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Title: My other wheels
Post by: Stuwoolf on May 08, 2015, 00:22:56: Doesnt do many miles these days and certainly a lot less than it used to do.

Guess I'm gettin auld..............

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/FXRStuarty/Harley.jpg)
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Dazzler on May 08, 2015, 00:43:12: Nice! I'm not a bike person (many others members are) but I can appreciate that... :goodjob:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: John B on May 08, 2015, 00:58:34: Like it ,love the sound of them going down the road. :goodjob2:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: rustynutz on May 08, 2015, 01:41:12: Must get a bit "fresh" on the ol' goolies wearing your kilt... :rofl:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Johnno on May 08, 2015, 02:16:34: Quote from: rustynutz on May 08, 2015, 01:41:12
Must get a bit "fresh" on the ol' goolies wearing your kilt... :rofl:

:rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Johnno on May 08, 2015, 02:18:58: Quote from: John B on May 08, 2015, 00:58:34
Like it ,love the sound of them going down the road. :goodjob2:

:goodjob:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Just Rick on May 08, 2015, 13:38:44: Quote from: John B on May 08, 2015, 00:58:34
Like it ,love the sound of them going down the road. :goodjob2:

It's always amazed me how they get away with having them on the road,if you run straight through pipes on any other vehicle it would be defected
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Stuwoolf on May 08, 2015, 19:27:18: Quote from: rustynutz on May 08, 2015, 01:41:12
Must get a bit "fresh" on the ol' goolies wearing your kilt... :rofl:

:lol:

Aye, it can get a bit breezy around the Trossachs :lol:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Wingerdave on May 08, 2015, 20:27:22: Quote from: Just Rick on May 08, 2015, 13:38:44
Quote from: John B on May 08, 2015, 00:58:34
Like it ,love the sound of them going down the road. :goodjob2:

It's always amazed me how they get away with having them on the road,if you run straight through pipes on any other vehicle it would be defected

I know for a fact that there are loads of Harley dealers with shed loads of original, factory pipes which you can pick up for a few bucks as a replacement silencer.

Most Harley riders (at least in NL and USA) get louder pipes fitted for that ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC Harley growl. :goodjob:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Stuwoolf on May 08, 2015, 23:30:19: The reason for loud pipes is mainly down to sound, looks and performance.

Out the box a Harley is so quiet it sounds immasculated. Also, the performance offered is poor due to strangulation as a result of emissions etc and therefore the need to let it breath a bit better means dyno jetting and a better pipe........which usually means a bit more "music".

Of course in UK the annual vehicle test doesnt require bikes to have db tests. Its down to the tester to determine if its too loud. Finding a testers who is a wee bit 'mutton' helps :lol:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: rustynutz on May 11, 2015, 02:28:48: Quote from: Just Rick on May 08, 2015, 13:38:44
Quote from: John B on May 08, 2015, 00:58:34
Like it ,love the sound of them going down the road. :goodjob2:

It's always amazed me how they get away with having them on the road,if you run straight through pipes on any other vehicle it would be defected

They do get defected, trouble is they just slap the standard pipes back on, have it retested and then go back to the straight through pipes... :fum: :head_butt:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: rustynutz on May 11, 2015, 03:32:15: Quote from: Stuwoolf on May 08, 2015, 23:30:19
The reason for loud pipes is mainly down to sound, looks and performance.

There is another reason.... :whistler:

:link: Loud Pipes - YouTube (https://youtu.be/dN8V7in4esE)
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: John B on May 11, 2015, 04:17:36: :hahaha:
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Doggie 1 on May 11, 2015, 12:28:34: Nice pipes.
Title: Re: My other wheels
Post by: Stuwoolf on May 12, 2015, 17:10:50: Quote from: rustynutz on May 11, 2015, 03:32:15
Quote from: Stuwoolf on May 08, 2015, 23:30:19
The reason for loud pipes is mainly down to sound, looks and performance.

There is another reason.... :whistler:

:link: Loud Pipes - YouTube (https://youtu.be/dN8V7in4esE)

:lol:

.........and some dodgy facial hair too