Nightster Northwest

sideshots, screaming eagle air cleaner and power commander.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• nightster
• sideshots
• olive
• black

[neiloneil123]

have to jump on the band wagon ,love the bike man. should be picking mine up in a couple months. any complaints so far?

[fireface1978]

@neiloneil123 None. If you know what your getting into you wont be disappointed. Enjoy and be safe.

[frenzyfury1]

Hey fireface,

I'm planning on doing a 1200 conversion on my iron. I want to put a new exhaust as well. I want a nice deep throty sound, but not extreme loud. Wich exhaust would you consider. The V&H slip ons or the V&H 2 into 1 (better performance) or the sideshots. I really like the look of the sideshots, but I'm affraid they are too loud. The biggest advantage is that I haven't seen any around here ...

Hoping for some feedback to help me out.

[73sinned]

save your money get python 3 i got them on mine and there are louder then any other. and thats fact proven and they cost a few hundred less....

[fireface1978]

You will scrape but it isn't to bad, not any worse than left turns scrapin the kick stand. You'll get a little flat spot on the bottom pipe but it didn't bother me. Good luck.@SuperMikePT

[SuperMikePT]

@fireface1978 man, thanks for your advice! I read on forums that some guys scrape their sideshots when turning right. Would I have to really slow down into turns and not lean as much with side shots?

[fireface1978]

The pegsare much harder to put on if the sideshots are already on, you can still do it but its tight and you have to remove the heat shields. I did notice a power increase but I added the the power commander and a high flow aircleaner at the same time (about 25% more hp). I was very happy with them all around.@SuperMikePT

[SuperMikePT]

@fireface1978 quick response. I'm about to buy the nightster and was going to install the pegs and get an extra seat later. So I should get the pegs first then the exhaust? How come? I'm trying to choose a set of pipes that won't affect performance but still look good. The other 2 into 1's (blackout, competition) just don't look all that great. I'd like the sideshots but every nightster has them and I haven't read great reviews on them. Do the sideshots add to performance?

[fireface1978]

Yes you can. But only before you put the pipes on. @SuperMikePT

[SuperMikePT]

can you add passenger pegs with the side shots on?