Bonneville America Forums Forums Technical Forums Exhaust help please

I need to pull the trigger on pipes its down to bubs or ss long slash cut. I have never heard either and dont know which way to go. Help push me the right way before i drive myself nuts.

Bubs!!!

There's some threads on the board where some others guys, far more experienced than me, claim the Bubs are tuned for the Triumphs. All I know is that they sounded fantastic on my bike and I did received a lot of compliments from people on the sound. It was not obnoxiously loud either.

I'm saving my Bubs for next TBA. They will look a little beat up but they sound so darn good!!

British Customs is one of the places that supply Bubs, but poke around, you might find them cheaper: Bubs at British Customs

Steve

one vote bubs thanks for the help conwy

I think the SS sound a little better(deeper tone)but the Bubs
give more of a performance gain. I have the Bubs, and like
them so much I got a spare set off e-bay. There is a vid of
my bike on the dyno at the NHRally on youtube, and look at
the dyno results for all of us.
Uncle Charlie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PwyOg-LKjk

personally I would remove baffles until I have the sound I want and pocket the money I didn't spend. I run gutted stock pipes with the reducer cone in.

I was talking to a dealer who will gut stock pipes for 50 bucks but he said the 08 pipes have cats in them so he wont touch them. So its bubs or ss pipes .

I never heard either when I purchased my pipes. I chose the Bubs based on performance (all research lead me to beleive they offer the best results).

Isn't that what really counts?

I couldn't be happier with my Bubs!

Ceuls

Orderd bub pipes and 11 1/2 progressive 412 shocks from one stop moto pipes were $378 and shocks were $210 best price i could find.

Buy the way thanks for all the help.

Yes thats what i was looking for .I never ride two up my wife hates riding isnt that great.

I've got the 11.5 412s. The Bubs can scrape on hard corners.
I'm not a knee dragger, so they suit me fine. You will find
the most improvement with the progressive fork springs.
Did you notice the pic of my bike on the Bub site?

http://bub.com/Customer_Picture_Page.cfm

Im no knee dragger im to old for that. I didnt think it would move the pipes down any closer to the gound with just the back springs just seat height the pipes are hooked to the lower frame if you would change to a smaller tire size that would move your pipes just my thought. Your bike looks good i like that front bag where did you pic that up at?

It lowers the seat height, as well as reducing ground
clearance a little. That's a Saddlemen handlebar bag
that matches the Drifter saddlebags. With the stock fork
springs, it would rub the fender. Motorcyclesuperstore.com,
If I remember correctly??????

Thanks, I dig it!

Good eye there Gregger!
Over 8k on the belt.
The only downside is that I don't spend the quality time
with my bike anymore. Cleaning, and lubing the chain. Then
adjusting it, followed by cleaning all the fling off.
The ratio change brings it up to almost an 18/42. I no
longer look for 6th, and find that I often am in 4rth on
the highway riding with traffic at 60-65.

Your results may vary,
Uncle Charlie

Didn't mean to change the thread but what type is it? QPD from NewSpeedmaster? I hear you about the cleaning & lubing. I tend to spend too much time wiping fling off my rims. The purchase is on my to do list along with a dozen other items but....

QPD