I had the Tri Ovals on my Voyager and the note does change after some miles on them but the V&h have a deeper note. but the Tri Ovals definable look better.
I have Vance & Hines on my old 2000 Vulcan 1500 and Harley riders are always impressed with the sound . I now ride a 2020 Indian Roadmaster and will also be installing the V&H on it
I previously had Cobra slashcut slip ons on my Voyager, but when they wore out (rattling baffle in one, bad chrome on both), I've replaced them with Freedom Performance Liberty slip ons. Louder than the V&H, with a very nice deceleration tone (particularly after Ivanizing).
Well, on this particular bike engine (Kawasaki 1700), the Vance and Hines have a superior sound. That is not always the case. I bought those pipes based on this video, and they sound much better in person. Thanks for the video. P.S. Never let your Sams go to waste :)
I think they both sound great ! The vaquero cought my eye about 2 months ago but most of the reviews I read stated they ran hot and aftermarket exhaust creates some kind of ecu issues and had to be flashed ? What is your experience this bike looks awesome
Believe it or not, this video was the one that convinced me to go with the Vance & Hines. Just recently installed them and they sound amazing. No regrets. The Cobras seem to have somewhat of an unpleasant pinging sound to them.
Of the two. I like the looks of the Cobras better but the sound quality of the Vance and Hines better than the Cobras looks. I must confess however that the stock sound of my 05 Vulcan classic just hit the perfect sweet spot for me.
There's fundamentally two types of sounds : AAAAARGH or GRUUUUMF. V & H are in the second category. In a way, the GRUUUUMF can be more louder but less disturbating, less agressive than the AAAAARGH. I do have V & H on a 2005 1600D, Nomad. The sound is trully great combined with a K & H air filter. So the choices here are Style or Sound ?
Benjamin Fuller I couldn't decide for my VStar 1100. So I got a Cobra 2into1 HP, and it sounds better by the mile. Plus 2into1s add horse power, duals lose horse power.
they both sound fantastic. the Tri-ovals are much better looking but the Vance and Hines sound much throatier also the vance and hines are available in Australia and the Tri-ovals are no longer
Aside from exhaust, why does vaquero seem much bigger than Nomad? I thought both are same dimensions, just bought Nomad myself but when i read the specs they both have almost identical dimensions
+Lab Insight Thanks for your question Lab. It was exactly that-install and go...easy! We did not tune the engine with either bikes and decel popping is not bad at all. Ride safe!
I vote Cobra !!!!!!!, the Vance and Hines sounds like, there are a few baffles in there. In another Video, I heard a set of Vance and they sounded deeper and had a nice idle. Might be the video camera mic...........Oh well ......