Advice needed, exhaust strategy

Paul Bryant said:

O.K. Since you Guys have coerced me into this ....

As Barbagris has said you won't get over 150 RWHP whilst retaining the Stock header, but as you know, there's heaps there anyway, a slip on muffler, or two .... will enhance what you already have and run real well.
The first thing that I did when I first got my 06 Rocket was drop the CAT and three mufflers off and built a twin muffler system to slide onto the stock header.
This sounded real nice, and ran strong.





I now build this system with different mufflers. This will fit all model Rockets, I also have a version to suit the Touring.





I also build a Single slip muffler, as with the above twin muffler system, it is supplied with clamps, heat shield/covers and mounting brackets, all that is required to ....slip it on.

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Ishrub said:

R3R Stainless exhaust, big bore, cat free, high flow including a stainless crossover pipe that joins to stock headers.

These will work with stock headers as I originally purchased my used Roadster, I later used them with CES headers too and they are setup to align with stock headers so any aftermarket header to suit stock located pipes will work too.
Surprisingly light being stainless and pack up to small box so will hopefully ship to USA for around Au$120 US$85 + Au$600 (US$432) = Au$720 (US$ 517) - I'll do it for a flat US$500 and soak up the currency exchange fees too!

For Sale - R3R Stainless exhaust, big bore, cat free, high flow. X pipes back

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Paul Bryant said:

O.K. Since you Guys have coerced me into this ....

As Barbagris has said you won't get over 150 RWHP whilst retaining the Stock header, but as you know, there's heaps there anyway, a slip on muffler, or two .... will enhance what you already have and run real well.
The first thing that I did when I first got my 06 Rocket was drop the CAT and three mufflers off and built a twin muffler system to slide onto the stock header.
This sounded real nice, and ran strong.





I now build this system with different mufflers. This will fit all model Rockets, I also have a version to suit the Touring.





I also build a Single slip muffler, as with the above twin muffler system, it is supplied with clamps, heat shield/covers and mounting brackets, all that is required to ....slip it on.

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Cav Man said:

So, I bought my Rocket III this spring on an impulse after riding HD's for almost 30 years and have put about 6,500 miles on the beast. I have to say I love the thing: it's simple and straightforward with few pretensions other than "see torque city." As with some other members of this forum, I'm afraid I've now fallen prey to- "the only thing better than massive torque would be even more torque " Having read many of the threads along these lines, its obvious that the membership here has forgotten far more than I'm ever going to know on this topic.

I've already ordered a few bits and pieces with more on the way: RamAir and PCV with AT in addition to some other odds and ends but the question in front of me is the exhaust. Sure, I'd love to do the headers as well as the silencers but I like the look of the OEM headers (both the geometry and the chrome) and almost all the performance headers I've seen involve very different looking geometry without heat shields and, in some cases, the potential of burning yourself as you stretch for your freeway pegs. As much as I'd like the extra HP, I do some long rides and I'll further confess to a fascination for chrome, likely due to my life as an HD rider. I'd really like a 3 into 1 system that looked good but maybe just some slip-on's is all I need to get up to 175+ HP with the kit I've already assembled. At any rate, any thoughts on a polished stainless or chrome exhaust that will contribute to HP without putting me in the burn ward would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance for any thoughts any ideas.

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Cav Man said:

I appreciate all the feedback and did fit the RamAir today just for giggles, not expecting much absent other changes- a bit of induction noise but no biggie compared to the wind when I did a brief trial. Having removed and installed the bear claw, I have to say that I found the mount(s) a bit temperamental, probably not my favorite bit of engineering on the bike.

Have decided to go all in on the exhaust and not mess about with just slip-on's, too much fun available with upgraded headers

Huginn

• Cav Man
• Oct 7, 2018
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2017 R3R with RamAir

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Cav Man said:

I appreciate all the feedback and did fit the RamAir today just for giggles, not expecting much absent other changes- a bit of induction noise but no biggie compared to the wind when I did a brief trial. Having removed and installed the bear claw, I have to say that I found the mount(s) a bit temperamental, probably not my favorite bit of engineering on the bike.
Have decided to go all in on the exhaust and not mess about with just slip-on's, too much fun available with upgraded headers

Huginn

• Cav Man
• Oct 7, 2018
• 2

2017 R3R with RamAir

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