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Mar 11, 2008 | 02:15 PM

cbennett

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Fat Bob Baffle Question

Hi, I have put 75 miles on my 08 Fat Bob between snow and ice and after my fiance' making fun of the lack of noice compared to her Sporty I need to act quickly.I recall that someone here had removed their baffles from their stock fat Bob Mufflers. I had a phone conversation with Big City Thunder and it looks like the SE II baffles will fit in my stock mufflers. If someone who had removed their baffles could measure the length and outside diameter of the stock baffles I would be owing them a cold one.I got thinking for the supposed power gains and sound for $129.50 I can't go wrong.
Thanks in advance!
Chris

Mar 11, 2008 | 04:10 PM

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RE: Fat Bob Baffle Question

take a piece of #8 rebar (1" diameter), grind one end to a point, hammer it into the end of the muffler (punching a 1" hole through the middle of the baffle, and keep riding... this advise is free!
But seriously, I've seen this done plenty of times and it gives you the results you are looking for. 1. more sound 2. no fuel management mods.

Mar 11, 2008 | 04:37 PM

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RE: Fat Bob Baffle Question

I took my stock baffles out of my Fat Bob....Removed the packing, then punched the center plug out. It sounded just as good as the SE mufflers and it was free. I then bought a set of Rush 1.75 Mufflers to change the look just a little (slash out) and the sound increased quite a bit. I have a set of 2' baffles on the way from one of the board members here. I hope they will arrive at my brothers house about the same time I get back in town just to see what they sound like. If I dont like them I can always re-install the 1.75s

I would not spend the extra money on the SE mufflers unless you like the looks of the trim piece on the back.

Mar 11, 2008 | 04:51 PM

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RE: Fat Bob Baffle Question

Storm 8732, I am trying to use the Big City Thunder Baffles in my stock mufflers. The measurements sound very close to me,by measuring the inside diameters of my pipes, but the tech there said I had to pull the baffles to be sure as they have no refunds.The tech also said that I may destroy my baffles trying to remove them so I thought someone on here may have a set out and could measure,
Thanks for all of the advice.

Mar 11, 2008 | 05:25 PM

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RE: Fat Bob Baffle Question

I am out of town at the moment. I have had my baffles out of the stock mufflers twice (once to remove the packing and the 2nd time to punch the plug) Mine are reinstalled at the moment so I cant help with the measurement. I was told the TC baffles will not fit in the stock muffler cans, but I cannot confirm that. I can tell you that you will not damage your stock baffles by removing them. Just drill out the two rivets holding them in and they slide out with very little effort. I personally would not spend that much money on just another set of baffles I would modify your stock ones or spend just a little more and get a set of Rush mufflers...but that is just me.

Mar 11, 2008 | 05:35 PM

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RE: Fat Bob Baffle Question

After a PM with Srorm, I did the baffle mod on my Bob, it worked well, poped the rivets, took out the baffles, removed the wadding, puncher refered to hole in center, put back in and secured w rivet gun. It made some diference, and when I added a PCIII and a Big Sucker it sounded even better and ran exlnt. The modified baffles will get louder with time, so what you get at 1st wont be the final tone, and the PCIII added a good deal of tone as well. However I wanted more noise so I eventually added a pair of V $ H HS straitsot slip on's, not really the ones thar were for my bike but with a little fabrication on the mounting bracked worked and sound great.

Mar 11, 2008 | 06:07 PM

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RE: Fat Bob Baffle Question

Storm and Arnold, Thanks for the help. I will pull the baffles and check, I seem to always have the luck that the one in a million that will cause trouble will be the one that I own.