Removing Baffles
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From: West Sussex, England
Hi Dudepants/ Anthony
Recently I have worked on two Sportsters and their exhaust systems; on my own 2014 bike and a mates 2008 and there is a significant change to the link/crossover pipe is. specifically where they connect at.
Up to 2013 I would describe as the old design but from 2014 the crossover pipe joins the exhausts at the very end of the headers and not in the muffler bodies as on earlier Sportsters.
Therefore, as Anthonys is a 2017, I think he may encounter this difficulty. I am not a pro mechanic and happy to be corrected, but having both old genuine HD Workshop Manuals for models up to 2013 and one from
2014 on, I can read this difference and the practical experience above confirmed it.
it is a kind gesture from forum member to another hat you made - good on you!
Recently I have worked on two Sportsters and their exhaust systems; on my own 2014 bike and a mates 2008 and there is a significant change to the link/crossover pipe is. specifically where they connect at.
Up to 2013 I would describe as the old design but from 2014 the crossover pipe joins the exhausts at the very end of the headers and not in the muffler bodies as on earlier Sportsters.
Therefore, as Anthonys is a 2017, I think he may encounter this difficulty. I am not a pro mechanic and happy to be corrected, but having both old genuine HD Workshop Manuals for models up to 2013 and one from
2014 on, I can read this difference and the practical experience above confirmed it.
it is a kind gesture from forum member to another hat you made - good on you!
Hi Dudepants/ Anthony
Recently I have worked on two Sportsters and their exhaust systems; on my own 2014 bike and a mates 2008 and there is a significant change to the link/crossover pipe is. specifically where they connect at.
Up to 2013 I would describe as the old design but from 2014 the crossover pipe joins the exhausts at the very end of the headers and not in the muffler bodies as on earlier Sportsters.
Therefore, as Anthonys is a 2017, I think he may encounter this difficulty. I am not a pro mechanic and happy to be corrected, but having both old genuine HD Workshop Manuals for models up to 2013 and one from
2014 on, I can read this difference and the practical experience above confirmed it.
it is a kind gesture from forum member to another hat you made - good on you!
Recently I have worked on two Sportsters and their exhaust systems; on my own 2014 bike and a mates 2008 and there is a significant change to the link/crossover pipe is. specifically where they connect at.
Up to 2013 I would describe as the old design but from 2014 the crossover pipe joins the exhausts at the very end of the headers and not in the muffler bodies as on earlier Sportsters.
Therefore, as Anthonys is a 2017, I think he may encounter this difficulty. I am not a pro mechanic and happy to be corrected, but having both old genuine HD Workshop Manuals for models up to 2013 and one from
2014 on, I can read this difference and the practical experience above confirmed it.
it is a kind gesture from forum member to another hat you made - good on you!
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Did you ever got a response from DK for your TT's being of center in your exhaust ?
How exactly do you decat a stock muffler ?
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As far as I know they are in the silencers with a Sportster, so you can drill them out at the backsite of the silencer, more then one clips about that on YT.
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Do V&H loud baffles have packing wrapped around them ?
Now I'm getting confused . I've watched a few YouTube videos and in some of them V&H louder baffles have packing wrapped around them but in others they don't . The quiet ones definitely should be wrapped but I'm just not sure about the loud ones . At the moment I've got loud baffles in but I just don't like the sound . I suppose a compromise might be to wrap them and see it it kills the higher register " slapping" sound that I find so irritating. Before I do that I'm going to put the quiet ones back in for a 1600 mile trip .
Last edited by Midpegs; Jun 18, 2019 at 02:36 PM.
On the vid I watched you have to saw the tapered end off .