Need for new exhaust

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I was riding back roads the other day and I heard a sound, then again. Pulled over to find the roadhouse exhaust muffler on the left was dragging. Walked up the driveway of the nearest house to get a piece of wire to tie the muffler and bumped into the owner as he was leaving and it turns out he was into metal work and helped me out with a piece of aluminum wire I used to tie up the muffler. (I got lucky to catch him as he was leaving). It seems even though there was no visible signs of rust on muffler there was apparently rust happening where the muffler attaches to the frame which is out of sight unless you get under bike. It
broke loose and when hitting some bumps it let go and at the stress point on the muffler where you could now see rust at the bending point of the muffler. Must've been rusting inside out where it bent.....

At any point I'm going to replace the exhaust with Vance and Hines. (Road House, I believe doesn't make them any more). I have a dobeck fuel processor and emissions crap is gone from when the other exhaust was done. I know when putting on new exhaust You put it on
loose so as to get it all in place then tighten from the head. Any other suggestions in replacement would be appreciated.

I'm pretty handy but never replaced an exhaust on a motorcycle, as I wasn't the one who changed out the original exhaust.