Hi all, new to the forum and new to the Royal Star's. I know this subject has been asked and talked about a lot on the forum, so I apologize, but I haven't found any recent posts that answer some of my questions.
Just picked up a 05 RSTD and was surprised by how quiet it was. My other bike is an 85 Virago XV1000, and it has aftermarket pipes, so it has a bit of bark. I have always liked a bit of sound to let cars around me know I am there. I have found that driving the RSTD I don't have the same level of confidence that cars know I am in their vicinity.
I bought the RSTD to do some touring, so I am not looking to upgrade the pipes to an obnoxious sound level. I feel like this would become fairly annoying on long rides after some time on the road. I would however like to get a bit of sound and it seems like from my research that a set of stock Harley pipes will fit the bill, and that I can swap them out without having to re-jet. So here are my questions:
1) For an 05 RSTD what years and model HD pipes should I look for? Road Kings and Ultra's seem to be the most common but what years will fit the 05?
2) Does anyone make the brackets for this conversion? I found a post from 2010 where a member makes them but not sure if this information is still valid.
3) Am I looking for stock HD clamps as well or is there a recommendation on other clamps that some one can offer?
Thanks for reading, any help you can offer would be appreciated.