I have been talking to the folks at Freedom off & on for the past few weeks since I had heard that they were coming out with some new products. James sorta let it slip a while back that they had some things in the works and were going to be debuting the new stuff at the Cincinnati show. I spoke with Brad after they got back and he was able to share some more definitive information.
Here's what they came up with and are gearing up for tooling roughly April 1...
All new duals in a two-step design incorporating an all new design muffler. Brad indicated that they are seeing some pretty good numbers with these...roughly 4hp & 4tq over the prior Freedom duals which got about those same numbers over the Rineharts. They spent some time and effort working with some proprietary tricks inside to minimize reversion while upping the torque & hp where it counts. The mufflers overall look totally different from any others on the market having a sort of trapezoidal look to them. Great design for those who get down hard into the corners...I think one would have other problems before one would scrape the sides on these. They are also about 20% quieter of the previous design. The double barrel look has a 20 degree kick to the outside end...Brad said they did some extra special effort in creating that end cap. He also mentioned that this overall design will work with smaller cubed engines as well as the bigger cubes. When I first started talking to FCC about this set up, they were looking at doing ceramic/jet coatings on the pipes but have since decided to go with the traditional heat shield/covers instead. I was told the cost is going to be $1050.00...a little steep yes, but its all new and no one else has anything like it. BTW, if you are interested in getting a set...you will have to call Freedom to put your name on the list and wait. (read that to mean...you're after me) They are only taking names for now and will be contacting/selling off the list on a first come first serve basis when the tooling gets into swing.
Freedom also came out with some other items that they will be putting up on their website soon....it is also getting updated. They have a nice looking new Elite Billet air cleaner system that helps greatly in the breathing department...check it out.
Check their site for pics...
http://www.freedomcyclereno.com/I'd be interested to hearing opinions on the mufflers. At first I was pretty overwhelmed with the overall look...then, the more I stared at them, I thought they looked like they'd be more suited on a Goldwing or Victory...now I'm thinking maybe they will look just fine on my SERK.
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