who still runs factory pipes
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#74
08-20-2006, 02:10 AM
RE: who still runs factory pipes
I think we are up to far more than 11 and climbing like crazy. There are a lot of us out there that like performance and throatyness but not volume.
I just REMOVED RINEHART TRUE DUALS from my '02 Ultra. 105dB [:'(] in the riders position 2200rpm cruise (6 speed). It felt like I had a drummer behind me whacking me in the head with mallets in a nice steady cadence! Since I rack up 35,000 plus miles a year this was not tolerable. Gave me a headache after 20 minutes of riding and the guys I ride with would no longer let me be in front of them. They felt my exhaust hammering in their handlbars!
BUT....I came up with a pretty cool compromise. With a little polished stainless I made an adapter that let me put the STOCK mufflers on the True Dual head pipes. Now I have cool looks and quiet ride....and...it sounded different and a little QUIETER than stock! (so I opened up the baffles just a wee bit...but not so much that I can't hear the whine of the gear drive cams) The True Dual "mufflers" when into the garbage. (FWIW..I ran the bike without the "mufflers" on the pipes and I could not measure any difference in volume. The "mufflers" only seem to take the edge off the upper frequencies.
I just REMOVED RINEHART TRUE DUALS from my '02 Ultra. 105dB [:'(] in the riders position 2200rpm cruise (6 speed). It felt like I had a drummer behind me whacking me in the head with mallets in a nice steady cadence! Since I rack up 35,000 plus miles a year this was not tolerable. Gave me a headache after 20 minutes of riding and the guys I ride with would no longer let me be in front of them. They felt my exhaust hammering in their handlbars!
BUT....I came up with a pretty cool compromise. With a little polished stainless I made an adapter that let me put the STOCK mufflers on the True Dual head pipes. Now I have cool looks and quiet ride....and...it sounded different and a little QUIETER than stock! (so I opened up the baffles just a wee bit...but not so much that I can't hear the whine of the gear drive cams) The True Dual "mufflers" when into the garbage. (FWIW..I ran the bike without the "mufflers" on the pipes and I could not measure any difference in volume. The "mufflers" only seem to take the edge off the upper frequencies.
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08-20-2006, 02:21 AM
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RE: who still runs factory pipes
ORIGINAL: Stumpman
Just wondering who still runs there factory exhaust and who has louder pipes? I still have the factory ones on mine.
Just wondering who still runs there factory exhaust and who has louder pipes? I still have the factory ones on mine.
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08-20-2006, 04:27 AM
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