Johnj wrote:Actually Harley's come from the factory with 'legal' exhaust systems. Most owners install aftermarket systems to make them louder.
Yup they are very quiet from the factory as per Fed standards.
I once heard a bone stock sportster and the mechanical clatter of the air cooled engine was actually louder than the exhaust.
Definitely... A guy from school had a stock Nighttrain. The other Harley guys would tease him about "having a Honda" lol.
Well they did until a VTX1800 rolled by and drowned them all out
Wrider