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Old 05-03-2014, 09:07 PM
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I bought a 1993 Heritage Softail today from the original owner. Bike has just a little over 15K on it. It was cared for and well maintained. The only work was a jetted carb and SE slip on mufflers. The original owner had the baffles removed from the mufflers. The bike is way to loud for me. I have searched CL, EBay, and the HD P&A catalog for replacement baffles.

I am pretty confused with the baffles. HD apparently doesn't make them for my bike. There are baffles on EBay, but how do I know which one's will fit? Any guidance will be appreciated.

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Were you able to test ride it before you bought it?
Stock mufflers for it should just about be free on eBay.
 

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Those pipes were probably made by Cycle Shack for HD. Contact Cycle Shack for which baffles might fit.
http://www.cycle-shack.com/cycle/ago...ANCE%20BAFFLES
 

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Were you able to test ride it before you bought it?
Nah... I updated the thread over the purchase of this bike. Original owner who was completely **** about people touching his bike wouldn't let me ride it. But, he did take it out and I followed him. Worked out good for me. I picked this up for 5K. Rode it home and it purred at 70.
 
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Nice score! 5k sounds like a great deal to me! Good lookin' bike too. Enjoy the new ride
 
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Originally Posted by nevil
Those pipes were probably made by Cycle Shack for HD. Contact Cycle Shack for which baffles might fit.
http://www.cycle-shack.com/cycle/ago...ANCE%20BAFFLES
 
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Nice bike. Sell the loud pipes and buy quieter ones, or a 2 into 1 which will flow better than plugged-up shorties.
 
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Originally Posted by nevil
Those pipes were probably made by Cycle Shack for HD. Contact Cycle Shack for which baffles might fit.
http://www.cycle-shack.com/cycle/ago...ANCE%20BAFFLES
Excellent recommendation. I called them today and my quiet baffles are on the way! Thanks for the info.
 
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15 May, 2014 Update-Got my baffles yesterday. Fit them into the mufflers-Perfect. Drilled out the nut/bolt retainer holes, secured baffles in muffler and installed on bike. Entire process took less than 1 hour. Started it up and it has a nice mellow rumble at idle and a recognizable, but livable tone underway. Thanks for the advice.
 
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