Another exhaust question.

[Virt]

Haha, I don't have any shhhh exhausts for mot etc

Do what I've done, find a very sensible tester.

Ours won't fail us for exhausts/coloured lights/number plates etc. He knows that if we have them, they'll only get swapped for the MOT. So he's given up

[Jamoi]

It's not so much my mot dude will fail loud cans but, I'm not sure I want to do 2k miles in 6 days with carbon race cans

[lloydie]

It's not so much my mot dude will fail loud cans but, I'm not sure I want to do 2k miles in 6 days with carbon race cans

Fit baffles and use ear plugs .
Being selfish and denying the general public of the sound of the mighty vtwin thumping down the road is a hanging offence !!

[Jamoi]

Fitted some baffles tonight, will see how they sound tomorrow

[leevtr]

It's not so much my mot dude will fail loud cans but, I'm not sure I want to do 2k miles in 6 days with carbon race cans

Fit baffles and use ear plugs .
Being selfish and denying the general public of the sound of the mighty vtwin thumping down the road is a hanging offence !!

Earplugs all the way. I even use them on my scooter, which sounds like a sewing machine. More for wind noise than bike noise. Once you start using them, you'll not go back.

[MacV2]

Haha, I don't have any shhhh exhausts for mot etc

HA HA !

I've got 4 sets of the things !

What do you want ? No hole, 4 hole, 8 hole or the the full baffelectomy ?

[Jamoi]

Ahaa, any will be just fine! May I ask why you have 4 sets?? 4?!

[leevtr]

Haha, I don't have any shhhh exhausts for mot etc

HA HA !

I've got 4 sets of the things !

What do you want ? No hole, 4 hole, 8 hole or the the full baffelectomy ?

I don't want anything to do wit your holes Mac, thank you very much !!

[MacV2]

Ahaa, any will be just fine! May I ask why you have 4 sets?? 4?!

Right you did ask so here goes.

Set 1 from 'Ole Red, been up in the loft since I got the Harris cans.

Set 2 E bay bargain cans/headers/box of bits.

Set 3 Came with the box of bits Black Storm I bought last year.

Set 4 Came with Nue Red.

Oh & theres a set on Drooper to but I need them.

Then there were the two sets of full debaffed cans that I've sold.

So really that's 7 sets I've had/got.

How many sets do you want ?

[Jamoi]

PM'd m'lady

[bigtwinthing]

Haha, I don't have any shhhh exhausts for mot etc

if it doesn't say "not for road use" they can't fail them, you just get a "Noisy Exhaust" written on the test sheet.

or!!! bung the guy a Tenner ( NO not a singer!!!)

[Mav617]

Haha, I don't have any shhhh exhausts for mot etc

if it doesn't say "not for road use" they can't fail them, you just get a "Noisy Exhaust" written on the test sheet.

or!!! bung the guy a Tenner ( NO not a singer!!!)

My ART cans have "Not For Road Use" stamped on them but some previous owner has removed the "Not" with a grinder, as if that will fool anyone lol

[lloydie]

My vipers passed today without baffles but he sad if I didn't remove them there and then he'll fail it !
So I removed them and he said if I don't give it loads down the road when I leave he will charge me double next year !.


Can you guess what bike he rides ?

[_Deano]

the full baffelectomy isnt loud its just right . try one hole at a time in both cans on the outer edge till you get the sound you like .
keeping the holes on the edge makes it easier if you choose to do it fully as there will be less to clean up .

I have standard cans on my VTR. I don't mind the quiet grumble, but i bought the bike with the intention of changing the cans to make it growl.
Could you let me know where exactly you're drilling the holes, so i can have a go on my bike tonight?

The full job seems like a b8stard and best left to a crappy weekend in the garage.
Cheers

[MacV2]

the full baffelectomy isnt loud its just right . try one hole at a time in both cans on the outer edge till you get the sound you like .
keeping the holes on the edge makes it easier if you choose to do it fully as there will be less to clean up .

I have standard cans on my VTR. I don't mind the quiet grumble, but i bought the bike with the intention of changing the cans to make it growl.
Could you let me know where exactly you're drilling the holes, so i can have a go on my bike tonight?

The full job seems like a b8stard and best left to a crappy weekend in the garage.
Cheers

When your looking at the rear of the can, the end 'Spout' will have a smaller diameter 'spout' inside it. You want to drill the holes in the flat plate between the two 'spouts'. Use a centre punch & mark 4 spots at 12, 3, 6 & 9 o/c Drill upto oh say 10mm holes at each spot. Refit exhaust & enjoy the extra noise. Not loud enough ? Drill an extra 4 holes & try again.

When you want the full bafflectomy drill through all the bridges of metal to cut the plate completely. Now hammer time ! Thwack the inner spout inwards. Pull it back out with long nose pliers, bash it back in & repeat pull, thwack pull until the weld at the far end gives in & remove baffle!

Now grind off all the rough edges & you have one can fully de-baffled repeat on the other can.

The drilling & thwacking is the easy bit TBH tiding up is a longer process but worth it in the long run.