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#84102 tamaule (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 88 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I looked at the SLT's too. A bit more than I want to pay. I just bought a hitch and trailer this year. I have to save some money for gas now. No sense looking/sounding good if it just sets in the garage, eh?   Logged     Tom Maule Northern Michigan   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84179 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2746 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I just think what yer lookin at..will be about the same loudness as the Megacone...but the new slt's might be what yer lookin for????   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/05/10 12:19 By Pop Rivet.   2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84277 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2746 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Just had the bike out... Talked about the new sound technology with my neighbour Bob.. He just looked at me and said...dont mess with the Megacone...she sounds good not tinny and has a throaty roar when I head up the street.. Ok the Cans for the Road Burners are made for all the bikes out there and they just get different head pipes and mounts to fit different bikes... Now.... how is that a tuned exhaust for the R*... At least we know or we think the Megacone IS tuned for the Roadie...as well the stock muffler... wow at least lookin at the stock muffler they sure did a lot of engineering to do something I would like to hear comments from others..are these after market exhausts tuned and for what bike??? Or do we just slap them on and hope they are designed for the R???   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/05/10 19:10 By Pop Rivet.   2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84279 Flashback (Moderator) The devil to pay, and no pitch hot Moderator Posts: 4315 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I think very few if any are tuned just for a roadie,, depending on the brand, all HKs use the same baffles for the same size head pipe.. same with the other companies..I truly believe that most of it is a marketing gimick..probably are a few that have been tested and engineered for a specific bike..Baron's nasties come to mind.. seems like I remember Doc or Gram mentioning something about a vortex baffle that really does improve things..but even then, that same baffle is probably used on all different bikes..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #84284 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2746 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I can say one thing for sure...the speedstar stuff is and designed to put the R* on the race track... Now before Yammi had the Megacone they were using the V&H two into one pro pipe ?? and yes they did put the R* on the track ...the Warrior was another story.. The sound that most of the R* owners are after.. is the low rumble of the dual exhaust from the Harley..which I had for years... The doolies on the R* come close... I HAVE come to the conclusion to get that sound...the low rumbly Harley sound...is just not available to the R* no matter what exhaust you slap on..... the carb etc is and will remain a factor BUT I have found that the R* does HAVE and I like a sound .... a roar that says power and I mean business...   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/05/10 19:39 By Pop Rivet.   2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84287 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 10751 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   No, I don't think that most pipes tuned for our bikes. They take a few lengths of pipe and bend them to what the builder thinks is aesthetic. Some manufacturers may have considered optimizing the pipes but there is only so much they can do and still make the pipes 'workable' from the 'looks' perspective. I think most of the pipes use some performance theories but I wonder how many have actually been tested out on the dyno. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84290 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2746 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   DocShadow wrote: No, I don't think that most pipes tuned for our bikes. They take a few lengths of pipe and bend them to what the builder thinks is aesthetic. Some manufacturers may have considered optimizing the pipes but there is only so much they can do and still make the pipes 'workable' from the 'looks' perspective. I think most of the pipes use some performance theories but I wonder how many have actually been tested out on the dyno. Doc That is what I think... Did even Yamaha test their drag pipes or the Megacone..on the dyno??..I can only assume that all the Speedstar stuff was designed to put the race in the R*..??   Logged     2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84295 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 10751 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   It would be interesting to know. However why bother ..... look at the tight turn the rear pipe needs to make. There is a huge performance hit as soon as the gases leave the head .... and the front and rear cylinders are not balance .... look at the different exhaust paths. Then there is the uneven length in pipes .. a staggered crossover can accommodate some of that but is it put in the optimum position. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84299 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2746 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   DOC I can say with all honesty....the Megacone 2 into 1 into 2 is one hell of an exhaust system...a little loud but... Two header pipes go to one.. then inside the muffler a single input..is split and deflected by two discs..into two louvered baffles..and out the muffler... What is very unique is the the discs that are in the exhaust path... This apparently maintains the back pressure and allows flow at the same time... It is a design unique in itself...and makes the R* dance.. Also the pinging sound dance which I had with my Harley and other exhausts is the heat shields cooling down... It is the thin heat shields singin.. The Megacone shields are THICK and I get no ping and ping on shut down..   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/05/10 20:16 By Pop Rivet.   2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #84304 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 10751 Re:Comments on new pipes 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   That's sounds similar to the baffles I made for mine. I bet Yam stole my idea. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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