/PCM upgrade. get a tuner or a programer and get some dyno time to tune it right.