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after market exhaust question

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I'm currently running the stock exhaust on my 82 1100. A friend of mine scored a NIB set of Jardine pipes and I really like the sound.
it isn't loud and obnoxious but has a nice throaty sound to it.
Is there an after market exhaust for these old girls that will give me a nice sound that won't require ear plugs to ride?
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I can't speak for the 1100, but my very first 1000 came with the very-popular Harley (Sporster, I think) slip ons. They give a real nice lower rumble on idle, and gives a nice aggressive edge while cruising, without being too loud. The only reason I ditched mine was because I wanted something a bit more stock.

Again, this is a 1000, not a 1100, but this is probably the best representation I've found of what the sound ends up being.

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I agree, the hd sporty mufflers really sound good w/o being obnoxious.
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the problem with the 1100 exhaust is it is one piece from the header on down. I cut the mufflers off and had an adapter welded on to fit the HD mufflers. Alternatively you could score a set of headers off a 1200 and put the HD mufflers on those.
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tks folks.
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This is my 81 1100 with ultra glide mufflers. Not the best video.
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On my GL100 I found the Jardines to be too loud. I used muffler stainless steel wool (not the kind found in Brillo, etc.) to quiet them.
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DUGG wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:23 am This is my 81 1100 with ultra glide mufflers. Not the best video.
mine sounds almost identical with the stock pipes. :mrgreen:
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Pony Ruiz wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:09 am the problem with the 1100 exhaust is it is one piece from the header on down. I cut the mufflers off and had an adapter welded on to fit the HD mufflers. Alternatively you could score a set of headers off a 1200 and put the HD mufflers on those.
ooo, thanks for the tip. My 1100 currently has Jardines, but I like the HD sound better and have a spare set in the garage. Now to see of 1200 headers are expensive.
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You might check out MAC for their head pipes, I have them on my 76 1000 and am quite pleased with them because they actually have the full size pipes go into a real collector, unlike the terrible factory head pipes, just terrible !

They actually seemed to improve the performance quite a bit, but the butt dyno lies. I replaced the oe pipes because they had rusted out the inner pipe and had come loose. I’ll add a disclaimer here as the new pipes may be Jardines but I think they are MAC’s but it’s been a really long time ago. Also I believe 1000 head pipes should bolt right on an 1100 or 1200. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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toomanybikes wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:45 am
ooo, thanks for the tip. My 1100 currently has Jardines, but I like the HD sound better and have a spare set in the garage. Now to see of 1200 headers are expensive.
so am I reading this right? you don't like your jardine pipes? :mrgreen:
redglbx wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 9:58 am You might check out MAC for their head pipes, I have them on my 76 1000 and am quite pleased with them because they actually have the full size pipes go into a real collector, unlike the terrible factory head pipes, just terrible !

They actually seemed to improve the performance quite a bit, but the butt dyno lies. I replaced the oe pipes because they had rusted out the inner pipe and had come loose. I’ll add a disclaimer here as the new pipes may be Jardines but I think they are MAC’s but it’s been a really long time ago. Also I believe 1000 head pipes should bolt right on an 1100 or 1200. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
I have MAC head pipes on my 76. I've looked again for them online in anticipation of doing the harley swap but can't find them anymore.
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1986 Yamaha FJ1200
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1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
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1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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5speed wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:52 pm
DUGG wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:23 am This is my 81 1100 with ultra glide mufflers. Not the best video.
mine sounds almost identical with the stock pipes. :mrgreen:
There’s not not much difference really. Maybe a little louder and slightly throatier? But they look way better in my opinion

There is this option for loud
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Another vote for the Sportster mufflers. To me, the best part about them is how good they sound at idle. Here’s a short clip of mine idling:
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desertrefugee wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 9:33 pm Another vote for the Sportster mufflers. To me, the best part about them is how good they sound at idle. Here’s a short clip of mine idling:
Sounds nice. I really like the sportster slip ons that I put on my 78, throaty but not irritating. My buddy has an 1100 that has Jardines and he is thinking of changing out the headers and switching to sporty mufflers.
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https://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12934
There is a pretty good write up in the how to section by Roady. I think there is even a sound clip.
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