Comments on: Best Harley Exhaust system?

By: mushki

mushki — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:49:19 +0000

Why the loudest pipes? Over compensating maybe? Hardlys already make alot of noise, about the only thing they are good at if you ask me. In WI, where I live and HDs are assembled from foreign parts, people can just call in a license plate and the rider will be given a ticket and 30 days to fix the loud exhaust. I have yet to do it but many times I would love to get the plate of the a$$ who needs to rev their hardly at 3 am. Some of the guys I know have already been called in on this one, one had a stock exhaust (nothing do fix there). I wish some of you guys would take a second and think about why people are trying to pass more and more laws like this one. I bet it has to do with the few of the jerks ruining it all for everyone else because they have to be the loudest. I guess being good at something is a good thing but can’t you be good at something worth while. Next thing you know all aftermarket exhausts will be illegal and then there goes the most common hop up part. Sure I guess it really doesn’t mean to much to a hardly guy with what the 100 or less horse they make but 5-10% on a 190 hp motor is alot of fun. Nice riding by the way, maybe your best option with your small budget would be to take a class on riding and going with a stock exhaust.

By: ?

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:35:33 +0000

hooker makes great dual wall pipes that won’t blue and they sound sweet, or else the big radius pipes from v&h (but they’re single wall, so they can blue)… either sound schweet

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:11:52 +0000

Axel..no offense but you obviously don’t know much about what you are talking about. I know of several V-Twins, my own included, that make as much power as some of these little crotch rockets flying around like bumble bees.

Don’t get me wrong, a Harley will never be confused with a Hayabusa but your answer is misleading at best and flat out wrong at worst.

As for nobody caring what the exhaust sounds like but the owner, well no kidding. I am sure he isn’t buying a Harley exhaust for your benefit.

By: Axel

Axel — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:41:23 +0000

Putting an open exhaust on a V-Twin, like your Harley, is an oxymoron. Why?

V-Twins make high torque, low horsepower.
An exhaust system that isn’t restrictive, like open, loud, big pipes kill your torque. They boost top-end performance. Everyone knows that the top end is where horsepower lies.

So you should be looking at a more restrictive exhaust, keeping that torque there. Besides, no one cares what your bike sounds like besides you.

When I see Harleys with super loud pipes I laugh, knowing that while they lose their hearing and wake people up at midnight when they’re flying by they are actually losing performance.

As far as tuning your bike- do it anyways, your altitude could play a part.

By: shl63

shl63 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:46:24 +0000

To get the loudest pipe’s that would be straight drag pipe’s. But you will lose performance, if you want a really nice exhaust system with all around looks sound & performance you can’t beat a thunder header.
But do yourself & the world a favor don’t be driving around blasting your LOUD pipe’s. Because while you think you are being cool the rest of us know you’re not.
You may need to replace or re-code your ecm after installing new pipe’s.But maybe not, drive it & see if you have performance issue’s stuttering, back fire’s ect then after a few hundred miles check the color of your spark plug’s

By: Magz™ AMCNAS leader

Magz™ AMCNAS leader — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:21:54 +0000

quieter is better…

you don’t want to sound like a wet fart from a mile away…

By: Mad Jack

Mad Jack — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:17:09 +0000

I like the Screaming Eagle exhaust.

I know someone who has this on a 1200 Sportster. Sounds very nice. Not so loud that it is obnoxious, but still has a nice rumble.