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stetson

Another retired USAF here.. Been out of the service for 12 years and finally broke down and got another motorcycle. It has been 30 years since I last rode a bike.. (wow, dosent feel the long) Took the MSF course last weekend and brought home a new 06 America yesterday. I love it!! I'm still not entirely comfortable on it yet. I've put 25 "training" miles on it just riding in the subdivision where there are a few empty steets and deadends.

I got the graphic/silver America and love the look. Only additions where the tach and tall sissy bar. They have a $500 free accessories promotion going on currently. Other then that it's strickly stock.

I'd like to change the exhast pipes to get a little more thump out of the sound but don't want really loud pipes. Any suggestions?

thanks
Fran

idaho_thrux

Fran:

Congrats on your new bike. I have a Thruxton, but was down at the dealer with a friend this week helping him pick out a black America, and can see why the bike is so popular. Nice relaxed riding position, and tons of character.

Happy Trails.

JW

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Congrats on your bike and welcome back to riding again! I just bought an 04' a few weeks back. Test rode a speedmaster and america last year with stock exhaust, so I know what you mean. The guy I bought my bike from had put D&D pipes on the bike before my purchasing it. It's not overwhelmingly obnoxious loud, but it does have a bit more sound to it. Perfect solution for myself as I didn't want something that just drove me up a wall. They're slip-on pipes too, however, he did have a rejet kit put on as well. I'm not the person to ask if you need to or don't need to rejet when you put slip-on's on your bike. This is my first "cruiser" so I'm just now really learning about aftermarket exhaust, and other cruiser mods. Not exactly something I was too worried about in my sport bike days.
Possibility for you to look into though.
~Joe

larryshep

Stetson,
You got a great bike, enjoy the ride. I had a set of D & D pipes but found them to be too loud and sharp sounding. Switched to Staintunes, which are a bit pricy, but are Stainless Steel and will be there as long as you have the America. Nice mellow sound, switched to 135 mains with stock 42 pilots, snorkle removed and three turns out on the air screws, runs great. Just came in from a 275 mile ride in Tn, NC, and North Georgia and averaged 50 mpg...pretty hard to beat.
Good luck in your choice.

Silverado57

Fran, congratulations!
You got a great bike, and you picked a superb color.
Best wishes and shiny side up!
:chug:

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tba-golfer

Fran the man-

Welcome! Exquisite taste in bikes!
Jump on in to the forum, the bites don't sting for long, there's lots of good info and good cheer!

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stdbkrhwk

Welcome to the site, as a TBA owner you'll also wanna check out BonnevilleAmerica.com some great info there as well.

As for pipes I have the Triumph off roads (TOR's) and love them.
You can purr through town or make em growl once you learn their sweet spots. Kinda like playin an instrument.
Gives the bike some sound without being obnoxious.
And without rejetting.
If you watch Ebay or the classifieds here or at BA.com you can find some at a pretty reasonable price.

You'll want to get rid of your AI though or they'll poppin all over the place.

Dave

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dardoonk

Great choice for a bike.. I love mine. As far as pipes go, I can definately tell you that D&D's are going to be LOUD! You can ask anyone that just rode with me on the Charlotte RAT ride today. My bike is LOUD.

I like it that way. I can set off car alarms. If you are not looking for this type of pipe, you might try Thunderpipes.... Maybe somebody that has a set can give their input on how these sound.

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Bryan

I love the America! { or any Bonneville for that matter}

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Skibo

congrats on the choice. You will love it.

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