After hearing about it and watching a few videos about it, I decided to go ahead an punch holes in my stock exhaust pipes.

Most of the videos all mention going and buying long 1/2"-3/4" drill bits. Me? I had a 12" nail(a few of them actually) and a hammer. Centered the nail in the baffle and pounded away with the hammer until she poke through.

Took 10 seconds for each muffler baffle and now she sounds a bit deeper and a tiny bit louder.

 

On my stock exhaust I took a piece of rebar and knocked the center plug all the way out. Sounded pretty good and I rode it like that for about 6 months. If you just poked a hole in it try knocking it out. It will sound even better.

 

Follow up....

Ok, so I tried to open up the baffles a bit more. I took my trusty nail and hammered away a bit more. Only to discover that all the misshapen holes were causing a certain 'clicking' sound in my ears while riding. Not good. It was 'raspy' and awful sounding.

So...off came the mufflers and in to see my welder. He cut a few bolt head slugs and welded them back into the depth of the baffle to seal up my stupid mistake.

Now it's back to 'normal' or should I say, 'factory sounding.'

Normal is a nice set of aftermarket pipes. That's where the money will go next.

 

sportster xxtar;13224008]Follow up....

Normal is a nice set of aftermarket pipes. That's where the money will go next. [/QUOTE]

How about a little money on a set of NightRider VIEDs to go with the pipes?
I've got a set for 2014 Sportsters that you can have for $65 shipped.

 

Did you run them on your bike? Do you like them?

 

Ran them for about 500 miles, and they really improved throttle response. Still had some popping with Vance & Hines Slip ons, so went with a tuner. Had some popping even with the tuner and had to try a few maps to fix the problem.
With stock pipes and Screaming Eagle air cleaner, the VIEDs really worked.

Also had VIEDs on my 2007 Custom 883 with Screaming Eagle slip ons and Arlen Ness big sucker.Made a huge difference in performance.

 

I have a set of Vance and Hines Straightshots and S.E. aircleaner. Great sound and an increase in power. If you change to aftermarket pipes, you should also change out your aircleaner to allow greater airflow in for more efficient combustion.

Ride Safe - Ride Smart


"He Who Lives In Joy Does His Creator's Will".
The Baal Shem Tov, Founder of Chasidic Judaism... ca. 1750's

 

Is is another very good option (both sound and performance wise) for the 14 Sportys that have the Cats in the slip-ons. Take a listen-

 

You could of kept the stock mufflers off and installed some thunder torque inserts from DK Customs in the stock header pipes! Thats what I did. I put on some turn out tips and black wrapped the pipes.

 

New short vid that may be of interest to those looking for different sounds AND improving performance....