SonnyD wrote:hazmatman wrote:OH YEAH Brother
A few things...
Size Does Matter! There's no replacement for displacement! 
Break-in? Hell, ride it like ya stole it.
Dyna's rule! It's the best handling big HD chassis there is, period!
CONGRATS. Ride Hard!
So True!!!!.....btw, those are the same pipes I'm going to buy. I had the V&H slip ons installed before I rode
the bike home, as I couldn't stand the litte "putt putt putt" of the stockers. As soon as she's broke in I'm doing
those pipes, and the V&H "naked" intake and the Fuel pak,
Great looking bike you have also my Friend.
Regards Sonny
Those V&H Shortshots Staggered are fantastic. Great look. Great sound. Hey, like it or don't -
Loud Pipes Save Lives.
When you order the pipes, make sure they check the model numbers against the actual product. I bought mine as part of my "Harley Tax" and in the Drag Specialties Catalog they had a photo of the Shortshots Staggered but under the photo it had the model numbers for the Sideshots...a very different pipe. So after I dropped my bike at the shop to have the stage II air kit, the V&H Fuelpak and the pipes installed...what pipes do you think I ended up with???
You guessed it...Sideshots.
They were great sounding pipes, even louder than the Shortshorts & more expensive. They wanted me to keep them, and they'd eat the difference; but, the Shortshots were what I wanted, what I ordered and I think they look better on the bike. They mimic the "V" of the jugs. They follow the line of the frame. They cover the rear brake linkage. They just look like they should be on that bike.
So they ordered the correct pipes, I rode for a week with Sideshots, and then they did the swap. Those week-old pipes are still hanging in the dealership parts department. Seems nobody else wants'em, but they should discount those babies a little and they'd be gone. Out the door.
Looking back, the Bigshots Staggered might have looked a touch better to balance the length of the bike, but these babies work just fine.
Since the pic above, I have swapped out all the linkages, foot & hand controls, levers and pegs for the HD Black Diamond ones. I also removed the bar&shield and the "dagger" emblem from the fuel tank. With the tank all clean, I put on the HD Dark Custom derby and timing covers. I just always loved the HD red, white & blue #1 emblem but it didn't go with the flat black finish, however the Dark Custom skull #1 fits real nice.
I still need a proper seat (Harley seats are designed to keep chiropractors in business)...probably go with a Corbin Classic Solo & Pillion (
http://www.corbin.com/harley/dyna/hdfxdfb8s.shtml ). Maybe swapping out the rear shocks. I am looking into swapping some 2011 Fat Bob parts, if they'll fit. Maybe the black rear fender support. Maybe the new Screaming Eagle Sportster-style air cleaner which fits the big twin...always liked that oblong sportster air cleaner. Küryakyn used to make a nice simple round air cleaner called the "High Five" I think, it was available in flat black, looked sweet. V&H used it in their ad photos for the Shortshots, but nobody could ever find it for me...all they could find was the chrome version, now neither are available. They've been replaced with the High Five Mach 2. So I am scrounging around trying to find a shop that has the High Five in Wrinkle Black for my bike...so far, no luck.
