Want to Buy.

**jmorrow** · 04-06-2008, 01:29 PM

Does anyone have a pair of baffles for Vance & Hines Dual Baggers they would sell or do you know where these can be purchased? The Nomad my wife Bought last week has had the baffles removed and cut off. She wants the Nomad to be quieter.

radco · 04-06-2008, 01:59 PM

Which V&H does your wife have,, V&H makes a QUIET Baffle for their Big Shot Pipes,,,, and you can order baffles direct from V&H as well....Thats all I know,,,,Rich

04-06-2008, 02:28 PM

These would probably be the people to ask: http://www.vanceandhines.com/i100_contact.html

04-06-2008, 07:06 PM

Do what I did. Buy the wife some earplugs. Save yourself a chunk of change in the process.

**ringadingh** · 04-06-2008, 10:25 PM

Or make a pair of baffles, it wouldn't be difficult at all.

dogdoc · 04-07-2008, 07:40 PM

anybody had to repack the baffles on the V&H yet? When is it time? How to do it? where to buy fiberglass??? THX

**jmorrow** · 04-07-2008, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfman

These would probably be the people to ask: http://www.vanceandhines.com/i100_contact.html

Thanks Wolfman....I contacted them, they gave me a part#. Got'em ordered.... ;)

04-08-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc (Lonewolf)

anybody had to repack the baffles on the V&H yet? When is it time? How to do it? where to buy fiberglass??? THX

I've repacked mine at about 14,000 miles and again at about 28,000. Each time the packing was about 20% burned away and the pipes had gotten noticibly louder.

I just bought rolls of Frost King fiberglass strip used for wrapping water pipes, and wrapped the baffles up with several layers of that. You can get it at any hardware store. If you use one roll per baffle and wrap more loosely the sound will be softer. If you use 1 1/2 rolls per baffle and wrap them tightly, the sound will be more distinct and louder. Just wrap 'em up and tape the ends with a wrap of masking tape.

Wear gloves unless you like to scratch you palms for a week after. ;)

04-08-2008, 06:46 PM

Oh, yeah. The baffles were caked with carbon and did not come out without a fight. I used a little slide hammer (type used for dent pulling) with a forged hook on it. It snagged them out in about 4 licks.

dogdoc · 04-09-2008, 08:59 PM

I hear your Cad thanks for the tips on repacking the baffles, need a few more miles i think first.

soldierboy3502 · 04-10-2008, 06:15 PM

When I got my nad, I pulled the baffles out to see how they looked. I hosed them down with carb cleaner and ultimately poured gas over them and set them on fire. Then I took a sand blaster to them. I didn't realize that they are a stainless steel color! Then I sprayed them down with flat black engine enamel and they go in and out alot smoother.

04-11-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cabby

I...poured gas over them and set them on fire.....

Did you tell the neighbors it was a time honored motorcycle ritual? "The Flaming of the Baffles."

soldierboy3502 · 04-11-2008, 07:36 PM

I'm sure they thought I was weird anyway but I'll try that one next time. hahahaha

**jmorrow** · 04-16-2008, 02:53 AM

Got the V & H baffles in today for my wife's Nomad, installed them and sounds great. She's happy and ready to ride (the Nomad).

04-06-2008, 01:29 PM	#1
jmorrow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beech Grove, Arkansas Posts: 1,884	Want to Buy. Does anyone have a pair of baffles for Vance & Hines Dual Baggers they would sell or do you know where these can be purchased? The Nomad my wife Bought last week has had the baffles removed and cut off. She wants the Nomad to be quieter. __________________ Jim (Dooley) Morrow Stanford, Arkansas 2004 Kawasaki Nomad 1500 VBA #146 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-06-2008, 01:59 PM	#2
radco Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dedham Maine Posts: 4,199	Want to Buy. Which V&H does your wife have,, V&H makes a QUIET Baffle for their Big Shot Pipes,,,, and you can order baffles direct from V&H as well....Thats all I know,,,,Rich __________________
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04-06-2008, 02:28 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Want to Buy. These would probably be the people to ask: http://www.vanceandhines.com/i100_contact.html
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04-06-2008, 07:06 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	Want to Buy. Do what I did. Buy the wife some earplugs. Save yourself a chunk of change in the process.
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04-06-2008, 10:25 PM	#5
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Want to Buy. Or make a pair of baffles, it wouldn't be difficult at all. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-07-2008, 07:40 PM	#6
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Want to Buy. anybody had to repack the baffles on the V&H yet? When is it time? How to do it? where to buy fiberglass??? THX
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04-08-2008, 06:46 PM	#9
Guest Posts: n/a	Want to Buy. Oh, yeah. The baffles were caked with carbon and did not come out without a fight. I used a little slide hammer (type used for dent pulling) with a forged hook on it. It snagged them out in about 4 licks.
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04-09-2008, 08:59 PM	#10
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Want to Buy. I hear your Cad thanks for the tips on repacking the baffles, need a few more miles i think first.
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04-10-2008, 06:15 PM	#11
soldierboy3502 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Laredo, Texas Posts: 229	Want to Buy. When I got my nad, I pulled the baffles out to see how they looked. I hosed them down with carb cleaner and ultimately poured gas over them and set them on fire. Then I took a sand blaster to them. I didn't realize that they are a stainless steel color! Then I sprayed them down with flat black engine enamel and they go in and out alot smoother. __________________ Cabby 2008 Black/Red Nomad (SOLD) 2018 Blue Indian Chieftain Limited Blue Knights Texas XV
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04-11-2008, 07:36 PM	#13
soldierboy3502 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Laredo, Texas Posts: 229	Want to Buy. I'm sure they thought I was weird anyway but I'll try that one next time. hahahaha __________________ Cabby 2008 Black/Red Nomad (SOLD) 2018 Blue Indian Chieftain Limited Blue Knights Texas XV
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04-16-2008, 02:53 AM	#14
jmorrow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beech Grove, Arkansas Posts: 1,884	Want to Buy. Got the V & H baffles in today for my wife's Nomad, installed them and sounds great. She's happy and ready to ride (the Nomad). __________________ Jim (Dooley) Morrow Stanford, Arkansas 2004 Kawasaki Nomad 1500 VBA #146
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