Ok, as many would have read I'm getting my '08 Street Bob delivered this week.  The bike has the V&H Big Radius 2 into 2 pipes on it which I love the look of, but speaking to the guy I bought it from, the pipes don't have the baffles in them.  I've heard these pipes and they are farkin loud, so I'm trying to source somewhere to buy the baffles from.  Anyone purchased any or know where to get them from?

I've done the usual searches on Google and U.S ebay and the like and surprisingly I can't find squat.

 

Jeez RT doesn't sound like you're a fan of them. I'm willing to give them a go, and I've heard the difference with and without baffles and does make some difference. Probably better for performance as well because they would create more back pressure with baffles in rather than out.

I had these on but took them off after getting done, they have a kind of baffle in them, not much but

I had been searching for a while for some kind of baffle for them, the only one I came across was I think from memeory a thunder jet that is made for  it ,I have the web site book marked at home

I am at work at the moment  doing dog watch, so I can't  paste it now, when I wake up after lunch I will give paste the link in the forum

it is suppose to be a little more quiet but makes a better tone, but I haven't treid it yet

ok , it is big city thunder   not thunder jet

 

the web site is  www.bigcitythunder.com/pages/product-fit.html#

 

in the page is the following ref to the big radius 

"For curved pipes such as Vance & Hines Big Radius and Ness Slashers we recommend our Thunder Monster baffles part number 2002 or our new QQ baffles part number QBL 1845. For the Hooker Troublemakers we recommend our Thunder Monster baffles part number 2001 or our new QQ baffles part number QBL 1994. For other curved pipe applications please call and have the pipe dimensions available.

 

here is a thread link on the VTWIN forum discussing this product  www.v-twinforum.com/forums/exhaust-discussions-aftermarket-oem/113422-big-radius-baffle-replacement.html

 

and here is an ebay link to baffles being sold by evil cycles, I think they are the standard ones cgi.ebay.com.au/BAFFLE-FOR-HARLEY-VANCE-AND-HINES-BIG-RADIUS-EXHAUST_W0QQitemZ220319043682QQihZ012QQcategoryZ35229QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 

This is all I have found

I have the BCT baffles in my SEII's and man what a difference in sound.

BTW KC if you decide to trade out of the BR's let me know.

Hey how's it going? I have Vance and hines shortshots on my bike and i was looking at the quiet baffles as well. I contacted the V and hines people and they reckon that the quiet baffles will only reduce the decibels by a bees dick, and they would still be illegal. Fine by me, maybe not by the Vic cops. Just heard as well that Vic is introducing roadside sound cameras in the near future. Hopefully i can blow the microphone with about 130 decibel goodness.

how can vic cops , or any cops do a roadside sound test???? what about ambient noise - to the best of my knowledge the sound tests have to be performed with test unit an exact distance from subject and also the engine at an exact rev count so how are they possibly able to do this on the side of the road . if it happenned to me id fight it in court - FTW

wilso

Spot on, went for a ride about a month ago and got pulled over by the boys. They do not do noise tests on the road anymore. Must be a proper place. The boys said you will get a notice in the post for a noise test. Sure enough, three weeks later it arrived in the mail. Made a booking with a local guy at Campbelltown a for noise test. Bloke said 93.8 decibels. Thought all good, but stated that the results are then submitted to EPA  for their consideration. Waiting.

Hi I have side-shots on my FXDWG and they are loud (beginning to think to loud) I love the sound but I get a ringing in my ears when I am at a certain rev range, so tomorrow I am going to put the BCT baffles in and see how they go. I haven't tried the quiet baffles from V&H mine are just stock ones, pain in the arse as I will have to vtune all over again so I will see how I go.

Update, put the BCT baffles in and night and day doesn't sound so over the top now ( I don't really want everyone looking at me every time I ride by) have to vtune today once it warms up, and I will see how the power side of it goes, but I bet my neighbors are glad I changed them out.

Will report back once I have it tuned up, also as a side note I was getting popping on decel and gear change and the BCT fixed this so for that alone its worth it.

 KC, this is an old thread so any update on your opinion of the BR 2 into 2? Mine had these on it when I bought it and they were so loud I was sure I'd get done so I sold them and put the original SE2 s back on. They are very deep and sound great. I like the look of the BR so much though that I'm regretting dumping them. Loss of power is not a big issue for me. Do you still have yours and if if you do, how are you finding them after all this time, especially compared to other pipes of blokes you ride with?

Thanks mate. 

When I fitted my Freedom Slip-Ons onto my Street Bob, I was deafened by the sound.... the stock baffles didn't take much of the bark out, couldn't have left it that way.

A quick trip to the local Dirtbike Store to buy some MX baffle wrap had me sorted though. I wrapped the stock baffles tight and wired the wrap down. The difference in sound was significant. I now have a deep mellow sound as opposed to the vicious neighbour relationship killing bark I had in the first place.

It was only a $16 solution too.

Another option would be to remove the stock baffles and have a mesh cone welded onto the leading opening of the baffle by an exhaust joint.... would achieve a similar decibel killing effect.

Question:

Are there standerd baffle fitted to BR when you order the pips??? I could not see any baffles in the pips when I got mine.

I had a bit of a pook around today with fingers, theres a ring insert with a phillips head screw attached about 2 inches into the end of each pip.

They look like baffle holding breckets, but there are no baffles there,,,, so as I have just brought these pips from the U.S. on the net ( not long ago), they do not came with baffles unless you order the Q baffles with the pips.

These brackets feel like a 2 to 3 inch sleeve insert that can be used to weld a baffle into and then slip back into the pips.

The QQQ Monstars, are exhshortionery $$$$$$$$ priced for baffles , but when you think of the fines and trouble switching pips  for a EPA noise tes t/ fine, they might just be worth doing.

At that price one would hope there a strieght slip in fit. No Fucking around

 I also think a bit more back presure would help with popping in the V&H pips, that why they are a poppy pip becouse there strieght throughs.

 

I swapped out the stock baffle on a set of V&H BSS for the quiet baffle by the same maker. Fairly good result. It took the defending bark out of the tone yet still sounded respectable. Good five minute job. Actually felt like there was a better low to midrange.

Opening up old thread

I have a 2014 breakout fitted with V & H BR pipes,they have the stk baffle in them and I got defected for noise..besides replaceing them with supertrapp super megs is there any other way to quieten them...the vids ive seen of the BCT QQ baffles and the Smartpartz Hard Kore baffles don't sound much quieter than stock ??

if I was to use the wrap how do you wrap them and will it make considerable difference ??

i should mention i will be fitting the stage 4 SE kit in near future if i ever get the $$$ defect has cost me $500 Farrrrk

 

The stage 4 kit will only make it louder.

I had the br fitted to my softail when I bought it and got defected riding it home on the hwy despite putting along at the speed limit. Got cleared and then re fitted the br pipes only to take them off for being annoyingly loud. I bought the big city thunder baffles and welded them to the Vance and Hines baffles (if you could call them baffles!). This took the edge off but was still too loud for starting the bike up at 5.15am. So I bought a sound adjustable 2-1 pipe. But as I'm no longer riding at 5ish in the morning I put my br pipes back on. With the big city thunder baffles they are still loud but not offensive and they are deeper with less crackle. When you open the throttle wide it still makes a nice racket. I ride with a mate who has br with the Vance and Hines oem baffles and you can barely hear my bike over his when putting around. Great looking pipes they are

Decided on bassani 2-1 road rage short meg ...selling the vh 2-1 once I have the stage 4 the vh won't perform.

http://www.smartpartz.com/SPZVHBR.html

Howdy all,