Pipes suggestions

[juzubumi]

Hey guys, this is my very first post here, about a month ago I traded my pristine 2004 nomad (17k miles) for a 2012 Voyager, ABS (8k miles), I am absolutely in love with it, Just had Ivan's ECU flash done this past week and it was the best $350.- I ever spent ( except for the plane ticket for my mother in law to go back home....). My question as a newbie is, I am starting to look for pipes (slip-ons) the choices are Cobra Tri-ovals and 4" with billet tips, Vance and Hines twin slash rounds and Freedom sharktail and racing slip-ons. Anybody here running any of these? Is there something else I should be looking at?

Thank you all.

[cranky]

.. I take it you are doing this for a better sound?

IIRC, I've seen posts the reflash doesn't require other changes...

[HMB Don]

I installed the Cobra Tri-Oval pipes on my Voyager 1700. The sound is just a bit louder then stock but much nicer sound. I've had them on for 60,000 miles, with no problems with the finish. Because our Voyagers run so lean I also added the Cobra F2000 fuel module. I also have a KN air filter.

[cranky]

.. think I've heard the Cobra's before and they DO sound nice!! JM2C

[juzubumi]

Looking at pipes for sound enhancement and a little bit of ornamental values as well, leaning towards the tri-ovals that Don suggested. However, rode today and it seems that Ivan's flash did something to make the pipes sound a bit deeper, am I imagining?
BTW Don, I used to go horseback riding at the beach in Half Moon Bay, I am a San Francisco guy. Just imagining riding down Highway 1, from SF to Monterey...gorgeous country

[HMB Don]

I just took my Voyager to the Dealership, the reason was my cooling fan quit working. I have extended warranty so it's free to repair. While standing in the service area they rode my Voyager into the shop, and the Cobra Trip-Ovals sounded so good. They didn't have that cheap sound like a lot of metric twins or even some HD's that go for just noise. But was just a good healthy rumble, kind of a deep rumble. When riding in groups you don't really notice the rumble at highway speeds. But when you ask that V-Twin to go and it comes onto the meat of the power it does bark.

This is the left muffler notice, chrome finish on the cross over pipe

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This is the Cobra Fuel Module, you can adjust this just like a carb, for low, med and high speed riding

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[juzubumi]

Thanks Don, do you have the Tri-oval with 2 port exhaust or the tri-flo with a single port? I ask because they sound completely different from one another.

[HMB Don]

It's the two port. Are you going to the AVA rally? I'll be there, you can hear and see my mods.

[juzubumi]

Probably not, doubt that I can make the rally this year.
I met a guy with a vaquero yesterday that sounded incredible, he had a set of Freedom performance Liberty slip ons, the bike sounded very deep, louder than stock but pleasing. He says that his bike has a bit more power and that it runs a bit cooler as well after changing exhaust ( It has been ridiculously hot here in north Florida for about 2 weeks straight, between 95 and 100 everyday). I will take a serious look at these pipes, they looked great as well. Anybody running these pipes on their bike here?