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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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My pipes said non-removable baffles. There has gotta be a way to remove them. Has anyone tried and/or suceeded?
 
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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If i remebered correctly when i called Samson before i bought my pipes they told me the baffles were welded in. Man a baffled Samson sounds just about right to me. IMO..unbaffled Samsons are border line annoying.
 

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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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I don't think they are removable. I bought the unbaffled but I guess I don't mind be annoying.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by anubisss
I don't think they are removable. I bought the unbaffled but I guess I don't mind be annoying.

You should make a sound bite of your pipes with no baffles annibus. There is a big difference. Just sayen..
 
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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You could probably flatten the baffles, but it would take some time and ingenuity. It's not like the baffles on them are large or intrusive; basically just a bit of ribbing around the edges, at least on mine.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Before I was running stock pipes which I turned into Poor Boy drag pipes. I just hole sawed the weld and snatched them bad boys out. Not really sure how to go about it on these fishtails. I would like to hear a comparison between the baffled and non baffled. Blackandchrome....you runnin baffles?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Okay. sound byte tomorrow. It's a little late to be out there revving the bike right now.
 
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Originally Posted by FLSTC4ME
Blackandchrome....you runnin baffles?
Yes, i have the baffles in my pipes.

here's a link to a recent thread with baffled Samson pipes
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...e-duals-2.html
 
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no way to correctly remove the baffles in the new "stepped" samson mufflers. They are essentially a pipe within a pipe.

Im sure you could start beating on them with chisels and such but why....
 
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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I ran with baffles in my samsons for awhile and finally removed them about 5 months ago. With mine it was just a single bolt holding them in place. Easily removed. The sound without the baffles is a much better quality sound. I didnt realize how quiet they were before.

It was almost like going from stock to the baffled samsons again, just taking it to the next lever.

Its not annoying for me. Went on a ride yesterday. I was there with a buddy who has Electra glide with samson true duals (unbaffled). We were both upfront. I did feel for the guys behind us.........
 
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