Aftermarket exhaust
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Aftermarket exhaust
Hi guys I hope I find you all well over the pond ,
just having a thought does anyone do a bit louder exhaust for the 1220,s?
you know something with a bit of growl.
Also have fun at the Rally I wish I could make its but not possible ,I will be there in spirit
you all be safe and have cold one for me , good luck
Ted
just having a thought does anyone do a bit louder exhaust for the 1220,s?
you know something with a bit of growl.
Also have fun at the Rally I wish I could make its but not possible ,I will be there in spirit
you all be safe and have cold one for me , good luck
Ted
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Re: Aftermarket exhaust
I've heard of a Cobra exhaust -- you can search that here.
I bought a pair of stock Harley mufflers, which can be had for a song since the first thing just about all Harley folks do is get silly-loud pipes. I plan to mod them onto my XII, as a bolt-up in case I don't like it.
But like everything else in my life this has been on pause for a couple years. I swear, this life I'm living is worse than my fears.
I bought a pair of stock Harley mufflers, which can be had for a song since the first thing just about all Harley folks do is get silly-loud pipes. I plan to mod them onto my XII, as a bolt-up in case I don't like it.
But like everything else in my life this has been on pause for a couple years. I swear, this life I'm living is worse than my fears.
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Re: Aftermarket exhaust
After first seeing Dave's vid (above post), I bought a couple tips and proceeded to weld them on. This didn't go well -- I basically chickened out. See https://www.amervoyassoc.org/forum/view ... 280#p85280.
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Re: Aftermarket exhaust
Here is a photo of the inside of the tips. This muffler was one I autopsied since it was already dead from corrosion.
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Re: Aftermarket exhaust
One of the things I REALLY dislike about my Vulcan is the loud exhaust (which is, AFAIK, stock). Blech. Wanna trade bikes?
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Dennis Fariello
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Philadelphia, PA
2000 Voyager XII "Gertrude" - deceased
1993 Vulcan 88 "Emily"
South Jersey Retreads
Patriot Guard Riders
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VXII Manuals:
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Re: Aftermarket exhaust
Okay, your bloody autopsy suggests that the stock exhaust is much more corked-up than I thought. I've been under the impression that the outside outlet handled most of the exhaust most of the time and that the inside outlet somehow bleed-off higher-pressure situations. Your photo suggests that the two are on a common Y, with the different sooting just subtle preferential flow. I've apparently given MaKa too much benefit of the doubt.
I can't tell from the photo whether that small inner pipe has drilled holes; and I wish your coroner looked a bit further upstream -- opened up all the external cover. I have to believe there's more going on than just a small pipe running through a large cosmetic canister. Surely this is more sophisticated than a simple glass-pac muffler?
Hello, Harley muffler. Although I don't understand their plumbing either ... but from what I can tell, the two Harley tailpipes are at least the same, unlike pre-09 pipes. There's obviously more behind all this design than I understand, which is why I'll keep everything bolt-up in case it doesn't work out.
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