| I have a 2004 Road Glide. Still have the stock exhaust head pipes, just the V&H Dual oval slip ons. I also have Harley's stage one download, with the breather kit. Has been on the bike since 700 miles. Now has 26k. I get the pop also. It's just a bit annoying, but not enough for me to want to change out the pipes. I've checked my plugs, checked the bike with a sniffer. I think it's the nature of this style of pipe is all. Mixture on the fuel is good, and I'm getting 45 mpg or so average with crisp response and easy starts. I ended up focusing on the overall picture, that I was happy with the response, the milage, the sound and learned to ignore the popping.
Not a fix for you, just letting you know that it may not be possible to eliminate the popping. Of 4 other bike I know of (they are all from different areas and dealers, with different mechanics working on them) all have V&H dual ovals and all of them have that popping. |