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Stand by ya'll...just got some Sceptres. Plan to ride with them Sunday. Full report to follow.
SteveB
"I live the life I love and I love the life I live."
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those are the pipes i would buy if i did it again, i love stainless. just wish you could get the quiet baffles with no extra cost
Frank
(Former)05 BA tbike pipes, ai removed, Freak, mikuni hsr 42's, 904, ported/polished head, 1mm oversized valves
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My Speptres are still not as loud as my buddies Vance and Hines on his nighttrain
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LOVE my Sceptres. I always get compliments oh how good the bike sounds.
Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be.----Thomas Jefferson
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Should be Riding
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My Speptres are still not as loud as my buddies Vance and Hines on his nighttrain
Loudness does not equal sounding good. So, the real question is, do they sound better and more importantly, do you like them.
Soren
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Personally I love mine. Deep toned, nice crack when throttled, loud enough to get the attention of any Hardley rider. Did lose a little on the bottom end, just enough to notice needing a hair more throttle when taking off but more than makes up for it above 2K revs. Had a Gold Wing driver pull up next to at a light one day and started griping about how my bike was the loudest thing he had ever followed. Didn't hear exactly what he was saying though. I was laughing too hard at his shiny sandals and gold lame vest. Annoy a Wing dinger Mission accomplished 
Last edited by deserteagle; 08/03/2008 10:01 PM.
06 America, Custom built seat, K N pods, 155 mains, 45 pilots, Sceptres.
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I've got Sceptres on my Speedmaster. They were imported from the US by the bloke who had the bike before me. They sound great and always turn heads. When I bought the bike, the dealer told me they were "barely illegal"!
White beard - Black 07 Speedmaster
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OK. Here's the deal on the Sceptres...finally got time Sunday to ride with mrt202 for about 150 miles. In a word: FABULOUS. Louder yes, but a nice refined grown up loud and, of course they look terrific. Will probably have to rejet as did deserteagle. Will check with forum on this subject.  SteveB
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I must confess, they do sound great. I could hear them over my own debaffled long cannons, even when Steve was 50 yards behind me! Wow! I gotta get some of those!
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just bought a new speedmaster,need to get different exhaust,I've heard of bubs but not sceptres whats the difference? and is there any other options?
Ride like you stole it
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Fe Butt
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Bub,s Specialty Spares, D&D , Satintune, Kromewerks , Sceptres , Thunderbike , and just about any pipe made to fit 1 3/4" headers.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Sceptres are really nice when splitting lanes tween to buttockholecagers rolling 45 side by side for miles... Nice canyon echo effect. And be careful, because the sound, even though you will expect it, will startle you too! Although I love my Team triumph pips, I hate riding behind them!  For long treks to Rallies, oem pips are the cats meow.
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Ride like you stole it
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they look good, sound good, and are made very well. go for it
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Just for my own curiosity, what are these like at idle/low rev's? Are they loud all the time or, with light throttle control, are they 'neighbour-friendly'?
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They have an edge all the time. At idle, they rumble along, when you open them up and they sing.
Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be.----Thomas Jefferson
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Look on Youtube under Triumph speedmaster with Sceptre pipes,I have my bike with these pipes on them. I ordered a set of baffles from Team Triumph , installed them and rode may be 5 miles got home pulled them out.
Max
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Just for my own curiosity, what are these like at idle/low rev's? Are they loud all the time or, with light throttle control, are they 'neighbour-friendly'?
Neighbors!?!?! HA! Who cares what they like. I never tell all the screaming kids on the street to be quiet, even though thats ALL DAY LONG, so it doesn't matter to me if the pipes are too loud.... which they are BTW, but I like loud 
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2006SM XS pods,145/45,XS springs,arlen ness mirrors,19t primary,Reality is you are the weak and I am the tyranny of evil men, but I'm tryin REAL hard to be the shepherd. Scott Jackson McCain
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Scott as close as we are we gotta get together and do some riding one of these days.
'06 TBA - Black, AI and Snorkel removed, K&N Drop In, Gutted Stock Pipes, 145/42, 2 turns out.
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No mention of EPCO Stainless. Well I'll chime in. Great quality for a reasonable $$$.
Greg
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Sonya had the Epcos, I have the Scepters. To tell you the truth, with how much hearing im losing, if my speedy didnt come with the Scepters on it, I would have bought the Epcos. Love them both though. Everyone we ride with tells me later how loud my bike is and most dont like riding behind me.
Mark
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1st mod I made,,,,the long scepters....great sound and as one of my HD buds said, " that is a beefy sound, not schrill and annoying"
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I've had cagers pass me to get away from the sound, so I say good get the heck away. I've had others get so excited telling me how awesome my speedy sounds, by their smile you'd think it was their bike. Scepters on this bike are awesome to me, I'm addicted to the sound and would sell the bike if forced to take them off, the speedy wouldn't have any personality then. I'm sure other pipes are great but these scepters to me have a wonderful "snarl" to them.
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My son and son inlaw both have Sceptres and yes , they are hard to follow behind at road speeds. But I love the sound. deep, with a sharp crack at throttle. mike
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