Exhaust ?

[MistaBob]

I just recieved my new exhaust kit, I got the Vance and Hines Big Radius kit. I took it all out of the box just to find out it DOES NOT FIT. I called vance and hines and they told me they do not make a direct fit system for my bike. They told me I had to make a custom fabricated bracket to make it work.

I wanst aware of all that! especially after spending $800 on them.

Any of your thaughts would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

 

[Gas Man]

which kit did you order? Wouldn't the older dogs just use a softtail setup?

 

[alhall88]

I am not familiar with the prosport but it appears that its in the fxr(dyna) type family. You weren't give a softail type were you?

 

[MistaBob]

I got the Vance and Hines Big Radius Kit. Yes it is a soft tail kit.

I have a guy custom fabricating me a bracket later. Ill take pictures and post them along with the spike intake setup!


Thanks guys

 

[MistaBob]

I went to the guy earlier today and he let me know I was SOL. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make this work??

 

[Raywood]

I'm on my fifth pipe on my bike and have had to alter the mounting brackets almost each time. If you fabricator can't make it then go to another guy. All Custom bikes have to get something like this done on lots of different brackets.

Look at it and determine if you need a plate or a rod fabricated and either do it yourself or draw it up and take it to a good shop and they can do it for you.
Shouldn't be to difficult.

Here is a pic of my Martin Bros Ghetto Blasters. The bracket didn't work so took a piece of all thread and shaped it with a torch and then had a shop fabricate one out of solid SS material. Worked great!

Good luck,
Ray

 

[cavracer21]

pretty much all pipes require a custom bracket except the v&h kits for the newer bikes. not to hard to make a bracket.

 

[jimizee028]

Now see hear this is exactly what my post was about earlier in the week when you jumped on here and had to have a spike aircleaner and pipes yesterday,you was gettin ready to buy some crap knock off spike air cleaner that most likely was junk and now here you are with pipes for some other bike,1/2 the fun of all this is researchin and findin facts out so you dont buy needed parts twice cause you just didnt take the time to not act impulsively and jump at the first thing you find,,,the only reason i am able to elaborate on all tis is i too in my travels through life have often acted impulsively and threw my money down the drain cause i just didnt have patience...lessons can not be taught,they can only be learned....you shall not be able to take the pebble grasshopper!!!!!!!!!!!!:bang:

 

[MavMan]

Martin Brothers makes pipes for Big Dogs and they even come with all the hardware needed for different applications. They also ship them anywhere, I just have the good fortune that there here in my back yard. they guys are great to deal with and have some realy cool stuff and all the custom bikes they build.

 

[MistaBob]

Now see hear this is exactly what my post was about earlier in the week when you jumped on here and had to have a spike aircleaner and pipes yesterday,you was gettin ready to buy some crap knock off spike air cleaner that most likely was junk and now here you are with pipes for some other bike,1/2 the fun of all this is researchin and findin facts out so you dont buy needed parts twice cause you just didnt take the time to not act impulsively and jump at the first thing you find,,,the only reason i am able to elaborate on all tis is i too in my travels through life have often acted impulsively and threw my money down the drain cause i just didnt have patience...lessons can not be taught,they can only be learned....you shall not be able to take the pebble grasshopper!!!!!!!!!!!!:bang:

Your right man. I should have done my research. I still havent had the damn bike tuned. Im leaving for Vegas in the morning and my bike will still be broke when I get home. This is BS...

Thanks for your help. Next time ill have some patience.

Thanks again,

 

[Drewv1]

I attempting to install my semi-new marting bros pipes right now and can't get the bracket to line up. If they make these pipes to fit, should it bolt in somewhere besides the original bracket holes?

 

[reloaderbmg]

Martin Brothers makes pipes for Big Dogs and they even come with all the hardware needed for different applications. They also ship them anywhere, I just have the good fortune that there here in my back yard. they guys are great to deal with and have some realy cool stuff and all the custom bikes they build.

Ive got to go check in the garage! I think mavman, "stole my bike"!!!!!!!!!

 

[bdmridgeback]

Reloader, post a pic of your bike. Are they about the same?

 

[Gas Man]

Ive got to go check in the garage! I think mavman, "stole my bike"!!!!!!!!!

:roll: :lol:

And those look like the standard pipe... can't remember the name. My bud has them on his AIH

 

[MistaBob]

I fabricated my own bracket to make the Big Radius Kit work. They sound good. Im happy with them.

The bike seems to be loading up and backfiring though. I need to have it tuned.