To Fishtail or not to Fishtail???

[SimonT]

u did that on purpose..

haha... maybe 

I wont be putting one on..

[r80rt]

If it makes you grin leave it on.

[jonico61]

Stale old topic but I just saw it. I am liking that fishtail A LOT.
Gotta hear it, though. I don't like the European CE norm-compliant exhaust pipes, mine is so boring sounding.

[Desi Bike]

You could always get a cheap version of the Tailgunner exhaust and ruin not only the appearance of the RE but also the sound too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-Wjb_Dmc3vo

[Craig McClure]

I always liked the VELOCETTE muffler, which did have a handsome perforated fishtail. This one not so much.  It makes the muffler which already looks to long, look longer & over done.
   But if it makes you happy...............

[Gypsyjon]

No, no, no...that's an old time Harley thing, not old time Limey.

[GlennF]

Historical trivia:

According to some stories, fishtails were originally added to motorcycle mufflers to reduce annoying high pitched tinkly sounds produced by many early engines.

[Arizoni]

I wonder if a fishtail in my toilet bowl would reduce the high pitched tinkly sound I heard a little while ago when nature called?

My local Chinese Market sells fish heads but I didn't see any fish tails.  Maybe a fish head would work too?

[Desi Bike]

Maybe for the first few minutes, but at first first it would slap the water out if the bowl. Jim, have you considered Depends©?

[no bs]

i was going to install one and call it a shark fin

[Chiefharlock]

Here is my C5 with one :-)  Definitely a unique sound :-)

~Jason

[GlennF]

Here is my C5 with one :-)  Definitely a unique sound :-)

Recording ?

[Jack Leis]

  Where does one get one of those things ?

[JVS]

Not to offend anyone at all, but in my humple opinion, these 'fishtails' do not belong on a Bullet, well at least the B5 and the classic models 

[hillntx]

Jason, that actually looks better than many I've seen.  Where did you get that one?

As with everything else you have the purists that think everything should be left as factory designed.  You have those who want to make a bike look older than it is to fit their sense of nostalgia or cafe style.  You have those that think customize involves the use of a hack saw or a cutting torch.  The reality is once you bought it, you can do whatever you want with it regardless of what others think.  I prefer functional mods tastefully done, but that's just me.  Everyone is different and that is frequently reflected in our bikes.