That's really funny because I had a friend (a Road King owner, with a Power Commander, Rush mufflers and a Ness Big Sucker) take my pure stock Ultra for a ride. When he pulled back into the parking lot he was smiling and said, "wow, your bike runs so great!" Boys, you will be amazed at how great they run pure stock, not to mention that at the end of a hard riding day your ears don't take three hours to stop ringing!
Or take it from someone who knows............one of these times they WON'T stop ringing.....and trust me it sucks......protect your hearing guys.....once it is gone it ain't ever coming back.
Hence NO loud pipes for me...maybe some SE slip-ons and xied's....that will be well good enough...well maybe lol
My bike is stock and I like it that way. There's so many ways to look at this not sure any of them are "right". I think its personal preference. I didn't spend $$$$$$ on a bike so I could spend $$$$$$ more. But hey that's just my opinion. I happen to like my bike just the way it is.