You can usually get high premium quality original Harley mufflers cheap because Harley guys are dumb enough to pay the dealers to replace them before they even take delivery of their new bikes and try them out.
Some minor faabrication of bracketry may be necessary, but they work well and sound a lot better on a Honda than they ever did on a Harley.....
Wisco Dan wrote:My original 81 GL500 mufflers are rusted through and I am looking to replace them. It seems that they have been discontinued by Honda. Can anyone give me an idea of where to find new oem mufflers or perhaps recommend a compatible pair of slip-ons?
sovereign21 wrote:Do most of you remove the baffles,and if so is it difficult?
After 7 winters on sidecar machines, one of the Harley mufflers on my GL500 removed it's own baffle. It was so loud I was embarrassed to go through towns.
Why do you want them to be louder? All it does is make your non-biker neighbours wish you would move away ro get hit by a truck.
Loud pipes do not save lives. They merely annoy people and destroy your ability to hear properly. In fact, if anything, loud pipes are more likely to get you killed - you can't hear them until they pass you and you really don't want someone in a car or truck to be startled when you drive past and swerve into your path.
bri-guy-ga wrote:Do the sportster mufflers bolt right up to the H-box or is there some persuasion involved? I agree with you Sidecar Bob. Thats one reason I am not a HD fan. They are so darn loud for no reason other then people think thats how they are supposed to sound. Give me a quite ride where I can hear myself think anyday.