Heavy Duty – July-August 2019

Words & Pics Doc

TECH INSTALL

B

efore there was
Superman, Batman or
Wonder Woman there
was The Shadow. Clad
in black, The Shadow
operated mainly after d k
vigilante in the name o
and terrifying criminal
vulnerability. As The Sh d
used to say during his
two decade exist-
ence which began in
1930, “Who knows
what evil lurks in the
hearts of men?” But
his key power was to
render himself invisible.
Which, by using the stage
magicians’ trick of misdirection,
S&S Cycle has essentially pulled
off with their Shadow pipe. The

Shadow is a dummy pipe which

mounts to the left side of the

bike to give the appearance of a

two-into-two system and which

fills in the cut out that the

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two-into-one system will

outperform two-into-two units.

Older readers may remember

the popularity of two-into-one

Thunderheader system that

absolutely dominated perfor-

mance back in the Evo days.

But while they looked good

on a naked bike, they created

a total lop-sided look

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balanced look of two mufflers

emerging from under two

panniers. Sound of trumpets!

Enter S&S with their Shadow

pipe, proving your grandma

wrong when she said that, “You

can’t have your cake and eat it

too!” Sorry Gran. You can!

The Shadow is a visual

match for the high performing

S der 2-1 and both are

available in either show

chrome or black ceramic

finish, and the Shadow

m l nicely fills the left side

c n extended bags, while

th hing end cap on the

Sh d s a mirror image of

r h de Sidewinder 2-1 end

c

N while the Shadow pipe

gives the illusion of a two-into-

two system it does not actually

connect with the right side

Sidewinder, but this can only be

seen if you lie on the ground and

Our Project Speed King gets an S&S pipe upgrade ...

in black, The Shadow
operated mainly after dark as a
vigilante in the name of justice,
and terrifying criminals into
vulnerability. As The Shadow

fills in the cut out that the

extended bag of today’s

cruisers feature.

Now it

has long been

shown that a well-

designed and engineered

a total lop-sided look

on a bagger. As does any single

sided system.

Today’s Harley-Davidson

owners are no less keen about

performance as they ever were,

but they also value looks – the

match for the high performing

Sidewinder 2-1 and both are

available in either show

chrome or black ceramic

finish, and the Shadow

muffler nicely fills the left side

cut out in extended bags, while

the matching end cap on the

Shadow is a mirror image of

right side Sidewinder 2-1 end

cap.

Now while the Shadow pipe