For those that don't know, the stock exhausts that generally come with bikes (especially cruisers) are generally a bit pants. they don't have a very good sound to them and hinder the potential performance. Expect perhaps the Harley Davidsons, which generally sound better.
So I decided to take the plunge and do an upgrade. I put a pair of vance and hines classic II slip-ons onto my bike, and all I can say is WOW! what a difference.
It now has a nice loud rumble that made the bike sound like a hairdryer before, it sounds far more healthy in all gears and at all speeds, the vibrations are reduced at higher speeds, and the performance boost was definitely noticable, I felt I was riding a new more powerful bike. You will find pulling away from lights and hill starts much easier.
For for those of you thinking about replacing your exhausts, do it now, you will not regret it. Many bikers say that you need a FULL EXHAUST system to get the real benefit, well I had a full set of vance and hines on my old bike (vulcan 1600), and these slips-ons are just as good I think. They are certainly just as loud.
Be warned though, the volume increase is substantial, so your neighbours may not be quite so impressed when you roll home at 2AM. You also should be warned about the grin factor, because when you ride your bike out of the shop with your new growlers, you wont stop grinning all the way home.

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