Bafflectomy

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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Banger » Tue May 19, 2009 6:46 pm

ie by following above instructions then rewelding new flange/disc on to the baffle where you have drilled it out drilling three holes in that to correspond with the existing allen bolts and there you have bolt on/off baffle :lol: In fact I'm going to try it and will post pics if successful
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by zod » Wed May 20, 2009 8:50 pm

Banger wrote:ie by following above instructions then rewelding new flange/disc on to the baffle where you have drilled it out drilling three holes in that to correspond with the existing allen bolts and there you have bolt on/off baffle :lol: In fact I'm going to try it and will post pics if successful
That would be great!
I have run my bike for years with a set of cans that are loud as h...
At one point I realised I got too much attention from those I didn't want attention from..... Putting in a db-killer I got from ebay didn't do much difference at all. Now I'm back to the stock pipes, but a little more boom from time to time wouldn't hurt.
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Killerwhale » Wed May 20, 2009 8:55 pm

zod wrote:
Banger wrote:ie by following above instructions then rewelding new flange/disc on to the baffle where you have drilled it out drilling three holes in that to correspond with the existing allen bolts and there you have bolt on/off baffle :lol: In fact I'm going to try it and will post pics if successful
That would be great!
I have run my bike for years with a set of Shark cans that are loud as h...
At one point I realised I got too much attention from those I didn't want attention from..... Putting in a db-killer I got from ebay didn't do much difference at all. Now I'm back to the stock pipes, but a little more boom from time to time wouldn't hurt.
If the dB killers don´t do much the cans often need a repack...

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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by zod » Sat May 23, 2009 10:41 pm

Red Rex wrote:All the little holes add up to a bit more than the original 'standard' pipe area (plus a bit to be sure not to restrict gas flow of course).
Just wondering how big a drill bit you used to make the holes in the baffle plate?

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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Banger » Sun May 24, 2009 12:19 am

zod wrote:
Red Rex wrote:All the little holes add up to a bit more than the original 'standard' pipe area (plus a bit to be sure not to restrict gas flow of course).
Just wondering how big a drill bit you used to make the holes in the baffle plate?

At a guess I'd say 6-6.5mm. :?: i personally just cut 2discs out of the grill on me mrs's cooker hood extractor thing! :twisted: :lol:ImageImageImage
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by zod » Sun May 24, 2009 1:49 pm

Red Rex wrote: Join the holes and pull out the silly little pipe thingy.
It may be silly and little, but even how hard I pull it's still stuck... :shock:

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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by devlin » Sun May 24, 2009 2:24 pm

Try with the other hand!
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Killerwhale » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:33 pm

zod wrote:
Red Rex wrote: Join the holes and pull out the silly little pipe thingy.
It may be silly and little, but even how hard I pull it's still stuck... :shock:
Just checked mate´s TRX, they are welded....so pull ackurat how much ya want :-)

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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Banger » Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:08 pm

Killerwhale wrote:
zod wrote:
Red Rex wrote: Join the holes and pull out the silly little pipe thingy.
It may be silly and little, but even how hard I pull it's still stuck... :shock:
Just checked mate´s TRX, they are welded....so pull ackurat how much ya want :-)
Mine wasn't welded! :?
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Red Rex » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:00 am

Nor was mine.
It was a little stiff , I had to use both hands and tug it quite hard, but it came off eventually.
Rubber side down, Red side up is my preferred riding style.

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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by steve speed » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:25 am

Red Rex wrote:Nor was mine.
It was a little stiff , I had to use both hands and tug it quite hard, but it came off eventually.
if you pulled it off get to the hospital quick :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Mincehead » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:52 am

Red Bobbit? :lol:
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by lars » Tue May 25, 2010 2:41 pm

How they sound when they are wide open:
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Rubes » Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:08 am

Performed a bafflectomy. Started with the whole fully covered with a perforated sink strainer which sounded much better than stock if a tad quieter than I was hoping. Moved to a central hole of about 26mm ( picked as it happened to match the size of the perforations and a hole saw I had) which was louder but strangely annoyingly so. It was giving me a headache. When removing these "baffles" the annoying pitch disappeared to I went the whole hog and opened out the strainers to about 48mm. The strainers are really just there to cover the untidy debaffle work underneath. Its a lot easier to tidy up the soft aluminium than the stainless cans. The results are near perfect to my ear. Loud but not obnoxiously so.

Some mates at work were interested in hearing the result so I took the bike into the underground car park for a show and tell. After it had set off 4 car alarms they gave it the official thumbs up.
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Re: Bafflectomy

Post by Jak » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:46 am

Rubes wrote: After it had set off 4 car alarms they gave it the official thumbs up.
hehe :twisted:
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