Are Vance and Hines Short Shots illegal pipes?
I have a 2008 Nightster Harley, and just installed some black Vance and Hines short shots exhaust with standard baffles, and I was wondering if they were illegal. I read up on them before purchasing, and did not see anything about them being illegal, I knew they were loud, but they seem too loud. Plus the Harley dealerships will put them on for you, it would seem that if they were illegal they wouldn’t be allowed to install them…
Does anyone know if they are illegal in the state of Texas?
Thanks for the responses, they do have baffles, but are very nonrestrictive baffles. I think I read somewhere that they sit at about 97db, which is very illegal, based on noise ordinances, but that is regional from my understanding.
The dealer will sell and install anything you want to part you from your money.Here in Tx they can get you for noise from un baffled pipes.And the way the EPA regs are going soon it will be illegal to have any pipes besides stock ones put on a bike.
Can i put Vance and Hines long shot exhaust on my 2000 Honda shadow spirit 1100?
As long as they have the baffles installed you should be ok. They are probably "technically" illegal because they don’t meet EPA standards. As far as the local law is concerened as long as they are not straight pipes you shouldn’t get any tickets.
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Pipes are illegal for either 2 reasons: Too loud for local ordinances or don’t meet the air quality standards of the EPA. Most aftermarket pipes are illegal if they are install with no noise quieting baffles.
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The dealer will sell and install anything you want to part you from your money.Here in Tx they can get you for noise from un baffled pipes.And the way the EPA regs are going soon it will be illegal to have any pipes besides stock ones put on a bike.
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MufflerRequired by law
MufflerNo acoustical criteria.
Maximum Sound LevelNo acoustical criteria.
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http://home.ama-cycle.org/amaccess/laws/result.asp?state=tx
you can buy quieter baffles for them too or wrap the ones you got loud pipes save lives
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