anjumkha
Member
I believe in the Greek philosophy of Golden mean. So what has this to do with the Harley sound ? Read on please.
I bought the bike (FLHT 2007 with 2000 miles), The bike came with Screaming Eagle, through and through Slip ons which were really loud and annoying. The seller also gave me the original HD pipes.
A week later I installed the stock pipes only to discover that the sound was weak and 'metric'. I also felt that the bike was not performing as good as it did with the SE slip ons.
Today I did something wacky : On the left side I installed the SE pipe. I kept the right side stock.
I have a GREAT sounding machine. I think the performance has improved too. I love the new sound, it is a mixture of treble and bass. I am sure this will raise a lot of eye brows in the HD cummunity.
One down side is that the setup is asymmetric and not pleasing to the eye. However, an untrained eye will have difficulty noticing the asymmetry.
Why did I choose the left side? Most of the exhaust pass through the right side because of the cross over pipe. Installing the SE on the Right side would have made the bike a whole lot louder, at least in theory.
One question: Will this setup affect my engine in a negative way?
M Khan
I bought the bike (FLHT 2007 with 2000 miles), The bike came with Screaming Eagle, through and through Slip ons which were really loud and annoying. The seller also gave me the original HD pipes.
A week later I installed the stock pipes only to discover that the sound was weak and 'metric'. I also felt that the bike was not performing as good as it did with the SE slip ons.
Today I did something wacky : On the left side I installed the SE pipe. I kept the right side stock.
I have a GREAT sounding machine. I think the performance has improved too. I love the new sound, it is a mixture of treble and bass. I am sure this will raise a lot of eye brows in the HD cummunity.
One down side is that the setup is asymmetric and not pleasing to the eye. However, an untrained eye will have difficulty noticing the asymmetry.
Why did I choose the left side? Most of the exhaust pass through the right side because of the cross over pipe. Installing the SE on the Right side would have made the bike a whole lot louder, at least in theory.
One question: Will this setup affect my engine in a negative way?
M Khan