Muffler Alternatives For Your Nomad
Installing aftermarket HD mufflers on your Nomad
I was tired of the limited selection of exhaust available for the Nomad so I decided to explore the possibilities. I did this mod to my Nomad several years ago and many have asked what the trick was. It’s really very simple. Thought I would share it with you.
If you are currently running V&Hs Bagger Duals or other aftermarket exhaust on your Nomad you have options for your mufflers. Any exhaust system that consists of 1 3/4" head pipes allows you to easily do this mod to adapt most any aftermarket mufflers as long as they are 1 3/4" I.D. at the front connection.
By fabricating a simple offset bracket
like the one shown here you can open up your options for a wide range of mufflers.What You Need
- Material – 1” wide flatstock steel by 1/8” thick (available at any hardware store) for the simple hangar bracket
- Two mufflers with 1.75" ID pipe at the front connection
Tools - No special tools required; just a drill to drill the 4 holes in the flat stock and either a bench vice or a stepped surface (cement, not bricks) where you can whack on the bar stock to make bends if needed.
Nomad with Hd "ThunderHeader Bagger Mufflers by Rich Products
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Same Muffler As Left But Off Bike Note 'flat' Hangar Bracket Is Used For This Application. |
The front two holes bolt up to the stock position mounting holes on your Nomad. As you can see the bracket is only slightly offset down but offset forward quite a bit. | ||
Another Muffler Option Vance & Hines Longshots With Shark Tips. As you can see the LongShot mufflers require a bracket with more downward offset due to the difference in muffler diameters. You will also notice the bracket is offset back quite a bit to accommodate the more forward mounting brackets on the mufflers. |
Longshots again. Again the holes you see in the brackets here mount in your stock Nomad muffler mounting positions on your lower saddlebag supports.
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