Softail cats are in the mufflers but whether or not there is a cat will depend on the model year, whether or not it is a California or International bike and whether or not it is carbed or EFI. Tourhox is right; shine a light into the right side muffler and take a look or stick something in the muffler and see how far it goes. I can tell you that if there is cat, it won't be in the head pipe. A good set of slipons will solve the problem.