July 27, 2010 12:32 PM PDT
i am partial to fishtails, upswept in particular.
July 27, 2010 1:08 PM PDT
don't forget you might have to get the bike remapped after you change the exhaust so it will run properly
July 27, 2010 1:51 PM PDT
yea it does; type in "Vance And Hines" Straight Shots on You tube and there are quite a few videos with and without the quiet baffles...Check it out
July 28, 2010 12:14 AM PDT
Hey You Silly Goose,
Guessing about how pipes will sound can be difficult. If you can wait a bit, go to a few bike events and listen to what others have. When you find one that appeals to ya ask the rider what he/she are using. Then ask what troubles there were in the conversion. Vance & Hines, Sampson and others all make good aftermarket exhaust. How it looks and sounds to you are the prime consideration.
July 28, 2010 12:28 AM PDT
SillyGoose, I have Screamin Eagle 2 slip-ons on my LowRider. They're not too loud, but have a nice tone. I think they look pretty cool too.
July 28, 2010 4:40 AM PDT
I think it is a decision as personal as color preference when choosing exhaust. My wife has an 04 883 custom low it had screaming eagle megaphone pipes on it when we got it sounded like crap. Took the baffels out still bad. Went to a friends harley aftermarket shop and found slip on mufflers that look like drag pipes from the 70's sounded good with the baffels in sounds great with the baffels out. Went on a run with some RUBS (rich urban bikers) they asked her to ride behind them cause they were ashamed that the 883 sounded better than there big bores and guess what total cost with chrome clamps and crossover gaskets 240 plus tax. CUSTOM CHROME CATALOGUE
July 28, 2010 2:49 PM PDT
Rex is right on the money with some baffling needed. If you don't have some back-pressure, it won't run right without extreme carb mods.