If I custom fit stretched saddle bags will the diameter of exhaust muffler be too large?
By Pauly K.
Putting custom bags on my 2023 Streetgluide! For performance & increased torque & loudness db's is this exhaust a suggested upgrade? With adding a Vance & Hinds Vo2 Air cleaner! I did a similar upgrade on my old Night train & my 02 Duece with a Vance & Hines & a Bub 2-1 exhaust. It increased my performance substantially! I'm looking at adding Hard Drive stretched saddle bags. FYI tenatively"
Answer QuestionThat, as I'm sure you understand, is difficult to say without having the bike here to examine to see if there's enough clearance between the pipes and those bags. There are just far too many variables at play in order to say for sure. If the stock pipes work with those bags, then yes, you're probably in the clear - but after that, again, it's really difficult to say without looking things over at our shop. We've not been able to examine this particular setup in our shop as of yet. Now, as far as performance is concerned, we're talking Smith & Smith - and a race system that's built for maximum exhaust flow. You can expect sound, and properly tuned to match, yes - it'll be a nice upgrade from the stock pipes in terms of power. All that, minus the heat that comes from the OEM catalyst, too!