Vance & Hines Slip Ons & Quiet baffles
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Vance & Hines Slip Ons & Quiet baffles
Yes, it has (of course) been discussed before, but I am looking for opinions from those who have used these in the somewhat recent past. This will be added to the stock FatBoy exhaust system. Feedback on not only the slip ons quality of manufacture and sound, but those of the quiet baffles as well.
I understand that the straight shot slip ons have baffles already that must be removed to insert the quiet baffles. Is this true? Is it difficult?
Thanks folks!
I understand that the straight shot slip ons have baffles already that must be removed to insert the quiet baffles. Is this true? Is it difficult?
Thanks folks!
Road Warrior
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re: baffles
i keep pushing it off, but in the near future i plan on installing quiet baffles in my short shots. i took a peek inside my pipes and didnt see any obstructive baffling, but the sides of the pipes have this... ribbing? i couldnt tell if it was removable or not, though. from everything i have read, it should be as easy as unscrewing a retaining bolt, putting in the baffles, and screwing the bolt back in. (since the side shots have heat covers, ill have to remove those also, but im guessing that isnt terribly complicated.)
if you get to yours before i get to mine, post up and lemme know how it goes. ill do the same. (hoping to order them next week, but stuff that takes priority keeps coming up.)
i keep pushing it off, but in the near future i plan on installing quiet baffles in my short shots. i took a peek inside my pipes and didnt see any obstructive baffling, but the sides of the pipes have this... ribbing? i couldnt tell if it was removable or not, though. from everything i have read, it should be as easy as unscrewing a retaining bolt, putting in the baffles, and screwing the bolt back in. (since the side shots have heat covers, ill have to remove those also, but im guessing that isnt terribly complicated.)
if you get to yours before i get to mine, post up and lemme know how it goes. ill do the same. (hoping to order them next week, but stuff that takes priority keeps coming up.)
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I have the V&H slip on`s - installed myself - easy job.
Quality - fit and finish is excellent.
Customer service is great.
I did`nt buy the quiet baffles and they are way too loud and will order this winter - when I asked about the install of the quiet baffles I was told there is a screw at the rear end of the pipe - unscrew this to remove the loud baffles and then install the quiets and tighten the screw - based on my install of the pipes this will take about 15 minutes and will be an easy job. The pipes do not need to be removed to do this.
Quality - fit and finish is excellent.
Customer service is great.
I did`nt buy the quiet baffles and they are way too loud and will order this winter - when I asked about the install of the quiet baffles I was told there is a screw at the rear end of the pipe - unscrew this to remove the loud baffles and then install the quiets and tighten the screw - based on my install of the pipes this will take about 15 minutes and will be an easy job. The pipes do not need to be removed to do this.
Cruiser
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I'm ordering the Quiet baffles this week for the V&H BSS. I already took out one of the original baffles (put it right back in) , just to see if it would be a PITA. Like you all said, just one screw and some tuggin'
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i have the full straight shots on my st bob - the stock baffles (standard) are an open pipe insert piece with the 'baffles' stamped into the sides (that's the ribbing someone else described above). The 'quiet' baffles are not just an open pipe, theres a solid disk at one end that diverts the exhaust through that ribbing and the fiberglass material. Depending on whether or not the heatshields cover the screw, changing the baffles could take about 2 minutes (if the screw is accessible without removing the shields) or maybe 15 minutes to loosen the heat shields (what I'd need to do on my full system)
I never ran the stock baffles - put the quiet ones in before installing the pipes, and they are not quiet at all
I never ran the stock baffles - put the quiet ones in before installing the pipes, and they are not quiet at all
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Thank you all for such valuable information. Actually, I was looking for a set up that is louder than stock but not really loud. I like a pipe that is relatively quiet at idle and low RPM but "opens up" from midrange on up. Does that describe these pipes with the quiet baffles? Are they really very much louder than stock?
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Thank you all for such valuable information. Actually, I was looking for a set up that is louder than stock but not really loud. I like a pipe that is relatively quiet at idle and low RPM but "opens up" from midrange on up. Does that describe these pipes with the quiet baffles? Are they really very much louder than stock?
at idle it's a nice "harley" sound - and if you shift low in the rpms you can keep it reasonable (ie; not drawing unwanted attention...hopefully), but if you really wind it out it's pretty obnoxious imo
if i could fine tune the sound i'd choose them to be someplace between stock and what they are now - but I love the clean look of the full pipes and one piece heatshields, and have gotten into the regular practice of keeping the volume low in residential areas.
i 'think' you'll be happy with these pipes - but if you have the time go to a dealer on the weekend and see if anyone shows up with a setup similar to what you are considering then ask to hear them in real life. Youtube clips just don't do it justice