| Are you looking to upgrade the pipes on your Harley | | | | will be happy with them. Most of the big brand |
| Davidson? The stock Harley pipes just not getting it | | | | names are building a quality product these days but |
| done for you anymore? Well we've got some tips to | | | | you need to be leary of those bargain basement |
| help you make the buying process easier. We've | | | | pipes or the up and coming companies that haven't |
| been eating and sleeping motorcycles for a number | | | | proven themselves yet. I would suggest Vance and |
| of years so we've learned a thing or two about | | | | Hines, D & D, Supertrapp, Bub or Rinehart as |
| saving money on Harley Pipes. | | | | brands to look to first. There are many more but I |
| Follow along with these tips and let's see if we can't | | | | have personal experience with these brands and they |
| find you the perfect set of Harley Pipes for your | | | | are all high quality companies. |
| motorcycle and SAVE you money doing it. | | | | Tip 4: |
| Tip 1: | | | | Once you have your selection narrowed down to the |
| Don't buy Harley Pipes out of a magazine or catalog. | | | | brand and model of Harley pipes that you want to |
| What I mean by that is you never can tell what the | | | | buy then go online and check out some of the deals |
| pipes will look or sound like until they are mounted on | | | | available there. You can save as much as 30-40% |
| a real live Harley Davidson motorcycle. Pipes that look | | | | buying on Ebay as you can buying at your local |
| great on a custom chopper might look terrible on | | | | dealer. If you are going to install them yourself then |
| your stock softail. Don't trust the pictures because | | | | you can save even more money or you can have |
| they can sometimes mislead you into thinking | | | | the dealer or your mechanic install them still. Trust me |
| something looks better than it does. If you look, you | | | | on this, the dealer WILL NOT give you any kind of |
| can usually find a bike that has the pipes you are | | | | break for buying the pipes through them. They might |
| interested in right in your own hometown. It's much | | | | tell you they are installing them for free but in most |
| better to see them in person rather than a catalog. | | | | cases the price is built into the pipes anyway. |
| Tip 2: | | | | Tip 5: |
| Don't ask people's opinions on what a certain pipe | | | | Make sure you buy everything you need to complete |
| sounds like. Sound is very, very subjective and what | | | | the job. In most cases a new set of pipes is going to |
| sounds terrible to someone else, can sound like music | | | | require either a rejet if you are a carburetor bike or |
| to your hears. I would suggest that you spend an | | | | a reflash or PCM upgrade if you are fuel injected. If |
| hour or two at your local Harley Davidson dealership | | | | you skip this step you are risking your Harley running |
| on a Saturday morning. Trust me, at most Harley | | | | extremely lean, which can be detrimental to your |
| Davidson dealerships you will see almost every make | | | | motorcycle. Most Harley's nowadays are fuel injected |
| and model of bike and pipe combination roll up on a | | | | and one of the easiest ways to take care of the fuel |
| Saturday morning. There is nothing that can be | | | | needs of a near stock Harley Davidson is a DynoJet |
| substituted for being able to see the pipes on your | | | | Power Commander. It installs easily and will allow you |
| bike and more importantly HEAR them in person. | | | | to custom tailor your fuel mix to your pipes. |
| Tip 3: | | | | I could literally go on and on and on but I think you |
| Buy the best quality Harley pipes that you can afford. | | | | get the idea. It's time to hit the road and find the |
| Pipes can make or break a motorcycles look and | | | | best set of Harley pipes for your motorcycle and |
| sound so buy the best that you can afford so you | | | | your tastes. |