I would say absolutely no higher than a 4, and that's pushing it.

It depends on what type you are putting on. TDs are extremely easy. My Power Duals were a Pain In The A$$ to get lined up. Not hard, just a pain.

Like mentioned, ensure you do not have any leaks. Tighten from front to back, but not until it's all assembled. The "leading bolt" (front cylinder, closest to frame) can be a royal pain to tighten depending on how your heat shields are designed.

Other than that, piece of cake. Take your time and read the directions.

If you have chrome, don't forget to clean it with Windex or something to get the fingerprints off before you fire it up.

 

Ditto on that one. Generally speakIng, if you are competent with a wrench then it's a 2.5. I prefer using a crows foot for the front exhaust, FYI.

 

By yourself its a 4-5, with a friend helping its a 2-3. A couple things to remember... 1) DO NOT over tighten your header bolts when you install your new exhaust. 2) Leave all of your bolts, brackets, etc loose until everything is on and fit nicely, then go back through and tighten everything. Its easier if you can move parts a little bit one way or the other. My new Sinister Industries 2into1 pipe is 5 bolts... takes me 4 minutes to take it off.

 

If you're working with a metric rider/racer...probably ~9-10, but solo w/right tools, parts & beer it's a easy 2-3...

 

Approximately a 2. Hardest part is removing the slipons from the headpipe.

 

i never done it before... got my 2011 SG, didnt want to fork out 3 hours of labour, took task to replace myself... not very difficult.. id say 2-3... just take your time... will feel proud once your done. do some reading, make sure you remove stock gaskets and replace with new ones, its true like others mentioned, hardest part to align exhaust inlets to cylinders,,, i was alone, did it, but 2 would of been a piece of cake. if it dont work out for you,, just ride to HD and let them install it after you taken your stock pipes off.... but !!... wear earplugs lol...

 

My friend is an expert mechanic I'd say. He has swapped an LS2 into a 1790 Chevelle and he road races a GSXR and he does all of his own maintenance to his track bike.

I want to not be afraid to work on this thing!

 

If you have the mechanical inclination to already own a torque wrench, you can easily do the job. Figure 3 hours for a first timer. Its really straight forward. Get a service manual so you have all the torque values and enjoy the experience. If you can change your own oil, you can swap out the exhaust.

If you get stuck, post a question here...you'll get lots of help.

Good luck.

 

What kind of pipes are going to use? Not that it matters but the power duals are a little harder to line up then others.

 

Dresser Duals and Rinehart 4" slip-ons.
I found this video and its making me really anxious to put them on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQpj7...eature=related