Tanks On..Time to Ride

Customer writes: "Finally got tanks on. The exhaust system is wonderful example of craftsmanship. Thanks for all your help and information. Thanks.. Robert B."

00-1104 LSR 2-1 Turn Out C Style in Silver Ceramic.

36 Years

Customer writes: "Bike runs great! These headers sound better than any of the 20 sets that have been run in 36 years on this old Shovelhead (belt/chain). This was an easy install and looks great. This bike has been run down Great Lakes Dragstrip, Indy and many alleys of Milwaukee. Rode along Willie and his family to Elkhart lake. His boys road café racers. This bike’s best et was set with Joe Stadler 12.01 (original builder with Ron Troc) riding at Great Lakes Dragaway in 1980. I have no doubt she’d run 11’s now. Off to the tuner to see."

00-1108 Slash Cut +5" C Style

Blew By You

Customer writes: "Here is a pic of my Shovelhead using your 2into1. Sound is amazing and so is the performance. I will be ordering from y’all on every bike I own in the future." C Style

Rebuilt in 1997...Born in 71

Customer writes: "The best move I ever made, my motor and trans were rebuilt by Gary Stroud 1997 all Harley drag Pro Gas world's record holder and putting a RB Racing exhaust on my 1971 FLH. Thanks. It runs, looks and sounds great." We extended this 00-1104 a bit at BA's request. C Style

Jimmy The Juice

Customer writes:"" Thanks for the pipes! They were worth the wait. Long haul up to Calgary Canada. Attached are some pics of my 60th birthday present to myself. Jimmy The Juice rides again! Jim." Black Ceramic LSR 2-1 Turn Out (Dual Coat) 00-1104 C Style. Eat your hearts out Twin Cams.
 

00-1105 Ceramic Black

Customer writes: "Hi, Just a few pictures of the end result! The bike runs a lot better with the new pipe, better gas response and a nice roaring sound. It took a while, but was well worth the wait! Cheers, Enrico"

00-1105 C Style LSR 2-1in Ceramic Black. Old School with Mags...Class ride.

Red 4x4 and 2x1

Customer writes: "My second pipe from your master craftsman.... Again perfect... Guess I will need another ... Ray". 00-1004 LSR 2-1 Turn Out.

Perfection...well, not really

Customer writes: "RB, This is my 3rd exhaust from your company. First was a Heritage Softail, second was a Road king and now this Shovel,   I knew what to expect, Perfection!  What more is there to say?  Still would like to see the exhaust rear bracket in chrome.  And I got lucky for a second time as you had it already made.... Thanks!".

Beautiful bike...puts new Dressers to shame. C Style

C Style LSR 2-1 for FX Shovels...Mid Peg and Forward Controls

Note that this bike has forward controls. It does not clear the stock mid peg models with standard master cylinder location.

00-1104 in Black

Customer writes: "It is rare in today's world where a product does everything it's supposed to. Thank you so much. Don". C Style

Keeper: 00-1104 in Chrome

Customer writes: "Sending you a picture as you requested, have installed your pipe, this is obvious . 88" S&S nothing fancy, have had this bike since 1984, been to 45 states riding her... Ordered your pipe and yes it took a while, but what I got for my patience was a fine crafted piece, well worth the wait ,,, love it ! Bike runs nice with this pipe, sounds nice when I roll it on.. To all the bitches out there who complain about time frames, cost and customer service ... Go buy your Mexican stamped big name pipe for 8 bills plus, that's all you deserve ... These pipes are only for the few that understand... Will be ordering another for the 72 Super Glide 93" I'm building... Thanks RB !!!

We build to order. Over 700 part numbers and four different finishes. It does get complicated. C Style

47 Years and 10,000 miles later..1976 Super Glide

It's hard to dig up an un-molested 37 year old FX Shovel to do prototyping on... Mid peg, stock 4 speed, highway pegs, kick start. B Style 00-1004 Turn Out being prototyped. B Style

1976 Super Glide with 10,802 miles. We needed a stocker for prototyping exhausts and this one is dead stock. People pass away and the iron goes into the back of the garage...the iron lives on and we fade away. We're getting the Super Glide freed up and running for a friend after we finish our prototyping our LSR 2-1 exhausts. It's been a long time since we worked on an FX and we needed to check and update our fixtures.

We build to Order...You pay when we ship

Customer writes:" Got my exhaust system the other day as promised. It was flawless, went on perfectly, and the mount was good too. I will fire it up in a few days and see how it runs, but anticipate good results from all I have heard. Thanks again and it was worth the wait, no matter how many people have slammed you guys for not being a cookie cutter operation. Tim"

00-1004 FX Shovelhead Turn Out LSR 2-1, for stock 4 speed. Ports are a machined part and heliarced into place for a perfect fit. B Style

Road Less Traveled

Customer writes: "Hi there, I just wanted to send you a pic of my shovel ... check it out ! You can put it on your website if you like it ... I love this exhaust ! Cheers Mischa.

93" Dual Plugged Iron

This is our new "C" style Shovelhead pipe. We threw out all the old parts and started over even though we've been making them since 1978. It was time to revisit things and make some corrections. Shovels pose particular problems with their single bolt exhaust ports, and cylinders that can be tightened down out of inlet and exhaust port alignment. Some engines like the one above are strokers with taller cylinders. Exhaust ports are usually worn a bit and getting gaskets to seal is often a bitch.

We addressed the port alignment issue by creating a separate piece for the flange and the extension into the port and then welding the pipe to this piece. We also make the pipe in two separate pieces which takes into account differences in cylinder height for heads which have been decked and taller cylinders on strokers.

"C" pipes will clear kickers and we made up some laser cut and powder coated steel brackets for the frame to pipe mounts.

We are designing newer "B" style pipes. C Style Slash Cut shown.

1975..Where were you? Or were you at all?

Customer writes: " I promised some pictures and sorry it took so long. I installed and LSR 2 into 1 exhaust on my 1975 Harley FLH. The fit was perfect they even cleared my factory floor boards. I am glad someone is still making a quality exhaust for the old shovel I thought I was stuck with drag pipes until I found your web site. The sound and performance is great and I get a lot of questions about the pipe. Thanks for still making a quality and sharp looking product. Paul".

Good style doesn't change. There's something timeless about Dressers. If something works, sits right, and gets you where you want to go ..What else is there? Anyone can buy a $35,000.00 CVO. It the end it's still just two wheels and a motor. Motorcycle. Rolling Thunder, 1975 style. C Style

Ms Blue..93"

Customer writes: "Hi Folks, Just wanted to let ya see what I've been working on for the last few months and to say Thank you for the super pipe I got from you. It looks great & sounds even better and I got it 4 days after I ordered it, can't beat that! Finally I have a pipe that doesn't leak and fits perfect. Bike was completely overhauled during the winter including the dual plugged 93" S&S beast. Still getting her broken in but it feels great already, Thanks again for a great pipe, best I've found in 30+ years of Dresser ridin'. Best Regards, Larry".

00-1104 FLH Shovelhead Turn Out C Style rotated 45 degrees in chrome.

Netherlands...Old School

Silver Ceramic Turn out...Bag follows frame..Very Cool! C Style

LSR 2-1's Down Under

We ship LSR 2-1 exhausts direct to customers in Australia. Middlemen always seem to want to sell things but not actually buy things...and when they do, the price goes sky high and often they order the wrong parts for the customer who has to wait forever... Too many layers.

Sled

Customer writes: "Greetings to all at RB Racing, Here you go! It must be exciting for you to see the end result of your products after installation! WOW is the only response I have after firing the motor! What a masterpiece of talent by all who designed and completed this exhaust system. Unbelievable fitment-precision to say the least..as to how every piece had perfect alignment, all the way from the exhaust port to the mounting bracket. Thank you so much for all the email responses (even though I exceeded my limit at times! haha). And you know thats because of listening to too much negative crap from stupid people which seems to put our society in a state of paranoia....After stumbling onto your website over a year ago and spending literally countless hours studying it, it confirmed what I've always known, that America is the place where small business and people of integrity coupled with great ideas can create greatness!! Pipe sounds and performs awesome after I got everything dialed in. Don't have any dyno numbers-don't care-cause I got what I wanted and it is better than what I had and It was hand crafted for MY bike, not to mention talking to you guys personally instead of some schmuck overseas or voice mail..Lookin' forward to the next time and Lynn, your NOT a nag! LOL Sincerely, Phil." C Style

Annie Leibovitz..Watch Out

Customer writes: "Hi, You asked for a picture when we spoke on the phone. I'm no professional, but here goes a shot. Thanks for a great exhaust. Tim". 00-1104 Turn Out C Style rotated 45 degrees.

Flange System

Typically, you bend up your primary tubes, push them through the Shovel flange and weld the pipe in place. There are always minor variations in this process. For example, a small angular or rotational error in a pipe with four bends in it throws off the location of either the port end or the collector end of the primary tube. Secondly, the bend at the exhaust port is never truly "round" as the tubing stretches to the outside of the bend and the roundness can be off quite a bit. It can easily be more than .025" out of round.

We decided to machine the exhaust port slip in a lathe and precision heliarc it to the Shovelhead exhaust flange. During the production welding process these parts are welded last to insure perfect alignment. Each port slip area is perfectly round and has the same seating depth. If you use new exhaust gaskets you should have a perfect fit.

LSR 2-1 Pro Stock

Raise the dead. Blow people off of their bus benches. Kick Twin Cam ass. Old school gets promoted to the fast lane. You asked for racing Shovel pipes so we are making them. 93" Shovel. Dual Plugs. 10.5:1. Big cams and Sting Ray seat. No baffle.

That guy in the new $38,000.00 110" CVO FLH won't know what hit him. C Style

125 MPH Quarter Mile...Shovel with Bags

LSR 2-1 Pro Stock Shovelhead 00-1382, 2" C Style....and you thought your Twin Cam was fast. C Style

Customer writes: "Greetings RB Racing Staff.  I was in the market for an after market exhaust for my father's 1977 FLH Shovelhead. I had no real idea that there aren't many options for the older bikes. I searched through miles of internet junk until I came across your brand on a forum. I had never heard of the RB Racing product before so I quickly became interested after visiting your web site and seeing that you had exactly what I would need. I sent one question in an email and got immediate feedback. I settled on the 00-1097 C style in a Titanium finish.

The research I had done had me a bit concerned over the amount of time it would take to get my pipe after ordering it. I ordered in the first week of November on the web site and was hovering at a month when I sent an anxious email. Lynn got back to me that day with the tracking number telling me the pipe was on its way. It arrived December 14th, which worked perfect because my Dad's birthday is the 15th. Probably the coolest birthday present he has opened in a long time.

I'm no mechanic. So when we took off his old straight pipes and started with the install on this I was a little skeptical. I was so happy when we had the new LSR's on in about 20 minutes! The gaskets fit perfectly, all the bolts and brackets were a tight seamless match and the system is on so tight that you could stand on them. The research and design put into this system is outstanding. I had figured we would have to do some adjusting with the rear mount for the simple fact that nothing goes on without some issue. There was no issue, snag, or any sort of problem.

 The picture from March 7th. One of the first real sunny days here in Connecticut. We have not had the chance to put any real mileage on yet. There have been a few trips around the block to get a sense of how the system acts. I was surprised to notice that when you are riding it has a smooth, subtle rumble. With the pipe being behind the ears it makes a big difference rather than having the front pipe on a standard system right below you. But make no mistake, the pipe is LOUD! Down shifting and letting off makes that thing bark to no end! Awesome! The performance difference was noticeable as well. There is a much quicker response at the low end which gets the RPM's up quick. The bike is fairly built as it is so this only helps it be a super sleeper.

I can't wait to see the looks it gets when we do get out this season. Who has a Titanium pipe? Who knows about RB Racing here in CT? We do. And we are going to be spreading the word going forward.

 Again, Thank you for making such a superior product. We will be enjoying it until that bike runs no more. Mat" C Style

More Pro Stock..86" Stroker

Customer writes: "What can I say, a bad ass pipe for a bad ass Shovel. I have had this bike for 25 years and it was built 15 years ago: 86 c.i. S&S stroker S&S Super E carb, and a Crane Fire Ball cam. It always ran pretty good with straight pipes. I thought about a Thunderheader but I would have to modify it to fit, then a friend told me about RB pipes, I saw that they made one for an FLH that fit right on and it f#%#kin fits nice looks great, It isn't even dialed in yet and guys with new 96in baggers are on it to keep up, It put new life into an old bike that I love to ride. Thanks guys. Frank"

00-1095 in chrome.

93" Shovelhead..Old School

Customer writes: "Here's a pic of your pipe on my Shovel. Its a 93 inch S&S stroker kit, 514 cams, Super E carb. The fit, chrome and workmanship on this pipe are fantastic, I'm very impressed. If anyone asks how this pipe sounds you can tell them its all Harley. Its deeper and stronger sounding than ever. Whats really impressive is how hard the bike pulls from 3 grand to about 6000 RPM. The time between gear changes is much quicker than when I ran drag pipes. I have some sorting out to do with the carb which I expected. The only bitch I have is how long it took to get the pipe!!!  The mounting bracket you sent needed to be reworked and spaced out but thats no big deal. Anyway, I'm very pleased with the pipe and will be looking for one for my wifes Softail in the future. Thanks, Dave"  

It's a miracle we still make these. Lucky it's short term memory that goes first. 00-1094 Chrome Pro Stock 1 3/4" B Style. It is fun to outrun a new Twin Cam bike though.

2" Shovelhead Pro Stock C Style (FL)

We hand make all our LSR 2-1 Pro Stock systems but a 2" Shovelhead requires a lot more work. Sort of an odd request, but this one is for a long term customer of ours who has set numerous records with Shovels with our exhausts and is now planning to go to Bonneville with a built 113". The pipe is a 2" LSR 2-1 Pro Stock 00-1381 and is headed off for a Silver Ceramic finish. Customer runs a ported Super"D" with Thunderjets and a ram air system.

You can't get a 2" pipe at the ports as we can on our other systems so we have to "bell" the 1 3/4" into the 2" primaries. Front primary slips and the exhaust is designed for the taller engine. The customer asked for O2 ports so we installed them.

On all Shovelhead pipes, including this 00-1381 Chrome 2" Pro Stock, the front primary tube is a slip fit. We do not offer heat shields for Shovelhead designs. For a Dresser or FX with forward controls. Not for FXR.

The front primary tube has an Oxygen Sensor Port as we have done for over 20 years. You can use a RSR Air Fuel Ratio gauge to monitor and set your carburetor's fuel mixture.

You Meet the Nicest People

1. Potential Shovelhead customer sends us 12 emails wanting a 2-1 exhaust which we assure him we can make. He then tells us someone else says our exhaust won't fit and insults us. He then, after cruising endless forums, has someone custom make him a 2-1. It does not fit, the flanges are crooked and he is out a lot of money. He then emails us for the 13th time and asks us to make him an exhaust. We decline and tell him to get bent as we remember what he said in his last batch of emails. We suggest he go back to his forum cruising and try for bad decision #3...firstly in insulting us and, secondly, wasting his money on a custom pipe that did not fit. He then tells us to f-off again. Go figure. Life is too short for this shit.

2. A guy calls us up and asks us if we can make the 2" pipe pictured above for a 128 CID Right Side Drive Shovelhead in a custom Chassis on an engine that has 3 bolt STD cylinder heads. The simple answer is that there is no fixture for something like that and if we attempted to do it it would be pure guesswork on our part. We told the guy to send us a picture and we would look at the issues and come up with a response. We were rewarded with "If you can't do it you are a bunch of fkking assholes".

We sent the guy the following response:

"It makes no sense to berate someone who says they do not make something for what you have.

You simply are not going to get anywhere with that approach.

The feeling is mutual.

We have three rules:
1. We like the product
2. We like the money
3. The customer is agreeable

Any violation of the three and we do not do business.

Any custom item chews up several days of fabrication. Overhead is > $2000.00 per day. If Coatings are involved there are additional expenses. Lots of people here involved to get the part made and out the door. They all have to get paid. If the three rules are OK we go ahead at stated prices even if it makes no economic sense.

In your case there is no amount of money that would interest us.

You have not dealt with us. Dealing with us means there is a transaction. Thousands of people do it every year and they are quite pleased. Only people like yourself who do not deal with us, have an agenda, and end up angry and pissed off at the world for whatever reason go their way fuming and ranting.

Take your venom to the next vendor. Another one who does not make something for your ill-defined goal.

As stated Good Luck.

RB Racing"

Shovelhead Kickers

Most Shovels are electric start...However...People ask us if their kickers are going to clear our exhausts...The general answer is yes...but that gets complicated when people start changing transmissions and master cylinder and brake system locations.

Our standard reply is if you have some oddball application you can get a 3/4" longer kicker shaft from Jim's USA...sold by all sorts of vendors...even on EBay. Different part numbers, generally 33096-54AL.

Above: Here we have the OEM non-folding kicker. It clears our B and C Style exhausts on the vast majority of our applications. None pinch bolt location.

Above: The late model FX Style folding kicker has even  more clearance our LSR 2-1 exhausts. You may have to reposition the kicker shaft in the transmission as the pinch is not at the 12 o'clock position.

Five Speed Transmissions: Generally 5 speed transmissions are not an issue

Six Speed Transmissions: We are not configured for six speed transmissions which push things out over 1".

2" Shovelhead B Style (FX)

00-1382 LSR 2-1 Pro Stock 2" Shovelhead for stroker FX series. Headed for ceramic coating.