" Today ’ s environment has become even more difficult for custom style motorcycle dealers than it usually is ," says Dom Pompeii , founder and Managing Director of Australian custom exhaust manufacturer Blow Performance Exhausts . " Aside from Covid , the latest issues to shape the business environment are little matters such as inventory shortages , freight delays and rising inflation . Increasing costs and shortage of product are a toxic combination at the best of times - but for most authorized and aftermarket dealers it just adds to what is already a complex matrix of business challenges . " One of the most difficult challenges , of course , has always been the cost of inventory , and that doesn ' t only mean the bikes on the showroom floor . Shops that want to stay serious about optimizing the aftermarket exhaust system sales opportunities are operating in a hugely competitive environment - one where inventory , even if it is only sample inventory , is itself no small overhead .
With just the addition of a Screamin ' Eagle heavy breather air cleaner , the blow performance ' KUTBAK ' 2:2 made 89.7 hp and 109.4 nm compared to the 2011 90 cubic inch stock Fat Boy ' s 65.8 hp , 85.8 nm with the stock factory exhaust .
Our ' KUTBAK KITS ' mean dealers can cover most Harley-Davidson Big Twin model applications with just four exhaust systems . Our systems connect with a center bolt and connection housing and attach to the gearbox , not to the chassis .
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my bike ? Which design do I like best ?" " We have met that problem head-on and are able to make it far easier for our dealers to be able to answer those questions for their customers without breaking the bank ." With Blow Performance Exhausts ' " KUTBAK KITS ", just four exhaust systems will cover most of Harley- Davidson Big Twin applications - 80 ci to 131 ci Evo and Twin Cam Big Twins from 1984 right up to 2016 , as well as 107 ci to 131 ci Milwaukee-Eight applications - from their introduction in 2017 right up to 2022 models . " Our systems connect with a center bolt and connection housing and attach to the gearbox , not the chassis ," explains Dom . " This allows our product to suit most of the Harley Big Twin range - we had this in mind from the ' get-go ' when designing our exhaust systems . We are working on new designs to incorporate Sportster models ( Evo engines with forward controls ) and H-D 2021 models with three and four oxygen sensors , and we are hoping to have these available by mid-2022 . " But different and better our systems truly are , and different and better engaging with the Blow brand truly is - and that logistics problem ? We keep permanent , well stocked inventory levels in North America and Europe , so dealers in the primary markets won ' t need to keep their customers waiting ." Dom says that in order to find out exactly how good the Blow Performance exhausts really are , they hooked up with Anthony Rodrigues ( Maztech of Melbourne ), one of , if not the most highly respected dyno tuners in Australia (" or anywhere for that matter ," says Dom ), for an independent analysis and comparative test . " Under controlled conditions we compared our exhaust systems with the factory system on a stock Harley-Davidson 2011 96 ci Fat Boy with our own and with two of the world ’ s biggest motorcycle exhaust system brands - Vance & Hines ( Big Radius 2 into 2 ) and Bassani ( Road Rage 2 into 1 ). " Several comparisons were performed on various Harley models and engines , but we like using the 2011 Fat Boy data because it is ' real world ' representative of a lot more of the bikes on the road
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EXHAUST COMPARISON RESULTS - 2011 98 ci stock Fat Boy
Factory exhaust - 64.8 HP , 85.8 TQ Vance & Hines ' Big Radius , 2:2 - 77.6 HP , 99.5 TQ
Bassani ' Road Rage ' 2:1 - 79.7 HP , 104.2 TQ Blow Performance ' Kutbak ' 2:2 - 89.7 HP , 109.4 TQ
" When we built the Blow Performance business model , we did so in such a way that we could balance the need for a dealer to let the customer see and get their hands on the product , with the sometimes prohibitive expense of being able to hold examples of as many of a manufacturer ' s designs , applications and fitments as possible . " These days nobody can afford to have the kind of inventory needed to keep anything up to a dozen exhausts on the wall , or on the shelf outback , just for customers to be able to make their choice . That would be a lot of capital tied up , and it can also create complex sales issues , too ." " Which one is right for
Three-step design delivers " incredible horsepower as well as great sound ". It reduces the DB level even without baffles and is " comparable to most leading aftermarket exhaust systems ".
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