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  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Hi All,  first post so hopefully this will be seen...
    First time Harley owner, in fact first time owner of anything not Japanese!  Loving the little 883 and don't regret not buying the 1200 (yet), but it's definitely a little too tame in the noise department... can practically sneak up on people.

    I'm sure there are a thousand questions about slip-on's, but this one is intended for the current climate (as in COVID-19 and a lack of available parts).

    I want to get some slip-ons for a 2018 883, there are plenty of options in chrome but not a lot in black.  I've had a good poke around the net and can't find anywhere that stocks Rush slip-on's in particular in Australia.  Has anybody been able to buy Rush mufflers in Aus, or have you had to import them?

    How successful is buying from the states for mufflers?  Although I would much rather buy from an Aussie business, I don't want to pay massive overs for trying to support an Aussie company.

    Any guidance highly appreciated.

    Cheers.
  • sinny
    sinny
    4 years ago
    its not the same bike at all but ive had Khrome Werks slip-ons on my FXD and they sounded great. nice and deep sound
    https://www.easyr.com.au/brand/khrome-werks/ 
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    4 years ago
    Have new Sonics for 100 smackers < slip on ..
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting sinny on 14 Aug 2020 09:58 AM

    its not the same bike at all but ive had Khrome Werks slip-ons on my FXD and they sounded great. nice and deep sound

    https://www.easyr.com.au/brand/khrome-werks/ 

    Cheers mate, having trouble finding stock of these in black... im sure they'll return, but not sure when.
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting Baloffski on 14 Aug 2020 10:41 AM

    Have new Sonics for 100 smackers < slip on ..

    Where do I find these mate?
  • Superlow 11
    Superlow 11
    4 years ago
    I had rush slip-ons on my Superlow and the sound was great
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting Superlow 11 on 15 Aug 2020 12:54 PMedited: 15 Aug 2020 12:55 PM

    I had rush slip-ons on my Superlow and the sound was great

    Did you buy them in Aus?  I can't find any local suppliers...
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    4 years ago
    What about Screaming Beagle Slipons?
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting tussuck on 15 Aug 2020 10:11 PM

    What about Screaming Beagle Slipons?

    I’d go screaming beagle if they were cheap, but I haven’t heard Good things about them... admittedly, the things I’ve heard could be wrong too though.
  • fatbat
    fatbat
    4 years ago
    The old screamin eagle ones were good performers without being too loud. The new ones are made to be quiet and don’t work as well. Best performing ones for street use are a tapered turbo variety like those made by khromewerks. S&s also used to sell the same ones but not anymore.  Not cheap or easy to come by.  I’ve got An s&s pair for a dyna and a khromewerks pair for an evo but nothing for a sporty sorry
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting fatbat on 16 Aug 2020 12:42 AM

    The old screamin eagle ones were good performers without being too loud. The new ones are made to be quiet and don’t work as well. Best performing ones for street use are a tapered turbo variety like those made by khromewerks. S&s also used to sell the same ones but not anymore.  Not cheap or easy to come by.  I’ve got An s&s pair for a dyna and a khromewerks pair for an evo but nothing for a sporty sorry

    Cheers mate, great information. I definitely don't want something too loud, but it's got to have a little bit of a voice, it sounds like a vespa at the moment.  I'll have a look at the Khomewerks ones, they might be easier to come by, just wish I could get something Australian made.
  • imoo6170
    imoo6170
    4 years ago
    Quoting Superlow 11 on 15 Aug 2020 12:54 PMedited: 15 Aug 2020 12:55 PM

    I had rush slip-ons on my Superlow and the sound was great

    Quoting antdoz on 15 Aug 2020 12:55 PM

    Did you buy them in Aus?  I can't find any local suppliers...

    Have you looked at Easyr? Based in Brisbane https://www.easyr.com.au/brand/rush-racing-products/
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting Superlow 11 on 15 Aug 2020 12:54 PMedited: 15 Aug 2020 12:55 PM

    I had rush slip-ons on my Superlow and the sound was great

    Quoting antdoz on 15 Aug 2020 12:55 PM

    Did you buy them in Aus?  I can't find any local suppliers...

    Quoting imoo6170 on 16 Aug 2020 10:21 AM

    Have you looked at Easyr? Based in Brisbane https://www.easyr.com.au/brand/rush-racing-products/

    Only thing they have in stock seems to be the V&H slip ons... Everything else on back-order...  V-Twin only have the neighbour haters.  Can't find Rush anywhere.  Seems to be a shortage in Australia for slip-ons.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    4 years ago
    DONT buy Vance and Hines....
    EVERY other muppet has them and they are just loud obnoxious feral pipes.
  • steelo
    steelo
    4 years ago
    Let me be the dissenting voice AD. Don't spend any money on tricking up the exhaust. Use the bike as the great little runaround that it's designed to be. Get used to riding it and not being an ass. When you get your big bike, do that one up, or not.
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 16 Aug 2020 11:03 AM

    Let me be the dissenting voice AD. Don't spend any money on tricking up the exhaust. Use the bike as the great little runaround that it's designed to be. Get used to riding it and not being an ass. When you get your big bike, do that one up, or not.

    I bought the 883 as I commute a lot - I rode the 1200's a fair bit and they were just a tad bigger than the 883 and therefore a tad harder to slip through the traffic the way I am used to... I'll be holding onto this one for a while I'd say.
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 16 Aug 2020 11:03 AM

    Let me be the dissenting voice AD. Don't spend any money on tricking up the exhaust. Use the bike as the great little runaround that it's designed to be. Get used to riding it and not being an ass. When you get your big bike, do that one up, or not.

    Kind of wanted the long shots as you don't see them often if at all.... every second bike has short shots.  Just want to give the bike a voice so I don't sneak up on people as much as I have been, but don't want to piss off the neighbours too much.
  • WideglidingNZ
    WideglidingNZ
    4 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 16 Aug 2020 11:03 AM

    Let me be the dissenting voice AD. Don't spend any money on tricking up the exhaust. Use the bike as the great little runaround that it's designed to be. Get used to riding it and not being an ass. When you get your big bike, do that one up, or not.

    Quoting antdoz on 16 Aug 2020 12:02 PM

    I bought the 883 as I commute a lot - I rode the 1200's a fair bit and they were just a tad bigger than the 883 and therefore a tad harder to slip through the traffic the way I am used to... I'll be holding onto this one for a while I'd say.

    i thought the 1200 & 883 were the same physical size and it is just the bore size bigger on the 1200's that's different?
  • antdoz
    antdoz
    4 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 16 Aug 2020 11:03 AM

    Let me be the dissenting voice AD. Don't spend any money on tricking up the exhaust. Use the bike as the great little runaround that it's designed to be. Get used to riding it and not being an ass. When you get your big bike, do that one up, or not.

    Quoting antdoz on 16 Aug 2020 12:02 PM

    I bought the 883 as I commute a lot - I rode the 1200's a fair bit and they were just a tad bigger than the 883 and therefore a tad harder to slip through the traffic the way I am used to... I'll be holding onto this one for a while I'd say.

    Quoting WideglidingNZ on 16 Aug 2020 10:23 PM

    i thought the 1200 & 883 were the same physical size and it is just the bore size bigger on the 1200's that's different?

    All of the 1200's I rode were definitely bigger - beautiful to ride, but bigger than I needed.
  • fatbat
    fatbat
    4 years ago
    Quoting antdoz on 16 Aug 2020 12:02 PM

    I bought the 883 as I commute a lot - I rode the 1200's a fair bit and they were just a tad bigger than the 883 and therefore a tad harder to slip through the traffic the way I am used to... I'll be holding onto this one for a while I'd say.

    Quoting WideglidingNZ on 16 Aug 2020 10:23 PM

    i thought the 1200 & 883 were the same physical size and it is just the bore size bigger on the 1200's that's different?

    Quoting antdoz on 17 Aug 2020 01:26 AM

    All of the 1200's I rode were definitely bigger - beautiful to ride, but bigger than I needed.

    Sorry mate but the 883 and 1200 use the exact same sportster frame. The only main differences in them are the cylinder bore and gearing which of course you can’t tell from looking or sitting on it. 
    Different variants of sportsters have other different parts like wheels, mid/forward controls and handlebars. Handlebars are one of the things that can be changed over to ease commuting and lane splitting thru traffic 

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