Why is there a small, handmade notch on the ends of my new 08 Harley Sporster tailpipes?

Question

There is a small notch on the very end of each tailpipe/muffler. The notches are on the same place on both mufflers and appear to be hand-made on purpose. Just curious....

Answer 1

i can only make a guess, and the only thing i can think of is to assist in lining them up....  

Answer 2

linedup splinedup

Answer 3

Are you talking about the end of the muffler that points to the rear of the bike or the end that attaches to the stock exhaust pipe? Right now I'm guessing you're talking about the end of the muffler that attaches to the exhaust pipe. The notch is there so when you slip the new muffler over the end of the exhaust pipe and tighten the clamp down the end of the muffler will be able to compress some against the exhaust pipe and not fall off. If the notch wasn't there the muffler clamp wouldn't work too well and the muffler would just slide right off when you are going down the road.

Answer 4

used durring instalation.