I kept the stock pipes, but added the stainless nozzles at the headpipes, then cut out the "reflectors" at the baffles. (long extension 3/8-24 threaded rod with hole saw. She's more loud than stock...the baffles are by-passed, and the cops less likely to take an interestThank you 40north, drgonzo.
The pipes are for the deer. 4;20 am is leave time for work.
Lots of farm land with tons of deer. No respect for the stock pipes at all,
now if they don't care about me coming their way a blip on the wick and all I see is white tails leaving.
Seriously increased my mileage also with no changes to the bike.
Straight running she's respectful, I really try not to piss of the neighbors.
drgonzo. It's an 86 XLH. Titled as an 883 and that's what it says on the jugs.
I don't believe it, wayy too fast for an 883.
It's definitely been worked on in the past, mismatched parts, hardware and gaskets.
No real history on the bike, pretty beat up when I got her but a steal at $1.600
Haven't done much to it since I got it 3 yrs ago.
Typical maintenance and elbow grease.
Bigger primary, smaller on the rear, new tires, the pipes. the risers and highway pegs and the tote bags.
Changed out the solo seat. When she blows up I'll measure the jugs and finally find out what I've been riding.
Then a full rebuild.
since she looks stock. The horizontal crossover pipe is supposed to give a better power curve with less peak...whatever...so the stock looking setup seemed best to me. Hearty agreement bout deer. I would do the same as you if I rode at morning or evening, or at night. We have feral swine, they sometimes block the road, and at any time of day. They respond to the noise from a .45 or .357, but not to pipes. Just stand there.. But my experience with actual strikes has been with owls and pheasants and ducks... and they hurt! Anytime of day birds are dangerous. Mine's 883. The spare 1200 is on a stand in the garage. She's so sweet I'll leave her 883...and there's the matter of arthritis in wrists...883 vibrates less. 100 plus is fast 'nuf fer me. And I like the fuel consumption. I can make it from hwy 99 via 36 to the coast on one tank, going to the races at Samoa (Eureka)... I did have many quality problems in the machine, had to pull primary to fix the stupid clip on the shift drum ratchet, which fell off! It's behind the clutch basket.. that was at less than 10,000 miles. C-clip from NAPA and JB weld... Like I shudda "repaired" it with another stock fubared POS Harley clip! I'd have to check to be sure, but clock says some 28 tho today. And she's become reliable. An 02, about the last of the carb-o-tooter'd. If ah had ma druthers she'd be a 1300 cc flathead..it's been done, tho I am not sure about the cc's of the flathead, a one off some fella with too much money built, ah seen pictures. At the design level I wish she had a timed rotary valve crankcase vent system like a WLA, the little flappers in the heads are inadequate, from 90 degree adaptors ran dual 3/8 hoses down to drip on the road. Otherwise oil weeps at pushrod tubes. Lowered the azzend a bit too. Solo with bags. I put the tool kit up on the bars with shorty risers - where it defects the wind a little - moved the turn signal lamps off the bars and onto the upper tree. Best regards.
