LOUD pipes needed

Looking for help! I am looking for a LOUD set of pipes, with a great bark and deep-throaty sound, for my 2007 Harley ElectraGlide Classic. Which ones, from your experience, are loudest? Are there others that are louder?

I like the Vance and Hines Staggered, but I do not think they'll work on your new bike. Nice throaty, bark like sound. I really like them, but I do know that a buddy of mine has a set of Rineharts, and they are louder than mine... I think I have a hearing problem caused by tooo many Dead shows sitting next to Jerry the Garcia's speaker... Those high decibils did thee job!!!

Put a Thunderheader on it if you wanna make noise....great pipe for hi- po motors..if you're going mild on the motor but want a bit of a bark and good performance a pro pipe from Vance and hines does the job nicely, The Bassani two into one works pretty good too. You'll notice that all the pipes mentioned are two into ones, they'll also pull some more out of your motor. you're on a big decker now and two up, some pipes will get you and your motor down the road better than others.

I have the V&H true duals. Nice throaty sound when cruzing and a loud bark when you crack the throttle. However, my brother in-law has the Rinehart true duals. They are obnoxiously loud to the point that I refuse to ride behind him. Even riding 50 feet behind him they hurt your ears when he cracks the throttle. He gets a lot of complaints from chapter members. They won't ride behind him either. Loud pipes are nice, but too loud is annoyoing.

Ringo, FLHT...

I gotta say that, based on your comments about the Rineharts, I am quite excited about the Rineharts! I have never heard them before, but they sound like what I might be looking for.

I LOVED the pipes on my last bike... I had a set of V&H straightshots slip-ons (06 HD XL1200). They sounded amazing! But I have been disappointed with the sound of the V&H pipes on friends' Road Kings. Well, they sound awesome, but they are not near loud enough. And I am not interested in pulling the baffles from the pipes.

I spoke to one buddy who has heard the Rineharts. He said that they are too loud, and that he knew of a guy who had to remove them because they were bugging him too much. I don't want that, obviously... but I want a set of pipes that are noticably louder than the other bikes in the pack.

Your thoughts?

The Rinehart's are definately one of the loudest pipes out there. However you may find yourself riding at the back of the pack all the time because no one will want to ride behind you. Like I said, I refuse to ride behind people I know with Rinehart's on their bikes. But that's just my opinion, to each his own. Ya might want to find someone that has Rinehart's, and ride behind them for a while and then make your decision. JMO, loud pipes are nice, but no one likes obnoxious. Again, just my opinion, you have to make your own decision.

Does he have the cut off, side mounted pipes? Just wondering if the longer pipes, which are separated (as on the touring duals) would be a bit less obnoxious?

Has anyone heard the Bub 7 Rinehart exhaust?

All my comments have been directed at the Rinehart long true dual touring pipes. The only difference between long or short loud pipes is that, the short ones, if to loud are annoying if your ridng behind or next to the bike. The long pipes are usually annoying only if your riding behind them. This is not only tied to the Rineharts. My cousin has the V&H longshots with no baffles. I won't ride behind him either. The point is, there are limits to everything, if ya get to loud, it's no longer cool, it's just annoying.

OK, I am have narrowed my decision to the following slip-ons:

- Vance & Hines Turndowns
- Rinehart
- Bub 7


SUGGESTIONS? Again, I want LOUD, DEEP THROATY SOUND, GREAT BARK.

Just want to make as informed a decision as possible, that is why asking so much... just that I have never had the opportunity to hear any of these pipes in person (have heard V&H ovals on a Road King, and wasn't that impressed with noise level... they were kinda quiet).

Cheers!

If you get a turndown muffler that will help with those riding behind you. They will still be loud but the sound will be directed downward instead of stright back. Both Rinehart and V&H offer them. I like the Rinehart Eagle Beak turndowns.

Thanks for the advice... didn't know that!

FLHT: Very interesting stuff... an awesome resource! Thanks... I started checking some of it out tonight... will continue tomorrow.

In the meantime, have you heard anything about these RUSH pipes?