Sporster 48 1200xl glow up ?
New tank, exhaust, intake, bars and headlight grill... she is shaping up to be quite the fun little bike
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Switchblade 21 Jul 2020Do you find those new longer pipes quiter? I'm thinking of shortening my pipes but don't really want it any louder. Diameter of pipe probably plays a part too I suppose.0Reply
Z0mb13eat3r 21 Jul 2020 authorSwitchblade, So my short pipes were that Amazon $100 special lol... they were loud, shot fire ?. I bought the vance & hine big radius 2 to 2 and its still really loud (baffles aren't in) but I absolutely love it. I love the loud pipes.1Reply-
Switchblade 21 Jul 2020Z0mb13eat3r, Cool, I see you wrapped the pipes too. Did you do it for looks or do you find its needed to keep your pants from catching fire? Was it a problem on the shorty pipes?0Reply
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Z0mb13eat3r 21 Jul 2020 authorSwitchblade, Neither of my pipes came with heat shields. I looked into purchasing some for the vance & hines and it would be cheaper to just buy a whole new exhaust system. I have no clue why the heat shields alone would cost $700 where a new system would be $625. The wrap helps some, but honestly not that much. I have a special leg guard that I wear that helps some as well. Anything under 45 mph and my leg feels like its on fire ??0Reply
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Switchblade 21 Jul 2020Z0mb13eat3r, wow good to know. I won't bother rerouting my pipes close to leg then lol. I see it quite often and wondered how it actually felt.0Reply
Trev Benson 21 Jul 2020Z0mb13eat3r, Try wrapping with Titanium warp - I ride for hours without feeling any heat on my leg. When you stop of course it all comes out. But that’s the same with heat shield.0Reply-
Z0mb13eat3r 21 Jul 2020 authorTrev Benson, It is the titanium. I don't feel it to much while moving but yeah, stopping is terrible lol. One day I'll get in trouble for running stop signs (I always make sure its clear before I take off)1Reply
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