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baffles
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having V&H on my Evo that had no baffles when I got it I think you will hate the way it sounds when you let off the gas. Probably won't hurt anything but your your ears.
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Probably? It will definitely hurt your ears.
It will hurt relations with neighbors.
It will scare motorists. I also believe that to SOME DEGREE, loud pipes save lives. However, as a Harley owner and rider, I have been scared to death by some guy with a big twin and no baffles blasting by me at speed, whether I'm on the bike or in the cage. I could easily envision some poorly skilled motorist swerving INTO a loud sounding bike. Did you ever notice that some people steer their car in the direction they are LOOKING? I have.
It will hurt low end torque.
I do not believe that it will hurt the bike, although you may have to retune slightly for the lack of baffles.
Personall, I like Vance & Hines, but have always felt that their QUIET BAFFLES were a bit too loud. Standard baffles? Way too loud? No baffles? Not for me, that's for sure!
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I made some "poor mans baffles" based on info from a post on this forum. spent about $1.50 for some eye-bolts at OSH. had the rest in the garage. it isn't a hell of a lot quieter on acceleration ( a little though ) but that nasty back-rattle is gone. really sucked coming down the mountains.
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