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Albuquerque, NM | The Stage 1L2's are one piece units. There are no removeable heat shields. Check your local dealers. Some throw customers stock mufflers w/heatshields away. Hopefully, you can find a nice set. |
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| You all think its a great sound and I'm not saying it isn't. But get off your bike stand on the side of the road and have some one ride it pass you now you will know what it sounds like for sure.
Riding bike and hear exhaust sound is whats behind you is not a true sound |
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| I just did this on my vision. Sounds unbelievable, love this mod. Spent about 60 bucks. Took about three hours to install. The only thing I am not sure of is the thrush mounting. I have One muffler clamp holding it on the back side, which gives it side support, but nothing givng it support on the top. Cant use a clamp for the original 2 top holes, the clamp is in the way of the chrome guard. Any great ideas on mounting?
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| re; the mounting. I had a local metal shop fabricate a bracket that utilized the hole, where the rear factory muffler was bolted on, I used a bolt and nut and lock washer and blue loctite to fasten the bracket to the OEM hole, and then they tacked welded the other end of the bracket to the muffler. seems pretty solid.
I spent a lot of time with various exhaust/muffler pieces of hardware, etc. from the auto parts store trying to fashion something for the rear of the muffler to help support the muffler.
I agree - love the sound - sounds like a V-twin should  |
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Virginia Beach, VA | is this a mod the average non mechanically inclined person can do? I really hate my 11 vision being so quiet. And due to the bustling economy money is tight to say the least. |
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| You all have hear of Klocks flip shield well here is his car with yes Thrust
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Albuquerque, NM | "is this a mod the average non mechanically inclined person can do? I really hate my 11 vision being so quiet. And due to the bustling economy money is tight to say the least."
Don't think so.
You've got to remove the saddlebag covers, left and right lower panels, remove both mufflers/heat shields. Thrush mufflesr are 3" diam...stock are 4" so you'll need some type of spacer to make up for 1" difference otherwise, you will crush your chrome heat shields when you tighten the clamps. They you'll have to fab up a couple of brackets to attach the end of your mufflers to the frame brackets. Also fab up a way to mount your tips. Went thru this on the cherry bombs I took off. Wasn't pretty underneath but they sounded nice. Slightly louder than S1L1's.
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Not as hard as it sounds. You can remove the mufflers without dismantling the saddlebags if you are patient. if not, it is fairly easy to take off the lower skirt anyway. This thread..... http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=7995 has most of the info you will need ( and . . http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=7997 explains some of the pics). Should cost about $20 in mounting hardware. I had NO idea what I was doing when I started. |
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| JUST DID THIS TO MY 2008 VISION,
the install : I used the 24205 thrush muffler from advance auto parts, $22.99 each and i used the 25556 tips from orriely's about $28 each. copper permatex, 4 " clamps 10 each., i laid the bike on its side to work on the left side, (harder side). On the heat shield reinstall, i only used spacers on the front clamps not the rear. make sure you install the tips before the heat shield, seated all the way, then the last clamp on the heat shield will go on after (outer part) the end tip bolts, this will further prevent them from coming off.
yes it sounds awesome.... for next to nothing....and i work for a victory dealer, the sound needed to impress upon the whole staff,...IT DOES. i do have some very minor popping on decel but I still need to re-tighten those factory exhaust clamps after its warmed up. I no longer hear that noisy transmission
I do plan on a remap, and a dyno tune (we Have one).
=========If you cant afford an aftermarket exhaust, then just do it. no one will know the difference=========
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East Bridgewater, Ma. | hi Joel,
This sounds awesome. i just bought an 08 vision and a grand for an exhaust upgrade! Ouch. I just called advanced auto and they are in stock.
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Make sure not to leave off ANY of the muffler hangers. The Vision has three securing points for a reason. I was using muffler straps on the two off the saddlebags and the front one came loose on the left muffler, but I didn't worry about it because the back strap and the rear bolt by the tips was holding fine. A couple months down the road and I find a cracked weld all the way around on the crossover. It had to be from the stress of the muffler not being supported fully by all three hangers. Luckly I found a muffler welder who could weld it on the bike when I tipped the bike all the way onto the right tipovers with the mirror almost hitting the floor. The guy was amazed I could do that.
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East Bridgewater, Ma. | Hi ssgcyborg,
what was the purpose of the permatex?
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| Oh I wanna do this mod so BAD! But, I just had my neck/spine fused last week. Any of you guys want to come down to Amarillo and help a brother out? hahahahah |
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| nailer - 2012-06-24 2:10 PM The Stage 1L2's are one piece units. There are no removeable heat shields. Check your local dealers. Some throw customers stock mufflers w/heatshields away. Hopefully, you can find a nice set. you can reuse your stock heat shields but you need new clamps and you can get them at auto store |
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Thrust Exhaust Mod detail w/video
