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Title: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 27, 2011, 03:09:37 PM
OK, so my muffler FINALLY came in!

Isn't on yet, need to bring it to a welder, but I held it up to the stock and did some comparison pics!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0266.jpg)

Pic with ruler for size comparison

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0267.jpg)

And holding it up to the bike, done by my beautiful sidekick/fiance!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0268.jpg)

This is going to look and be sweet.

The ID of the harley muffler is bigger then the ID of the stock muffler, so itll flow better....

And, I can always open it up some more.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: joshr08 on July 27, 2011, 03:16:22 PM
you keep the muffler ill take the girl....lol i wanna hear this when your done
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 27, 2011, 03:17:52 PM
Quote from: joshr08 on July 27, 2011, 03:16:22 PM
you keep the muffler ill take the girl....lol i wanna hear this when your done

how bout, I keep both, and ill post more pics and a vid when its done?
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: joshr08 on July 27, 2011, 03:19:21 PM
oh i guess that will work my wife would prolly get mad at me anyways...lol :woohoo:
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: ben2go on July 27, 2011, 05:54:45 PM
That muff looks better than I thought it would and the side stand,I mean side kick is doing a good job for you.Is that about where you want it mounted,or did you just line up the frame mount tab?
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: Big Rich on July 27, 2011, 06:40:58 PM
Just curious, do you have an accurate way to weigh both mufflers? Hopefully the Sporty muffler is at least a little bit lighter......
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 27, 2011, 06:55:48 PM
I want to try to line it up to the frame bolt hole, and being more forward and into the bike cleans it up a bunch. With all the piping and huge stock muffler its replacing, it better be lighter!

It dont feel any heavier then a cherry bomb, if not its lighter.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 29, 2011, 12:38:14 PM
itssss DONEEEE!!

It looks sweet, it sounds damn good, and except for the exhaust leak (because the old ass clamp im using decided to strip) its awesome!

uploading cell phone pics now, will do high res and video when the cam charges (stupid battery died)
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 29, 2011, 12:41:43 PM
Whats that peeking out from behind the rear tire?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111040.jpg)

Its OFF! (BTW, it sounded MEAN without a muffler...)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111051.jpg)

There's welder man making his mid-pipe

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111234.jpg)

ANDDD its on!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111532.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111533.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111534.jpg)

Now, I need to sand and paint the exhaust, and get a clamp that isn't older then dirt and will seal the pipe to the muffler

Before shot

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0263.jpg)

After shot

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0729111533.jpg)

BOOYA, hows it look guys?
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: zkbuck on July 29, 2011, 12:44:02 PM
THAT LOOKS AWESOME!  :cheers:  :woohoo:
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 29, 2011, 12:48:05 PM
Quote from: Big Rich on July 27, 2011, 06:40:58 PM
Just curious, do you have an accurate way to weigh both mufflers? Hopefully the Sporty muffler is at least a little bit lighter......

I held both at the same time (with the pipe cut off the origional to be fair)

Its easially more then half the weight, if not more. Unfortunately I didn't accurately measure it.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: tialloydragon on July 29, 2011, 02:11:08 PM
Looks cool.  Now we need a YouTube video to showcase how it sounds.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 29, 2011, 02:26:14 PM
Quote from: tialloydragon on July 29, 2011, 02:11:08 PM
Looks cool.  Now we need a YouTube video to showcase how it sounds.


Uploading now. I think the recording isn't great though, it didn't really pick up any of the lows.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 29, 2011, 03:02:48 PM
More pictures with the good camera, and the video at the bottom...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0270.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0271.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/IMG_0269.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUJ82e0_pI8
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: gs500e on July 29, 2011, 03:37:44 PM
I really like the look.  And it sounds good to boot.

How would you say the sound is compared to the stock muffler?  Louder? Lower? etc?

Put a helmet.... nevermind... live free!  (really i don't care, just noticed, have fun).

Where did u get it again?  And it's for a sportster right? What year (does it matter?)?

:thumb:
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 29, 2011, 05:13:58 PM
Quote from: gs500e on July 29, 2011, 03:37:44 PM
I really like the look.  And it sounds good to boot.

How would you say the sound is compared to the stock muffler?  Louder? Lower? etc?

Put a helmet.... nevermind... live free!  (really i don't care, just noticed, have fun).

Where did u get it again?  And it's for a sportster right? What year (does it matter?)?

:thumb:

Louder at idle, but at 6+rpm its slightly louder, but the bike dont vibrate like you got a cat by the neck. high rpms seem pleasent now.

Got it on ebay, its for an 883/1200 sportster, 99 cents + shipping

and no, in person it dont sound like a lawn mower, its a lot deeper than stock.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: justinmc84 on July 30, 2011, 11:20:34 AM
I'm not 100% down with the look but it does sound pretty nice.  I'm sure once you have it all gussied up and finished it will look peachy keen.
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: crzydood17 on July 30, 2011, 01:24:21 PM
and stock harley exhaust value just went up 10 fold...
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: xunedeinx on July 30, 2011, 02:30:03 PM
Pictures of painting and finished product!!!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0730111328.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/0730111629.jpg)
Title: Re: Harley 883/1200 muffler installation!!!
Post by: ben2go on July 30, 2011, 04:18:18 PM
Looks purdy gud.Sounds purdy gud too.Got kinda cafe racer look to the exhaust.Works better than I thought.Gud werk.