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Re: Is this any good ??? only £100 ;)
« Reply #40 on: December 03, 2013, 21:47:12 »
the can is a straight through can,

the stock baffle is a long tube with a wide collar that reduces the diameter of the can outlet, the long tube has a couple of bends in it.

the extra quiet baffle is a tapered section that fits the inner profile of the opening of the can. a long tube runs into the can from this section, straight this time without the bends, but has a closed end,
there are cutouts into the tube to allow the exhaust gasses to vent.

sorry don't have a pic atm.



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Re: Is this any good ??? only £100 ;)
« Reply #41 on: January 15, 2014, 09:34:38 »
Mr Diver, I bought one of the extra quiet baffles at the show as well, but I haven't fitted it yet. When I tried to get the stock baffle out, there were two protruding bits that caught in the exhaust so no matter what I tried, I couldn't get it out! Did you encounter anything like this?

That said, I'm actually getting used to the standard baffle, so I'm not sure whether I will change it after all. I do feel a bit guilty if I get on the bike early in the morning or return late at night as I'm sure my neighbours aren't so impressed by the sound!

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Re: Is this any good ??? only £100 ;)
« Reply #42 on: January 15, 2014, 09:52:47 »
I bought the quiet baffle to go in when we go touring.
The stock baffle was in when I went on a days run to West Wales. Around the lanes it sounded fantastic, but got on my nerves when just cruising on the duals & M-ways.
We also discovered it was hard to hold down a conversation with the Scala headsets as the exhaust was just that bit too loud.
The quiet baffle is on the shelf awaiting the next trip or longish ride.
The stock baffle fell out a while back and was lost (in my garage  :shy: )

Yeah it's noisy, but Loud Pipes Save Lives- with all the barely awake halfwits round here I need all the help I can get on the morning commute.

But yes, took a while to figure out how the stock baffle comes out. Obviously undo the bolt (not letting go of the baffles as you'll loose it in the can) I turn it maybe 30 degrees Counter clockwise, then wiggle the thing till it pops out. There is a little ridge running inside the can that stops the baffle being blown out if the bolt comes out, you have to wiggle it so the lugs on the baffle jump over the ridge. after you've done it 2-3 times it's easy.
I'm thinking every can will be ever so slightly different, so If 30 degrees(ish) doesn't work for you keep rotating and wiggling. It does come out.

EDIT. the pics I'd seen of the quiet baffles were like this:

Normal on the left, quiet on the right.

I don't have a pic of the quiet one I received, but I'll get a pic later.
It's a tight fit. had to give the open end of the can a wipe with a rag and some WD-40 to clean it and a small hammer to tap the baffle into place, and a pliers to rotate it to get the securing bolt holes to match up.
(check the holes are drilled cleanly, I had loads of metal bits sticking out of the edges of the hole on mine and had to file it down to fit.  :shrug:



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Re: Is this any good ??? only £100 ;)
« Reply #43 on: January 15, 2014, 12:14:11 »
Thanks Mr Diver, I'll have another look at the weekend and see if I can work it out.

Is the one you bought the same as this one?


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Re: Is this any good ??? only £100 ;)
« Reply #44 on: January 15, 2014, 17:47:29 »
yep that's the one.

it makes it just a tad louder than stock but a fair bit deeper in tone.

she still barks when you give it a handful  :auto-dirtbike:



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