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Monolyth

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Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« on: July 01, 2012, 03:47:31 PM »

I have the Dark Slate 2012 CVO and I am trying to decide between the black exhaust and the chrome exhaust.  It will be power duels head pipes (x-pipe) from Vance & Hines with either Monster Rounds or Hi-Output mufflers.  Does anyone have a picture of the Dark Slate with black exhaust? I am trying to see if I like the look but the pool of owners is not exactly huge...

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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2012, 09:00:05 PM »

Chrome. Roady I would say black but the street go chrome for sure
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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2012, 09:56:59 PM »

Chrome.  I don't think black would look good with the color of your engine cases and covers.
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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 01:04:42 PM »

DUDE I'M HAVING THE CHROME PWR DUALS AND HOs INSTALLED NEXT WEEK92011  :pumpkin:) SO WE NEED TO COMPARE NOTES ON THE SOUND! :pineapple: I THINK CHROME WOULD BETTER ACCENT UR BIKE IF THE ENGINE AND ALL WERE BLACKED OUT LIKE THE GREENIE THEN I WOULD SAY YES BUT REALLY IT DEPENDS ON WHAT UR HAPPY LOOKING AT EVERY DAY... BIKES ARE ART THAT WE RIDE AND U PUT UR PERSONAL ID ON THE BIKE..... NO TWO HARLEYS R THE SAME...... ON THE OTHER HAND BLACK WILL HELP SPEED UP THE CLEANING PROCESS NO CHROME TO SHINE BABY.......... CRANK IT UP

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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2012, 01:49:49 PM »

I have that bike. I went with V&H true dual chrome heads and Freedom Racing mufflers chrome with a SE race tuner. Bike sounds great! lots of compliments on look and sound.
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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2012, 02:36:02 PM »

Chrome all the way !!!!
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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2012, 02:37:43 PM »

I have that bike. I went with V&H true dual chrome heads and Freedom Racing mufflers chrome with a SE race tuner. Bike sounds great! lots of compliments on look and sound.

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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2012, 03:10:38 PM »

Chrome. Some folks say that black is the new chrome but I say that black is the new fad, chrome is the new chrome. Don't get me wrong, I like some of the blacked out bikes very much. It's just not chrome.

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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2012, 05:12:48 PM »

Go Chrome, black is a fad and will scratch easy. I started to go black on my last bike, not again.

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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2012, 05:05:49 PM »

Chrome.
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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2012, 06:36:49 PM »

Thanks for the input, I agree Chrome is where I was leaning, just not a fan of gloss black with flat black combo...

Anyone know if Monster Ovals fit with the bag extentions on our 2012 SG's?
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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2012, 08:08:04 PM »

GO CHROME, cause you know what they say...Chrome is like cleavage, you can never have to much  :P.  I know what everyone is going to say...

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Re: Chrome or Black Vance & Hines for 2012 CVO Street Glide
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2012, 07:02:26 PM »

I have a 2010 I put on the Power Duels, Monster Rounds fit perfect and Love the sound. I did a SERT and dyno has 102 HP and 114 Fp
Love the set up.
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