A couple of weeks ago I got on here and started asking about installing true duals on my 07 Ultra. The feedback for the most part was installing the pipes and riding off into the sunset was not going to happen. The more I investigated this move the more I shied away.
I guy that I saw at the local bike shop had lost several horse power and his bike did not run well after true duals (09 Roadking)
What I ended up doing was replacing the stock slip-on mufflers with a set of Python mufflers. The change was more than I expected. As far as the heat goes, it changed it a little. But the sound was improved and the bike performed much better. I was cruising at 2000 to 2200 rpm without a glitch where at the rpm with the stocks it seemed to just lug. The noisy 5th gear whine was not gone but drown out by the pipes. The noise was louder and I had to turn the stereo up a notch or 2 but the sound of the bike is well worth it.
I will try some heat guards under the seat and see what that does but if I am rolling down the highway it’s not too bad.
Anyway that is where I went instead of duals
I guy that I saw at the local bike shop had lost several horse power and his bike did not run well after true duals (09 Roadking)
What I ended up doing was replacing the stock slip-on mufflers with a set of Python mufflers. The change was more than I expected. As far as the heat goes, it changed it a little. But the sound was improved and the bike performed much better. I was cruising at 2000 to 2200 rpm without a glitch where at the rpm with the stocks it seemed to just lug. The noisy 5th gear whine was not gone but drown out by the pipes. The noise was louder and I had to turn the stereo up a notch or 2 but the sound of the bike is well worth it.
I will try some heat guards under the seat and see what that does but if I am rolling down the highway it’s not too bad.
Anyway that is where I went instead of duals