I want to but i'm a CHICKEN

bugman · 05-01-2008, 05:55 PM

i want to do a debaffle of the first baffle, i have read the threads but still cant get up the conads to put a hole saw on my new bike,,, need some encouragement

:-[

05-01-2008, 06:36 PM

There's lots of those stock mufflers floating about used from guys that bought custom exhausts. If you screw yours up you'll be able to find replacements cheap enough.

I know Kawasaki charges $450 per muffler, but nobody ever pays that except insurance companies.

**ringadingh** · 05-01-2008, 07:01 PM

You can usually come up with a complete set for around a $100.00 from what Ive seen on other forums. Drill them out and see what happens.

kawgirl · 05-01-2008, 08:01 PM

I did it to mine and have no regrets! I love that beefy sound.

nomad1600 · 05-01-2008, 08:02 PM

Hey bugman

Drilling out that baffle is the easiest thing I have done on my bike. It took less that 2 minutes to drill each side out. Just use a big drill 1/2" or larger lots of torque. I used a 1 3/4" hole saw for metal, buy a good one. I then used a 1 1/8" dowel rod from Home Depot and I wrapped it one time over with masking tape, it fit right in nice and smooth. Next use a cutting oil instead of WD-40 it will help cut faster and cooler. Once you have drilled thru just grab the baffle with some vice grips and they pulled right out. I then used a 3/4" drum sander and ran it around the cut and it slicked everything right up. Paint it black and I swear you can't tell that anything has ever been removed.

The low rumble is so Sweeeeeet!!!!! Plus it is a lot cheaper than buying the aftermarket pipes.
Good luck

**billmac** · 05-01-2008, 08:37 PM

Bugman, Just follow Nomad1600 advice to the letter and you will be fine. I dont know who monitors this site so I will just say that my friend drilled his the same week he bought the new bike. It had two hundred miles on it. It is just what the bike needed. Deep rumble at low rpm and quiet on the highway. My friend had the same chicken feelings and is so glad he went ahead.

**Top Cat** · 05-01-2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bugman

i want to do a debaffle of the first baffle, i have read the threads but still cant get up the conads to put a hole saw on my new bike,,, need some encouragement

:-[

OK heres what you do. Wait till your wife is asleep. Sneak into the bedroom and make sure she is sleeping soundly. Find her purse and open it real quietly. Then reach inside and GET YOUR BALLS BACK. Then you can go drill your mufflers.

cactusjack · 05-01-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bugman

i want to do a debaffle of the first baffle, i have read the threads but still cant get up the conads to put a hole saw on my new bike,,, need some encouragement

:-[

OK heres what you do. Wait till your wife is asleep. Sneak into the bedroom and make sure she is sleeping soundly. Find her purse and open it real quietly. Then reach inside and GET YOUR BALLS BACK. Then you can go drill your mufflers.

Jeez, TC, that was funny! Reminds me of an old Sam Kinison stand up bit.

blowndodge · 05-01-2008, 11:59 PM

LMAO TC!!

stambukj · 05-02-2008, 01:14 AM

Good one T.C.

kawgirl · 05-02-2008, 05:14 AM

Now, that was funny. I don't care who ya are!

**billmac** · 05-02-2008, 05:18 AM

Enjoyed that T.C. I would probably tell my wife that I read on the internet that drilling the baffles out makes the bike have fewer breakdowns and ride smoother. That would make us both laugh.

**trip** · 05-02-2008, 05:50 AM

So TC, THAT'S how you do it? I've always wondered. LOL.

All I can say is, just do it bugman. You won't regret it.

Trip

caddman11 · 05-02-2008, 06:54 AM

I know what you mean about being a chicken. I found a set of used stock pipes that had 2000 miles on them and drilled those out. If something went wrong, or I didn't like the sound, I would put my stockers back on. I thought $100 was pretty cheap insurance. My bike had 550 miles on it at the time. Go for it, it's very easy.

**Idaho** · 05-02-2008, 07:06 AM

The baffles come out in one piece so if you don't like the sound you could have them welded back into place. That won't happen.

05-01-2008, 05:55 PM	#1
bugman Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: spring hill florida Posts: 477	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN i want to do a debaffle of the first baffle, i have read the threads but still cant get up the conads to put a hole saw on my new bike,,, need some encouragement :-[ Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-01-2008, 06:36 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN There's lots of those stock mufflers floating about used from guys that bought custom exhausts. If you screw yours up you'll be able to find replacements cheap enough. I know Kawasaki charges $450 per muffler, but nobody ever pays that except insurance companies.
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05-01-2008, 07:01 PM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN You can usually come up with a complete set for around a $100.00 from what Ive seen on other forums. Drill them out and see what happens. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-01-2008, 08:01 PM	#4
kawgirl Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,729	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN I did it to mine and have no regrets! I love that beefy sound. __________________ Amy "kawgirl" Neal Greenville, NC 2002 Nomad
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05-01-2008, 08:02 PM	#5
nomad1600 Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pilot Mountain NC Posts: 586	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN Hey bugman Drilling out that baffle is the easiest thing I have done on my bike. It took less that 2 minutes to drill each side out. Just use a big drill 1/2" or larger lots of torque. I used a 1 3/4" hole saw for metal, buy a good one. I then used a 1 1/8" dowel rod from Home Depot and I wrapped it one time over with masking tape, it fit right in nice and smooth. Next use a cutting oil instead of WD-40 it will help cut faster and cooler. Once you have drilled thru just grab the baffle with some vice grips and they pulled right out. I then used a 3/4" drum sander and ran it around the cut and it slicked everything right up. Paint it black and I swear you can't tell that anything has ever been removed. The low rumble is so Sweeeeeet!!!!! Plus it is a lot cheaper than buying the aftermarket pipes. Good luck Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-01-2008, 08:37 PM	#6
billmac Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,472	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN Bugman, Just follow Nomad1600 advice to the letter and you will be fine. I dont know who monitors this site so I will just say that my friend drilled his the same week he bought the new bike. It had two hundred miles on it. It is just what the bike needed. Deep rumble at low rpm and quiet on the highway. My friend had the same chicken feelings and is so glad he went ahead.
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05-01-2008, 11:59 PM	#9
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN LMAO TC!! __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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05-02-2008, 01:14 AM	#10
stambukj Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. Posts: 340	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN Good one T.C.
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05-02-2008, 05:14 AM	#11
kawgirl Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,729	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN Now, that was funny. I don't care who ya are! __________________ Amy "kawgirl" Neal Greenville, NC 2002 Nomad
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05-02-2008, 05:18 AM	#12
billmac Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,472	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN Enjoyed that T.C. I would probably tell my wife that I read on the internet that drilling the baffles out makes the bike have fewer breakdowns and ride smoother. That would make us both laugh.
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05-02-2008, 05:50 AM	#13
trip VBA Founder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lindale, Texas Posts: 6,846	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN So TC, THAT'S how you do it? I've always wondered. LOL. All I can say is, just do it bugman. You won't regret it. Trip __________________ Robert "Trip" Hilliard VBA/KawaNOW - Founder/Past President VBA # 00001 Trip's Website Custer 09, 18 / Maggie Valley 11 / Eureka Springs 09, 17 / Antlers 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 Texas Hill Country / Deals Gap / Colorado / Wyoming / Montana / Utah / More trips for Trip
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05-02-2008, 06:54 AM	#14
caddman11 Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 890	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN I know what you mean about being a chicken. I found a set of used stock pipes that had 2000 miles on them and drilled those out. If something went wrong, or I didn't like the sound, I would put my stockers back on. I thought $100 was pretty cheap insurance. My bike had 550 miles on it at the time. Go for it, it's very easy.
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05-02-2008, 07:06 AM	#15
Idaho Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 5,241	I want to but i'm a CHICKEN The baffles come out in one piece so if you don't like the sound you could have them welded back into place. That won't happen. __________________ Idaho (aka Curmudgeon) Blue Knights Idaho III VBA #110 VROC #24864 IBA #49753 2007 Nomad 86,000 miles Bud Smalley Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Jack Adapter
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