are cherry bombs legal??

[lostsoul74]

i'm almost done with the xs11 chop (been a while, i had to complete a cafe and streetfighter too). just painted everything today, wetsand tomarrow. busted my muffler off last weekend doing some hard riding (actually went riding with rough riders clubs, had to be 100 crotch rockets, all flying 140+, and kept up with em). I was planning on doing my rear rim red with a whitewall tire, i was woundering if it was legal for me to put a set of red chery bombs on, i think it would complete the bobber look. I rode most the week with the one muffler off anyways and loved the sound and response. Can i slap them on and pass inspection (ny dmv). Cant see why not, half the harleys are louder.

[HobbyMan]

the thought has crossed my mind before. There are times when I like it quiet. There are also times when I like it loud.

[lostsoul74]

something like this, or the turn outs

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[eightyeightfift]

I think you can get away with it. It does have baffles, and i know a few guys have done it on their 850's.

[Bamper]

Depends on your states regulations on how loud the exhuast can be, you should be able to find out with a quick google search.

[BobE]

My understanding of NY laws is that the exhaust is supposed to be what comes stock with the bike.

With that said, based on the number of straight piped rigs I've seen cruising around in NYS, apparently that isn't enforced very strongly, or the mufflers are swapped just before the inspection, or the bikes are not inspected at all.

I do know they are fussy about stock pipes at Americade and the local constabulary makes a reasonable haul from spot inspections during that week....

If the above understanding applies, I will have a problem with my G in NY as I have Road King pipes on mine (they were new, I got them for free, I'm not a man to refuse a gift). But, they are quiet (I prefer quiet), so unless I get stopped for something else, I doubt I will see any harassment for it.

[lostsoul74]

theres an inspection place around the corner, i'll stop in and ask them. but i dont see why not, even with the broke muffler thats off, it's not "that loud", a little more if not hte same as most stock harleys i would guess. so it should be even quieter with the cherry bombs, but still have that deep tone.

[BobE]

The Harleys that are truly stock that I've heard are pretty quiet. My definition of quiet may be different than yours. Mine basically says that if I can talk in normal tones to the rider while standing next to them and I can hear them responding without having to yell or speak up is quiet. Also in my case I am totally deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other ear.

My Road King mufflers came from a dealer who has a stockpile of them because many new Harley buyers have the dealers remove the mufflers that came with the bike and put on aftermarket ones before the bike is even delivered. Many dealers just give the new old mufflers away for the asking or trash them.

Easy way to tell is the Harley mufflers have a set of language stamped right into the muffler defining which models the muffler is designed for and stating it is a GEN-YOOO-WINE Harley muffler.

[bigb9582]

i plan on puting a set of glasspacks on my 79f. just a fyi jcwhitney has some that are 1 3/4in inlet for 25 bux. that should be easier to mount up then a 2in one. they are unpainted tho.

if u do put them on let me know how it sounds. im wanting loud but not strait pipe loud.

[lostsoul74]

they got the chery bombs and other glass pack manufacturers on ebay for like 20 bucks, already heat coded red, or stainless, even chrome, in just about anysize from 1 7/8 - 3 inch and all in between. I'm thinking of the chery bomb turn outs, i think it will complete hte look. I see pics of them, but havnt found them for sale anywhere yet.