Vandemon Headers

Paul Bryant said:

I have been selling Globally for over 30 years.
The fact that this pipe is not suitable for you concerns me not.
I can't please every one, and I don't try.

The "noise" is not at all "un-bearable"

All of my Exhaust Systems are built for road going Bikes, not race bikes.
So the power and torque is spread wide, which is what is requiered on a road going machine.

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Taz said:

Any idea when you'll have an idea of final pricing and availability? Also will the header be separate from the rest of the exhaust in the event I want to use a different muffler? Or will it only come as a complete system?

I replaced the stock muffler with a Verex one and have been pretty happy as it isn't overly loud. At 3k rpm cruise, with the baffle in, I can't hear the exhaust over the wind noise. I don't mind a bit louder under hard acceleration but I don't want to be deafened while riding at cruise speed on a longer trip.

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Paul Bryant said:

I'm about two months out on production, pricing will be announced at that time.
The header and the muffler are two seperate piece's, if you wanted just the header that would be no problem but keep in mind that all the after market "slip on" systems are made to suit the very small (1¾" O.D.) tail pipe of the stock header, my header has a 2¼" O.D. tail pipe.

When I first built the 2.3 System, I built it with a 2" O.D. tail pipe, this soon proved to be insufficient so I stepped it up to the 2¼" pipe, the power increase was significant.
So if you want to stay with your small after market muffler, you will not get the power gains available.

None of my systems are "Harley obnoxious"

As Tal has aid, following Mulks on his GT was not at all a problem noise wise, until he gave it full throttle and dissapered.

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Taz said:

That is good to know about the size.

From time to order until you ship, typically how long? Two months out puts us into Sept and the riding season is starting to wind down a bit by then.

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Taz said:

When I lived in California, it was easy to ride year-round. The snow and ice in the winter here typically come at the end of Dec to early Feb typically. Streetbikes suck on ice and snow; been there, and done that when I had no choice.

A lot of summer days here is +40C and heavy traffic. So temps on the roads hit +45-50C easily. Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic when the temps are that high along with a huge truck next to you is not my idea of fun so I tend to skip the inferno days as the Rocket just piles even more heat on you.

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Taz said:

When I lived in California, it was easy to ride year-round. The snow and ice in the winter here typically come at the end of Dec to early Feb typically. Streetbikes suck on ice and snow; been there, and done that when I had no choice.

A lot of summer days here is +40C and heavy traffic. So temps on the roads hit +45-50C easily. Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic when the temps are that high along with a huge truck next to you is not my idea of fun so I tend to skip the inferno days as the Rocket just piles even more heat on you.

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Taz said:

When I lived in California, it was easy to ride year-round. The snow and ice in the winter here typically come at the end of Dec to early Feb typically. Streetbikes suck on ice and snow; been there, and done that when I had no choice.

A lot of summer days here is +40C and heavy traffic. So temps on the roads hit +45-50C easily. Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic when the temps are that high along with a huge truck next to you is not my idea of fun so I tend to skip the inferno days as the Rocket just piles even more heat on you.

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