Okee dokee folks. I ordered my reinharts after all. After speaking with a couple of companies (one of them being bub), I decided to go with them. As always is the case, the answer you get depends on who you speak to. After speaking at great lenght with one of the Techs @ bub, he finally convinced me that if a bike is losing torque between 2500 and 3000 its either because the person tuning it did not know what they were doing, or the wrong pipes were installed. It seems there are 3 size baffles available. It is true that with the 2 1/2" baffle there may be some torque reduction on the low rpm range, but it is more than compensated for on the high end. The 2 1/4" (which is the one I ordered) is the one most recommended by "Mr. Reinhart" himself. That is the pipe that he designed originally. Properly tuned, a bike should not lose any power. Quite the contrary should be true. Then there is the 2" baffle. They simply do not recommend at all (not even bub). Unless you are going for looks and a really quiet ride, this pipe will reduce hp. So...there you have it. No matter what, I really like the look and the fact that the lack of a crossover pipe takes the heat away from the passenger (aka my wife!) is even more reason to use these (summers are hot down here in the Desert Southwest). By the way, Just converted my serk to a pseudo ultra. Pics to follow!. [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]
Later Dudes! [smiley=biggthumpup.gif]