Debaffling and need your help

[claybuster]

Originally Posted by Gary(kawasakikid)

I have been following this thread glad you finally got them out. I am tempted to debaffle also, is it much louder, not sure if my wife will like it.

Gary,
I can assure you that your wife will not think it is to loud at any speed.

[Kawhead]

Originally Posted by AlabamaNomadRider

For all you guys and girls that offered me help on getting the baffles out, I want to thank each and every one of you. Late Thursday afternoon I went to O'Reilly's and rented a five pound slide hammer but it rained Thursday and Friday so got up this morning and went out and pushed the end of it up inside the baffle with a 7/8 nut on the end of it. I think I pulled the weight back two or three times on each side and those suckers slipped right out. There was only about a half inch that was being gripped. I rode a hundred miles this afternoon and have to admit it sounds great. Once again, all that offered your help I do appreciate it. I will do a thread and try to show a picture that I took of the baffles. One thing I noticed as Bob (Yellow Jacket) sent a picture in this thread showing his baffle. It looked like his was almost 11 inches long. Could possibly have been 10 1/2 inches. I measured one of my baffles and it was exactly 9 1/2 inches long. They must have shorted them down through the years.

I'm tossing confetti!!!!!! This is the post I knew I was going to see!

Don't worry 'bout the size of your baffle, most of us cut 'em off and throw 'em away anyway.

[kawgirl]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

(Don't take offense to this now, Amy)

But if a girl can do it....I'm just sayin' ::)

The gauntlet has been thrown down, gents.

I just got caught up on this thread. I wondered which of you fellas were going to bite on my post. Guess it served it's purpose. The baffles are out!!

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Kawgirl, just want you to know you gave me inspiration. I wasn't intimidated one bit. Thanks for giving me the spark I needed. Roll On.

[dabull]

cant find the thread but....is WD40 good enuff to use to cut the baffles out, or do i need to run to Lowes?

[macmac]

Da Bull, You mean for cutting oil? it will do, but so will gear oil, but that will be stinky There is real cutting oil and it is as stinky and slimey as gear oil, for just this keeping a hole saw cooler any oil will do. Be sure to cut easy letting the saw do the wrk and when it begine to smpke a lot stop and clear the chips with a brush, the same one you use for oil. I use a cheap paint brush and real cutting oil with lots if sulfer. so it stinks..

Engine oil will do too for these 2 cuttings.

When yer done growel like a cave man and get all puffy fer the wife.. ladies love the stink, they say they don't, but if you know women like I do, that just means they really like it

[dabull]

Originally Posted by macmac

Da Bull, You mean for cutting oil? it will do, but so will gear oil, but that will be stinky There is real cutting oil and it is as stinky and slimey as gear oil, for just this keeping a hole saw cooler any oil will do. Be sure to cut easy letting the saw do the wrk and when it begine to smpke a lot stop and clear the chips with a brush, the same one you use for oil. I use a cheap paint brush and real cutting oil with lots if sulfer. so it stinks..

Engine oil will do too for these 2 cuttings.

When yer done growel like a cave man and get all puffy fer the wife.. ladies love the stink, they say they don't, but if you know women like I do, that just means they really like it

thx Mac...got WD40 on hand...lookin to start cuttin baffles when i get a little time...

[macmac]

Assuming you didn't spend 40 bucks for a hole saw go easy and don't let it get too hot.. Steady pressure and cool running, sweepin out them danged chips will leave the saw fit for the 2nd hole.

[dabull]

13 bucks at Lowes...will go slow. Saw someones youtube where they used a cone shaped table leg (versus chipping away at a dowel) from lowes too...that what i picked up, even has a hole dead center;)

[macmac]

I hope you got 2 table legs... That 1st one won't live to do the 2nd hole ya know...

[dabull]

ya know...i truly meant to get two...even though the guy in the video used one...i will press my luck unless i happen to be in the Lowes neighborhood

[macmac]

Maybe if you take greater care the 1 will work for the 2....

[mncruiser]

Originally Posted by Gary(kawasakikid)

I have been following this thread glad you finally got them out. I am tempted to debaffle also, is it much louder, not sure if my wife will like it.

I don't think my bike got louder but rather deeper, throatier.

Here is what mine sounds like after the debaffle:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Onmylast...80560005426850