We were busy today another baffelectomy!

[caddman11]

http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif At 4:33PM today, in my shed, another baffelectomy was performed with grace and skill with the guidance of the guys on this forum. ;) With an $8 Ace hardware 1-3/4" hole saw, hammer and vise grips, I had the wooden bung hole plug ready to plunge into the proverbial outlet. All lubed up, the smoke rose as the drill plunged and the saw ground away. The climax came with some grunting, groaning, twisting, hammering, wiggling, and more twisting, those babies finally popped out. With it all back together and a twist of the key, came the deep low rumble of success. Thanks guys. ::)

[Idaho]

Another happy conversion. Congrats. Good thing these bikes have windshields. Takes care of that bugs in the teeth thing.

[Top Cat]

With it all back together? Did you take the pipes off the bike to perform the surgery?

[blowndodge]

Blessed are those who have heard the sound of a successful baffelectomy!!!

TC, no need to remove. Just drill..

[ianicky]

It's a good feeling when you finaly get the first one out http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif second one seemed so much easier.

[caddman11]

OK you caught me, I was a coward and bought a complete set of used pipes that had 1000 miles on them, so they were off the bike for the baffelectomy. My pipes had 400 miles on them and I was worried about ever needed stock again. Since everything was new, it all came apart easily. I couldn't believe how easy everything went, total time was less than an hour. The job could have easily been done on the bike as long as you keep the drill straight and level.

The only info I would add to make the job easier would be to: drill a pilot hole in your wood dowel, add some electrical tape around the outside of the dowel so it's the size of the baffle opening, leave the dowel on the end of the pilot drill, and have at it. Keep everything well oiled and go slow, the saw tends grab and bind if you get out of alignment. A touch of flat black high temp paint, and it was all ready to go. I would imagine that trying to keep the drill straight would be even harder with the pipes still on the bike.

Rode her to work this morning and thought I was on a different bike. My wifes Harley is still louder, we won't go there, but the level of rumble is just about perfect, not too much, not too little. You can hear a little popping when you let off the throttle, but then, I kinda like that too.

OK, don't shoot me for this one--I was looking for a little more of that HD sound, so I tried to lower the idle, well, that just caused the bike to cut out at slow speeds around corners so I had to take the idle back to where it was when the bike was delivered. One of my other co-workers who rides a HD to work came outside to hear her, and he was impressed and thought it was about perfect too in terms of LOUDNESS.

Thanks again guys, without the info from Gadget site and this forum, I would still have baffles. Isn't the internet a wonderful thing?

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I liked the operation at first but never really got use to the sound so I welded them back in. One plus I found... I watch my gas mileage and driving habits real close. I did a comparison with them out and now with them back in and I gained 3 mpg with them in. (No changes in route or habits). It did something different. (2000 Nomad 1500 carbureted).
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