That worked out not so well

I don't like it.

Well, lemme 'splain. The exhaust currently mounted, one that's been 'modified' to be Not-So-Harley (NSH™) as before... namely removing all the chrome bits and pieces that make you wanna just sit in the driveway and polish them all day instead of riding (wait... never mind). So, said exhaust then gets painted a flat high-temp black to try and make it disappear a bit more, and added an inexpensive 12" canister to the end of it and all then call it a day, done, finished 'enough' and let's move on.

That was the plan, and the plan mostly worked.

Yes, there's a few challenges left since the mounting points don't really make sense and will have to solve that issue- not a big deal.

The bigger problem is just this. I don't like it.

The lines are wrong and the angles don't make sense. And as much as it's the last thing (or things) I want to do is back up and start a few things over, the biggest thing I don't want to do is choose something that doesn't aesthetically work. 'Cause even if I can never get this thing running again, it has to look cool sitting in the living room.

I'm kidding. Most likely.

I've had a wish list exhaust for months, but it's been one of those things that keep me up at night; by the time I'm done this will have cost me more than the bike itself did. But the thing I've realized is, there is no reason why I shouldn't take my time and get it right. And this other way I had in my head just didn't pan out as I hoped. Or maybe the better way to say it is, it didn't hide as much as I'd hoped. Regardless, I think I'm back to trying to budget this other exhaust...

... cause the lines are right and it's a 2 into 2 and it'll sound better and it looks a ton better and I won't be bugged by this thing or that thing that only I can see but I can see it.

And the weird justifications then come into play, like it's offered in all black but that version is $400; the chrome version is $300 and I can then sand it and paint it and rough it up somewhat and it's sort of like the same as my original idea, except it's better and cost more money.

So I guess some things never change.