Fat Boy with a Bad case of the Blues
03-22-2002, 02:27 AM
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Fat Boy with a Bad case of the Blues
Any suggestions,
With the Stage IV upgrade completed the Thunder Header on my 2000 FLSTF is powerfull loud. Not jus Loud but down right Painfull Loud and it is a mater of time before the Ticket providers find me. I was thinking of the Vance & Hines Pro-pipe or a set of stright shots. Someone at the HD shop suggested Cycle Shack pipes as they have good performance raitings. But I'm willing to listen for more suggestions. Besides my pipes have a bad case of the blues after 30,000 miles.
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RapidoRaptor
With the Stage IV upgrade completed the Thunder Header on my 2000 FLSTF is powerfull loud. Not jus Loud but down right Painfull Loud and it is a mater of time before the Ticket providers find me. I was thinking of the Vance & Hines Pro-pipe or a set of stright shots. Someone at the HD shop suggested Cycle Shack pipes as they have good performance raitings. But I'm willing to listen for more suggestions. Besides my pipes have a bad case of the blues after 30,000 miles.
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RapidoRaptor
03-22-2002, 04:11 PM
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I have a set of V&H's "straightshots"....man I love them , the sound is a deep rumble , really a good sound , not too loud , BUT if I really roll on the throttle it's pretty loud. If I'm just cruising along and not letting the rpm's build too much while going through the gears it's still that deep rumble. I do have the baffles in place and on the advice of a friend cut the baffles in half. That made them a bit deeper sounding , but not louder. I have took them out and they are too loud for me then. Also the "straightshots" have full length heat shields down to where the baffles are. so no "blueing" will show.
It's my preference to have louder than stock pipes , I like the sound plus it lets the "cagers" know I'm there , I figure if they don't see me , maybe they will hear me.
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FatBoyRider
I have a set of V&H's "straightshots"....man I love them , the sound is a deep rumble , really a good sound , not too loud , BUT if I really roll on the throttle it's pretty loud. If I'm just cruising along and not letting the rpm's build too much while going through the gears it's still that deep rumble. I do have the baffles in place and on the advice of a friend cut the baffles in half. That made them a bit deeper sounding , but not louder. I have took them out and they are too loud for me then. Also the "straightshots" have full length heat shields down to where the baffles are. so no "blueing" will show.
It's my preference to have louder than stock pipes , I like the sound plus it lets the "cagers" know I'm there , I figure if they don't see me , maybe they will hear me.
Ride SAFE
FatBoyRider
03-22-2002, 06:28 PM
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I like the look of the Stright Shots. That may be my choice. Also like the look of Stagered Stubbies. Performance is only part of the issue but not all. I love my Stage IV ride now, but need something quiter, as I have no more Stealth Mode. Cant sneek into the home stead unless I push it.
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