Don't forget this is a price of one baffle
Dangnabit, forgot this order is for just one baffle. Just got done ordering the 2nd one. Now I've gotta wait some more. I've purchased many V&H products with good results. But come on... just put two baffles in the box and charge what you need.
Install notes to make things easier
Great product, really love the deeper, throaty sound these baffles give my V&H Twin Slash exhaust system on my Vulcan 900 Classic (2 or 3 dB reduction, not nearly as ear-splitting sharp pop).<br /><br />Some install notes:<br />1. Pull both rear heat shields off before starting job.<br />2. Extract stock helical baffles after removing set screw using a pair of needle nose pliers or vise grips on the square backing plate for the set screw.<br />3. Quiet baffles come with (in this mechanical engineer's humble opinion) far too much fiberglass batting wrap. Here's what I did when it became obvious that these would bind and not fit properly without modification:<br />A) cut tape on batting, and unroll 6-8" on batting from baffle assembly (there's a fiberglass mesh backing seam that gives a natural margin), cut a remove excess batting material.<br />B) re-wrap batting tightly, and re-wrap the entire length of fiberglass with a continuous length of clear packing tape (this will burn off in 200-300 miles of normal exhaust temps, no worries).<br />C) lubricate 1/2 to 2/3 the length of taped batting with silicone lube/vegetable shortening/anything that won't dissolve the tape, leaving the end with the set screw "dry" so you can keep a good grip.<br />4. instead of the 1.5 hour horror story installs, the baffle will now insert rather easily with a little "with the wrap" twisting and tapping with a dowel and rubber mallet. 2 minutes, tops.<br />5. Go slow lining up the set screw hole and the square backing plate. Small adjustments with a pair of needle noses on the backing plate. Truthfully this can be the trickiest part. Go slow, be patient and persistent and the threads will grab<br />6. Thoroughly clean exhaust pipe before reinstalling heat shields. Clean heat shields after installation.<br />6. Start her up and listen to her new growl! You will smell the tape and lube cooking off as the exhaust stream heats up the assembly. In a couple hundred miles, the tape and lube will be totally burned off and the batting will fully expand, finalizing your awesome new growl that won't cheese off the neighborhood at idle.
Served its purpose
I have the V&H twin slash slip-ons. Loved them at first - gave me butterflies when I first rode away on them, like I had a brand new bike again. However, after a little while, I realized I had a headache and my ears hurt. Couldn't determine at first if it was due to lack of coffee and/or riding in higher elevation, so I gave it a while, but my ears still hurt after riding at high RPM's for a while, like on the highway. I think I already have hearing loss, so I didn't want to make it any worse.<br />Bought these quiet baffles a while ago, but could not for the life of me get the V&H stock baffles out. Had to take it back to shop and they did it super fast. Bike still sounded good as they drove it around. I certainly do miss the explosion of sound when I'd crank the engine with the V&H stock baffles and the loud but low rumble at red lights. However, my ears thank me because I no longer get headaches or earaches from riding anymore. It's kinda hard to describe the sound of the pipes now - other reviewers described it as low & "throaty," I guess that's accurate. Sometimes I also think it sounds like the classic motorcycle sound I imagined in my head when I'd pretend to ride an imaginary motorcycle when I was kid.<br />Anyway, overall I wish the bike retained the same loud low rumble at idle, but it still sounds good & it's a trade-off I'll gladly accept to keep my ears healthy.
Too quiet for me and my Softail Slim
Went from Standard baffles to these... I didn't necessarily want my bike quieter as much as I was hoping to get a deeper tone as some reviews of these led me to believe. After installing I really had to get on the throttle to get any bark out of the pipes... Also at idle it was embarrassingly quiet, yet still louder than stock pipes. I'm not saying these are a bad product, they are quality items and are fairly easy to install. These just were not what I was looking for, if you want a deeper tone, in my opinion, put the money you'd spend on these towards some Big Shots or similar FULL exhaust. If you're looking to quiet down your bike versus the standard baffles which are pretty loud, then by all means these will do it and you'll still be louder than the stock Harley pipes.<br /><br />Lastly, Don't be misled by videos of the difference in sound, I shot video of the Standard Baffles, then shot video of the Quiet Baffles... they sound almost identical when comparing video to video, but the difference in person/riding is night and day.
Just about perfect!
Would definitely buy again! I loved my V&H Twin Slashes at idle, but IMHO, they were just too loud. Loud enough at cruising speeds to give me a headache almost every ride. (Side note: I wear an Arai Defiant full face) I read many mixed reviews and watched many videos and decided to give them a try. I agree with others that they should be available in pairs, but I was aware of the each situation and ordered two. They arrived super quickly, and the install was pretty simple as long as a few key tips are followed. The instructions dont say this, but DONT remove the plastic wrap from the fiberglass. I think a lot of people think its packaging, but leave it on. It greatly eases the install process and burns off quickly. Follow the V&H instructions and remove the stock baffles. Spray the inside of the pipes and the baffles with something like WD-40. Tap them in with a rubber mallet being careful to align the baffle screw hole with the muffler body screw hole. Reassemble, fire it up and hear the difference. Still very aggressive but more subdued. Perfect at cruise for me. No more headaches. In most of the videos I have seen, the sound differences are not very noticeable. In person, there is a very significant difference. I highly recommend them if you think your exhaust is a little too loud.
Does what it's supposed to
I installed these on a 2019 Iron 1200 with V&H 3" Twin Slash mufflers. Since I live in an apartment complex, I decided that the stock baffles were too loud even at idle and at low RPM, so I picked up these quiet baffles.<br /><br />Since I only rode the stock baffles for about a day, taking them out was very easy since they weren't "grimed" onto the muffler. Some needle nose pliers to catch one of the louvers inside was enough to pull them out. If your stock baffles are set in, you might need to spray something or tap them out from the other end of the muffler.<br /><br />Inserting the quiet baffles was the trickier part, but not too terrible. One method I read about was to run the bike for a few minutes to let the muffler metal expand a bit before installation, but I decided not to risk getting burned. The white "wrap" around the quiet baffles, whatever it's called, is wrapped tightly with plastic-wrap. The point of this is to compress the wrap material enough to allow for installation. Do not remove it or you're gonna have a bad time trying to jam it in. I sprayed some WD40 around the baffles during installation as well. I initially pushed them in with a twisting motion until I couldn't push them further, and used a rubber mallet to tap them all the way in. NOTE: Before you start with the mallet, make sure your screw hole lines up with the hole on the muffler, at least just enough to be able to use something at the end to force the screw hole into position.<br /><br />Note: I was able to install the baffle on the rear (upper) muffler without taking the muffler off. I had to take the front (lower) muffler off because that was the only way to get the heat shield off and there just isn't a lot of space to work with down there. This made the hand-install of the baffle a little tougher on that muffler, so I relied on the mallet a bit more and had to press the wrap material down with one hand as I tapped the baffle in with the other hand.<br /><br />NOTE: You WILL need to re-tune when going from stock to quiet baffles. The bike ran badly at idle until I re-tuned it for the specific quiet baffle mapping in my Fuelpak3.<br /><br />After install, I went out for a 1-2 hour ride. I stopped smelling plastic after about 45 minutes into the ride, so I'm pretty sure the plastic wrap and WD40 have burned off by now.<br /><br />The pipes sound much less "harsh" but still sound deep and loud, and I didn't feel like I had issues with drivers noticing me like I did with stock pipes.<br /><br />Take this with a grain of salt, but I think the overall performance was a bit lower than with the stock baffle, but that's expected and the trade-off is worth it for me.
Now I can hear!
When I installed the Vance and Hines staggered slashed pipes, they were really loud , especially on the top end and raspy. After putting nt the quiet baffles, which was no small feat, I follow the video online and wrapped them with some small gauge wire and they slid right in. Now the bike has that deep bass sound without the extra raspy calamity on top end. Very satisfied.
Does what its supposed to.
These come labeled as "Mamba" but the barcode says Vance and Hines, they are sold each so you need to buy more then 1 if you plan on doing more then 1.<br />Installing it is impossible to get them to fit without some modification, mine went smooth and quick. I just used what another review said to do. Unravel the insulation around the baffle, cut off about 6 inches of it, rewrap it as tight as possible with packing tape and use a little lubrication (I actually used a very very small amount of vegetable oil) line up the screw hole before you get the baffle all the way in makes it real easy, couple taps with a rubber mallet and its over.<br />Starting the bike it makes a huge difference, before my ears would ring when I was done riding, it has a distinctive "Harley" sound still and after I completed my stage 1 it is absolutely perfect in what I was trying to achieve.
Great Outcome--Difficult to Install
The other reviews about poor fit and need to modify the fiberglass wrap are spot on! I spent two ours trying to get the quiet baffle to work and almost jammed it in the muffler housing. Next, I gradually reduced the amount of the wrapping 1" to 1.5" at time. At 3.5" and tightly wrapping the fiberglass muffling material, the baffle fit into place with some finesse. HINTS: 1. Completely remove the slip-on muffler in order to install the quiet baffle. 2. Carefully remove and save the tape wrapping the fiberglass when you remove it. You will need it to re-wrap the fiberglass after you shorten it. 3. Have a rubber mallet and vice grip to help remove original baffle and install new one. DEFINITELY NOT A 1 BEARD INSTALLATION.<br /><br />Now that it is installed (including a remapping with V&H FP3 map for quiet baffle), I am very satisfied with the outcome. Nice deep tone with enough reduction in dBs that it will not violate my city noise ordinance. Another plus is that idle and throttle smoothness are much better than with standard baffle.<br /><br />ADVICE. 1. If you will be riding in town as well as on the road, don't get the 3" Twin Slash Slip-on muffler without the quiet baffle. It is too loud and will violate most city noise ordinances 2. Unless you are reasonable handy with and have a good set of tools, may want to have a mechanic install the quiet baffle and 3" twin slash muffler for you.
Perfect solution, problem solved!
I bought the Vance & Hines 3" Round Twin Slash Slip-on Mufflers, Screaming Eagle Stage Air Filter & V&H Fuel Pack FP3 Auto Tuner for my 2015 Harley 48. Everything worked great, the 48 was no longer choking for air. The bike upgrade worked as planned except that the V&H slip-ons had the standard" straight-through" baffle which was much louder than I expected. I liked it for a while, then realized, my neighbors - didn't so much and I was increasingly aware that the bike was simply too loud. I ordered and installed these baffles and it sounds GREAT!! Bike breathes well,with the same deep growl Harley tone, just a few decibels lower. Easy to install (with a little muscle and patience). Loving the ride even more now! Problem Solved!! Would highly recommend!
Less Obnoxious
I've never been a huge fan of overly loud pipes. I went with Vance & Hines Slash cut exhaust for my Indian Scout 60 because of the other options, these quiet baffles are available as an alternative install. I had some difficulty getting the baffles to fit due to the insulation around them, but it was worth it. The noise reduction puts it to maybe a few decibels above stock exhaust, but it still sounds throaty and mean. Keeping RPM's low when cruising the neighborhood makes it a totally acceptable volume.
Great Purchase
Great purchase, just FYI that price is per each not a pair. The baffles certainly quieted the bike down without taking away the rich sound the pipes provided. I was able to install the pipes without cutting the material. I left the plastic wrap on the pipes and greased them up, just work the pipes twisting back and forth as you push them in. Take some extra time to line up the holes when you get down to the last three inches, because at this point you will need a rubber mallet to finish the install. once you start the bike and let it run for ten minutes it will burn the grease off. Good Luck
My installation 2 cents
These baffles come wrapped in a plastic wrap. I read some installation tips before installing and there are a variety of installation methods out there. I shoved in one them with the wrapping in the pipe. (less than a minute) The other one I removed the plastic wrap and it gave me a hard time going into the pipe. I ended up wrapping it with some thread and it took about 15 minutes to install it. I've been riding the bike for over 150 miles now and only in the first few minutes I smelled the burnt plastic. So I suggest keep it wrapped and install it as is. In terms of sound, is a little bit quieter than standard especially during idle. But it has a deeper sound which I love because I'm a bass player :)
Quiet Baffles for 3 inch slip ons
I installed the Quiet Baffles in my Vance & Hines 3 inch round twin slash slip-on before I installed the mufflers... I think I may have lucked out, I didn't have the issues that I read others have had... I didn't need to reduce the baffle material or anything... Once I removed the stock baffles, I sprayed a light coat of Silicone inside the mufflers, and all around the outside of the Quiet Baffle. I twisted the Baffle material like a wash cloth and tapped on it lightly with a rubber mallet... Just make sure your bolt hole and the nut that's on the Baffle line up really close before tapping the baffle into place... <br />I like the way they sound. I didn't want my ride to be loud, I live with next door neighbors. I have no idea how loud the mufflers would have been without them, but with the Quiet Baffles, no one has even said anything, not even my wife who's always in the garage when I pull in. It's the perfect level for me, and where I live, but with a big improvement over stock HD mufflers..
Quiet baffle install
I installed the baffles in 20 minutes. After reading other reviews and receiving my baffles, I realized the cause of the trouble many were having with their install. The new baffle ends are formed and cut which leaves a small ridge at each end and makes the fit to the inside of the pipe too tight. Simply take a flat bastard file and remove the ridge and keep filling until the baffle goes in smoothly. If you try to force it , it will only bind. Be patient and fill it down.
Good Product To Keep The Peace.
Purchased V&H Twin Slash slip ons for my Sporty about a month ago. Awesome pipes but loud. Not that I didn't like the sound, I loved it! But my neighbors didn't so to keep the peace I bought these quiet baffles. I read some reviews prior to purchase and based on those I expected the install to be a pain but that wasn't the case. I did remove about 3" of the "fiberglass" (it is actually a ceramic product, not fiberglass at all), re-taped it around the baffle and installed. The fit was snug but not difficult. The sound is definitely quieter than the standard baffle, less edgy but still throaty. Somewhere between stock and the standard that comes with the pipes. Performance is still better than stock too. Don't forget to remap fuel for the new baffle!
Its an improvement, not a downgrade.
The Vance and Hines slip ons are loud. Very loud! Anyone that tells you different is deaf or lying. Introduce the quiet baffles and the Vance and Hines slip ons are still very loud! The big difference is that the obnoxious is toned down a bit and you get better bike performance. Do not expect these to make your bike quiet. They will not. <br /><br />Installation was cake. Take the cans off your bike, pull out the stock baffles, lube up the quiet baffles, and slide them in. I used wd40. Do not remove the plastic wrap. Do not cut away any of the glass insulation.
I really like the new sound
The original 3" pipes for my Scout 2017 were just too loud for my comfort. These baffles cut the sharpness of the sound and left the beautiful low frequencies intact. The sound is not necessarily quieter, but less annoying for the neighbors I'm sure.<br /><br />When installing these, I recommend a few things:<br /><br />1- Lubricate the pipe before inserting the baffle. I used WD40 even though it's flammable. It made insertion less of a hassle.<br /><br />2- Turn as you push it. Before completely pushing the baffle in, make sure the nut is more or less in line with the hole. Then use a mallet and piece of wood to tap the rest of it in until holes line up. I used a screwdriver to fine-tune the alignment. DO NOT TAP TOO MUCH or it's a pain to get it back out.<br /><br />3- Be sure to take the bike outside before turning the engine on for the first time after the installation. Lots and lots of smoke is going to come out and around the pipe for a few minutes.
Not the sound I was looking for
I bought the slip ons for my sportster. At first I thought they were too loud, so i bought the Quiet Baffle. However after a few rides I thought they sounded too muffled, much quieter but lost the aggression I was looking for. I have removed them and gone back to the original baffles. Maybe i will try a modification of the quiet baffle this winter, but i didn't really like the sound. I just wanted to knock down the volume about 25% but i felt it changed the overall sound and volume too much.
Easy install
Made my V&H twin slash cut mufflers sound perfect. I installed these in about 45 minutes. After watching numerous videos of other people trying to install these I decided to massage the fiberglass to make it a little flatter then I tightened up the saran wrap and they slid right in.
deceptively difficult to install
bought these hoping to quiet my bike down a little bit. ended up wrecking one baffle trying to install it. the fiberglass wrapping, while crucial for sound dampening, seems much too thick for the diameter of pipe used for the slip on exhaust.<br /><br />My advice for install would be, like others have said, use some twine/string/tape/fishing line to compress the wrap and prevent bunching/binding. normal operation will eventually burn off the plastic and additional binding. Searching online forums about this issue, i found out that you *can* install without these add-ons, but be prepared to insert and remove several times over the course of an hour to do it
Easy to install... if you follow a few tips
These baffles are quieter (though they still are louder than stock, and loud enough to be respectable). They take the harshness out of the pipes - no more "bang bang bang" percussive sound -and they make the tone deeper and more mellow. They still make some noise when you twist the throttle.<br /><br />For installation, I recommend taking the mufflers off the bike and installing them on a workbench. The old baffles came out easily. I kept the plastic wrap on the new baffles and sprayed some WD-40 inside the muffler and on the baffle. They went in fairly easy with a little twisting at first and tapping with a mallet and a piece of scrap wood at the end. On one I had to cut off a small amount of filler that was bunching up outside the muffler. <br /><br />I recommend doing this on a bench because it is tough to get the holes lined up to attach the retention screw. It is much easier to see and hammer on it on a bench. It is near impossible to twist the baffles once they are in (don't bother trying with a wrench - line it up carefully then use a small rod or allen wrench and a hammer to line up the holes. Option B would be to remove some of the filler so you can twist it inside the muffler.<br /><br />You'll see a bit more of the baffle inside the tailpipe, so it doesn't look as clean as the stock baffles.<br /><br />I had already tuned by bike with the Dynojet PowerVision for my intake and Twin Slash with the original baffle. I asked the experts and they said no need to re-tune after installing the quiet baffles. They suggested running another 3 sets of basic auto-tune to optimize the tune (otherwise, the fuel control should be able to adjust as needed based on the O2 sensor feedback).
royal pain in the a$$ to install, effectiveness nill
not happy at all with these devices. First off they included no instructions. Granted, you just slide them into the pipe and use a set screw to hold them in place but, a) the fiberglass baffle material comes wrapped in plastic...leave it on??, take it off?? WTF? b) natirally who wants thin plastic wrap in their exhaust so i removed it then the fabric unraveled and it became impossible to install. had to trim some off and it still "crept" while forcing/twisting them into place. Horrible design. worst part is they had minimal effect and I feel like I threw the money away. not happy.
Sounds great... some install tips
Installed these on a Scout Bobber with the 3" twin slash. The neighbors will hear me coming, but won't be annoyed... so I think the sound output for me (middle aged suburban guy) are just a hair louder than I would prefer, so probably perfect for everyone else.<br /><br />The install is tough, but here is a tip... after banging away with a rubber mallet trying to get this beast into the pipe, then having to bang it back out to get the alignment screw perfectly aligned with hole, I coated the plastic wrap with a layer of Kleen clear wire lubricant... works for pulling wires and pushing baffles now too.
Noticable Difference
Installed these from the standard baffle. The sound with these installed is noticeably quieter than the standard baffle. My ears no longer ring from cruising around, which achieved my goal. The bike no longer sounds mean, but my ears and my neighbors are happier. The install went pretty well but I did cut about 6 inches of the wrap off to even the thickness. You definitely need to wear gloves as you will create a lot of very fine glass filaments from inserting the wrapped baffle. An improvement would be to have a wire or something to hold the wrap from sliding down when inserted.
I can hear again
VBH1 is correct the baffle is not the one in the picture but it works. I could not imagine all the other reviews were correct on how hard the baffles are to change and I was right but not the way I wanted. These things are a royal pain in the rear to change. The fiberglass insulation wants to bunch up even when using wire like others suggested. I also had a tough time getting the original baffle out. If you watch the Vance & Hines video showing the baffle change out they make it look easy but these thing do not slide in and out of the mufflers at all. I had to beat the old baffles out and use a rubber mallet to get the new one back in. I do like the tone of the bike after the change it seems deeper and going down the highway the volume is not overwhelming as it was with the original baffles. I also noticed the bike ran better and did not backfire near as bad as it did with the original baffles. Overall I think this was a good choice because I could not hear with my Uclear due to the volume of the original baffles.
Bike runs better but doesn't sound as good!
I put on a screamin eagle air intake, and vance and hines 3" twin slash slip-ons. I also bought the FP3 Vance and Hines Fuelpak 3 to remap the engine. The bike sounded great with the standard baffles. A little loud for neighbors but I liked it. It did seem to run somewhat sluggish on the low RPMs. I ordered the quiet baffles. What a pain to install! But, I got them in, remapped the engine for the quiet baffles. It runs much better than with standard baffles. Very responsive both low and high RPMs. It is slightly better than stock sound, I don't need ear plugs any more and I'm not rattling the neighbors house. One suggestion. They need to improve how they hold the insulation on the baffle to make install easier!
from too loud to just right
Purchased these for my Vance and Hines twin slash staggard pipes to quiet them down some. Once installed these quiet baffles took the noise from overly loud and raspy to a deep and bearable loud sound.
Toned down, low sound, but hard to install
Installed on V&H Twin Slash 3" Slip-Ons for a Kawasaki Vulcan 900. I did the install with the pipes on the bike. I took the rear heat shields off and the stock baffles came out relatively easily. However, I had problems installing these quiet baffles like others have reviewed. First, I agree that the fiberglass wrapping exceeds the outer diameter of the baffle pipe and the inner diameter of the muffler pipe. I used packing tape to compress it as others have mentioned. I think even without the wrapping, the ends of the baffles are slightly too big for a smooth fit into the mufflers. What "worked" for me was using WD-40 Lithium Grease, sprayed inside both mufflers and all over the outside of the baffles and my tape job. Even with this, I could only get them in about halfway with some strong pushing and twisting. I had to tap them in the rest of the way, millimeter by millimeter, with a 4-lb sledge hammer and block of wood. Aligning the holes for the screw was next to impossible. Once I got them all the way in except for the last 2 inches or so, I used a 14" pipe wrench to grab the wide ends and rotate them to align as best I could before tapping them all the way in. Even though I thought I had them aligned, I was off on each pipe by about a millimeter! At that point, I knew there was no getting them back out without taking the pipes off the bike or using a slide hammer or some other method, which I didn't want to do. Instead, I used a Dremel tool (rotary saw) with a very small metal filing bit to enlarge the whole on the outside of each muffler just enough to get the screw in where I needed to. With the pipes still attached to the bike, this was easier said than done! (my wife said it reminded her of a scene of bad dentistry as she walked in on me laying on the floor in the garage holding a mirror and light in one hand while working the rotary saw with the other) Whatever gets the job done, I say! Screws went in and those babies are never coming out.<br />Pulled the bike out of the garage (which I recommend, because you'll be burning off whatever crap you put in there for the install) and started it up and took it for a test spin. Good thing I love the sound, because this seems like a permanent install. I liked the sound with the stock baffles, but they were too loud. 15 minutes or more of riding gave me a 2-hour headache. I enjoy my hearing and want to keep it that way. Ear plugs made them more tolerable, but what's the point of that? These toned it down just enough to take the edge off, but it still has a meaty, throaty growl when you open up the throttle. Also, for me and my bike, it localized the sound from where I sit on it. This means now I hear the exhaust sound coming from the back of the mufflers where it should; with the stock baffles, I heard the sound right in between my ears (literally, my ear drums would flap in sync with the engine rotation). I still wear ear plugs if I plan to ride anywhere longer than 15 minutes, but I know I can get by without them in a pinch without my ears hating me. For the sound alone, the installation troubles were worth it, which is why I gave it 5 stars.<br />Lastly, I have a Fuelpak and reached out to V&H for the proper mapping as these did call for some setting changes from the stock baffles for my bike. They responded within 4 hours and returned me the info I needed.
Quiet baffle
Love the twin slash look and sound with stock baffles but after a long ride or a shorter ride at 70 mph or more it was just too loud. These lowered the volume a little more than the advertised 3 -5 DB based on app on iPhone so not sure if it is right or not. Still has a nice sound when getting on the throttle, just not as harsh. Definitely more tame at idle.<br />Installation was not easy. One of the stock baffles came right out, the other had to be pounded out the whole way. The quiet baffles were in no way ready to install. The wrapping diameter extended past the ends by about 1/8" all the way around. Called V&H and was told that I could re-wrap with packing tape. Worked like a charm. Still needed to tap them in, but not bad at all. The tape burned off quickly. Was able to do the one while still on the bike. <br />The picture on the website is not accurate. The fiberglass wrap is the whole length of the baffle.
Baffle install was easy. 2020 Harley-Davidson low rider 107
Okay just installed Twin Slash pipes and changed stock baffles to quiet baffles heres how.<br />Do not remove plastic wrap or cut any insulation off. Get some nylon thin string and wrap the insulation with the plastic on every 1/4 inch tightly. I put the exhaust pipes on a work bench inserted baffle in pipe and just push it in. Line up screw holes from the start push all the way to the end then with a block of wood tap it the rest of the way until screw holes line up. It was very easy. The baffles are engineered to have this amount of insulation on them to work properly. Both baffles took me 20 minutes after installing the pipes on my bike I started up and they sound fantastic!
Installation will be a challenge
I love the final results; the sound is perfect. The Vance & Hines Slash Cuts without these baffles are a bit abrasive. Not just loud, but abrasive to your hearing. With these they are perfect. That said, installing them takes a lot of determination. I had already installed the exhausts, so I removed them, removed the heat shields, and wrestled out the sad excuse for baffles that came with these exhausts. I then lubricated the insides of the pipe and began to twist the quiet baffles into place. I could get them about halfway in before it became very difficult. Using every tool in the box I got them about 3/4 in before they refused to go any further. I then had to cut the excess insulation back, and use a rubber mallet to drive them in. Make sure you do not push them all the way in and then try to line up the screw hole. You better get it lined up early and slowly work the baffle in until you can see the screw hole and get the screw to start. When you get to that point, congratulations but you have to do it all a again with the second pipe. Stay determined and you will get what you are looking for....a sweet exhaust that will get you noticed but not arrested.
Did the job
Took to "edge" off the slash end mufflers but the installation was tough. My advice is to leave the plastic on the fiberglass and let it burn off.
Perfect addition
Was worried it would make my new V&H slipons too quiet but not the case, the sound is excellent. Tough buggers to get in, good thing I had two drinking buddies helping.
Easy to deal with!
Install was super easy. I followed the advice of others and cut off 6 inches of the wrap. But, I thought they were a bit too quiet for my taste, so I cut off some more. I ended up taking the wrapping completely off, but the baffles themselves are still quieter than the stock baffles my Slash's came with so the neighbors are happy. All in all I installed these three times and had no trouble at all. I used the wire wrap method rather than the packing tape and I think that kept things easy. To me, they are a little pricey, and should be sold in pairs.
Quiet Baffles for V\H 3" slip ons
Don't believe what they say. You will\should have to cut off about 6" of the fiberglass pad. The first one I tried to install without cutting off, I had to jam the baffle into muffler force-ably. Once it was partially\half way in, there was no way to get it out, and aligning the screw was next to impossible. The 2nd one, I cut off 6" of fiberglass pad, re-wrapped with the provided plastic, coated with teflon, and it slid right in. I left the plastic wrap on both. They will melt off with the heat. Over all sounds great.
Install requires modification but makes a noticeable difference in the bike's exhaust noise
Like other reviewers here I had to modify these to get them to fit into the pipes properly. I did as suggested by other reviewers: remove the existing tape, unroll and cut off 6" of insulation, rewrap and retape tightly around the insulation and then lather the tape well with a vegetable oil. Both baffles went in pretty easily with that method, the hardest part was lining up the screw mounting hole.<br /><br />One of the stock baffles would not come out with needle nose pliers no matter what, but with a slide hammer it came out effortlessly. If you can't get the baffle out don't screw around and risk damaging it or the pipe. Buy a cheap slide hammer from Harbor Freight and it will pull the baffle out within seconds. The pipes are still loud but not ear splitting loud at cruising speeds like they were before. Even at full throttle it's not as painfully loud as it used to be. To me, it's a noticeable difference and I think it was worth it, I can now hear my headset again. <br /><br />Bike: 2008 Suzuki M50 with V&H slash cut full exhaust.
inconsistent products
As with all the other reviews, too much batting material on these things. But the two I got were both off a bit. One of them, the batting was really loose. The other, it was wrapped really tight. But that was dealt with by cutting about 5" off and rewrapping as others suggested. <br /><br />The big issue was that on one of them, the bell was simply too large to fit into the pipe. The other baffle was just fine. After some very careful ball peen persuasion, I was was able to reshape enough to fit. <br /><br />Once installed, they serve their purpose. I think the bike both runs better and sounds better, quite frankly. <br /><br />Just wish the product was more consistent and made better.
reduced rumble but still throaty
I bought V&H slash-cut mufflers for my Harley Breakout and they were a little too loud for me. I purchased the V&H quiet baffles and they reduced the loudness without taking away the rumble. The V&H mufflers and quiet baffles are WAY better than the original Harley exhaust mufflers.
Hell is too good of a place for whoever manufactured these
i wish I could meet the person that manufactured these so I could get 3 hours of my life back? I had to rewrap, tap, hammer, and do everything known to man to make these things fit aside from removing the fiberglass which defeats the point. Physically impossible to install and the worst experience ever.
I have an '05 Sportster with V&H Twin Slash 3" Slip-ons, and I loved the tone, but felt the need to reduce the volume for several reasons. I placed an order for 2, and they were shipped from two separate Comoto locations (NJ and KY). The one from NJ came in what appeared to be original packaging, and even came with a new buttonhead screw. The fiberglass was wrapped tightly with plastic. The one from KY came loose in a larger box filled with packing paper, and the fiberglass was loose (see photo). The one that was wrapped was very easy to install. I had to wrap the other one (used kitchen wrap), but it was very difficult to get it tight enough to install (took 3 tries - almost gave up). So for ease of install, I gave 3 stars, because it depends on how it arrives. As far as sound, I measured using the Decibel X app on an iPhone for an average over 30 seconds (no idea how accurate that is), at 50' behind the pipes. The results are before: 82 dB, after: 76 dB. Since dB is a log scale, this is significant, and that would be the difference between illegal and legal in some juristictions. I've seen reviews that state performance degredation, but I have not noticed any. I don't like the tone as well, but I was expecting that.
poor
one slip in tight but able to go in the only went in half way and now unable to remove it or push it in. don't buy these.
perfectly quiets the bike, still sounds great
perfect volume reduction. the bike is still loud enough to be non mistakable harley. however, the baffles quiet the bike enough to not bother anyone in your neighborhood or workplace. Install trick - keep the saran wrap on the fiberglass, then take fishing line and TIGHTLY wrap it around the saran wrap really closely together. then put on gloves, take some motor oil and make it all oily. then simply slip it in and line up the holes. the first one was a bear.. the second one, I did the process detailed above and it went right in without any issues or banging.
Happy Medium, Easy Install
Ordered these for V&H Twin Slash 3” Slip-ons. Replaced the drag pipes on my Sportster. Nothing beats the old school sound of the drag pipes but this is a happy medium as opposed to going OEM with the sewing machine sound. Quieter but sounds like a Harley still and runs much smoother. Zero decel popping now. Tapped these in slowly with a wood block making sure the mounting thread was as close as can be then lined it up with a drift pin. That’s it, no tricks. Took maybe 30 minutes since I was taking my time.
works! sounds like a true chopper with this baffles
i took it for my indian scout 2017 1.2cc and it works! sounds like a true chopper with this baffles.without baffles noise is very loud.
Pricey, but helps achieve the sound/volume I was after.
The quiet baffles are said to lower the sound level by 3-5 DB's. I didn't hear my Vance and Hines Twin Staggered exhaust with the stock baffles, so can't really compare. I do, however, love the sound of my exhaust with the quiet baffles. Still a deep/loud tone, without being obnoxious (depending on who you ask, of course). A bit expensive per baffle, but worth it IMO.
Make daily driver more tolerable
Exactly what I needed. Don?t get me wrong the inbaffeled slash cut for the Indian scout sound amazing, but they make your ears bleed. These took the edge of and made it more tolerable. For me, it took it down from 105 db idle to 91 ish idle. My head doesn?t buzz anymore. <br /><br />Still sounds amazing and demands attention. One star of as installation was challenging. You really need to tightly rewrap the fiber glass, and add a bit of lube to get these in. Turn them as the go in to help line up the mounting screw hole. <br />Overall great items, a bit overpriced as you have to buy two.
Great product, but be careful with ?open box? items.
One of the baffles was open box, which I knew about when purchasing. Unfortunately the shrink wrap around the fiberglass was loose, which made the baffle extremely difficult to install. It took an extra 90 minutes to complete as a result.
Bad Weld
I purchased two of the quite baffles. one of them was great, although quite difficult to get into the pipe with the insulation they each ended up going in okay after 20 min, which i cant complain about.<br /><br /> My issue is that on one of the baffles i went to thread in the bolt that secures it to the pipe and it wouldn't even start. i looked into the hole and i saw that half the bolt hole was covered in metal from a weld. I haven't figured if i'm going to try and drill out the hole and try and re thread it or just wire the baffle in or something but it sucks that I got a brand new baffle that obviously wasn't well looked over before shipping. Pretty disappointed. I did 2 stars since one of them was perfect but honestly think it should be a 1 since i literally cant even use one of them without extra b.s.
Quiet the beast without touching the style
Bought these for my Vance & Hines Round Twin Slash that were too loud for my neighborhood. They put a new wrap on them so the installation is slightly demanding but not impossible. The only thing that you have to be really careful with is the alignment of the hole for the screw. After the installation the sound is still deep and cool but will not kill your ears as before.
Just What I Needed to Balance the Sound
Having just installed these recently, I can tell you that the install is still difficult when trying to put these into Vance & Hines Twin Slash slip-ons. Mine came wrapped in plastic like many others have stated. I called Vance & Hines support to verify that the plastic is supposed to be left on. Even with the plastic on and the material underneath compressed by the plastic, I could barely twist these into place. I ended up lubricating the plastic with high temp lubricant and twisting them slowly in until I couldn't go any further. I then got a wooden dowel and tapped them into place the rest of the way with a rubber mallet (making sure the screw holes lined up). I planned for the worse and was prepared, so my install only took about an hour. I did have to pull the mufflers off of the bike to do all of this. The final result is amazing! These baffles cut just enough of the noise to make it tolerable to ride without needing ear plugs, but the bike still sounds like a Harley. I do recommend these baffles if you are up to the challenge.
Overall pretty good
I've never been a person who wanted a super loud exhaust. I bought a used Nightster that had Vance & Hines twin slash slip-ons preinstalled. It was just too loud for me, and probably for my neighbors as well, so I decided to try these.<br /><br />First, install was not exactly a breeze. Getting the stock baffles out was the hardest part. I ended up having to use a cylindrical cut of tree branch jammed in the pipe to "twist" the baffles and break them free. The new baffles went in easy enough though. I tapped them in slowly using that same branch and a mallet. <br /><br />Are they quieter? Yeah, but not by much. Like others have said, they take away some of the harsh highs present in the stock baffles. I kind of wish they were slightly more subdued. But overall I'm happier with the sound than I was previously. I think of you really want a drastic reduction in dB then you need to go back to stock.
Quiet Baffle Does the Trick
No more loud popping on deceleration. Enjoying my ride even more!
Not to quiet
Baffles were easy to install. I removed some of the outer wrap to ease installation . The stock baffles in the twin slash pipes were a little bit loud so I tried the quiet baffles. The decibel level is good but the sound takes a little time to acquire a taste for.
Not easy to insert
Well, this should not be too hard to install but in my case it was.<br />1) The fiberglass around the baffle is wider than the actual muffler, making it difficult to insert nicely all the way in. They should have come up with a way that when you insert the baffle there is not obstruction and once the fiberglass gets hot it then expand inside the muffler. They put some clear tape around the fiberglass but it was not all the way around and it was not compressed either. On one of them I had to remove the whole thing once I had it 3/4 of the way in, it was insane. After trying the second time I was able to manage but still was not fun.<br />I have seen other companies doing a better job when it comes to quiet baffles.
Totally worth it
First off, reading the reviews I was a little apprehensive about the install difficulty. My baffles came fully wrapped, and I still compressed them a little more with 12lb test fishing line. I didn't need to remove the pipes from the bike, just loosened the clamps for the heat shields and slid them back to access the retaining bolts for the stock baffles. Sprayed some wd40 around them and the stock ones slid right out. The new quiet baffles slid in about 80% of the way with no effort. Tapped them in the rest of the way with the handle from my hammer and lined up the nut in the new baffles with the bolt hole on the exhaust and reassembled. Whole procedure took me under 20 minutes. The new baffles sound way better to me, the obnoxious bite and loudness of the stock ones is gone but the overall tone is much the same. No longer feel like earplugs are a required. Feels a little more responsive like there is a bit more back pressure. Overall, totally happy with the results.
Heartily recommend
Fit was exact and the inserts make the bike noticeable while not rackety loud. Excellent Product
I’ve used JP before even before it’s taken over I just wish they still had a hard copy catalog
I changed from the come with Vance and Hayse slip on to the quiet baffles I got tired of the noise. I do definitely like the sound and it’s not so annoying and the bike runs well. FXDX with a screaming eagle one kit the only thing I did find a problem with is I had to unwrap and re-wrap one of the baffles because I couldn’t get it in my pipe. The pipe is not out around once I re-wrapped it was fine sounded great runs great.
A wrestling match worth while!
tough to put in had to pound and twist with pipe wrench. once installed very quiet and feels like I gained some low end torque. Now chugs out my gravel drive way with out breaking the tire loose. Still feels like the top end speed is all there so pleased with the sound. not scaring cows when I cruise by. Also haven't set off any car alarms since installed. God is great, beer is good. . . and people are crazy. I'm guessing they are very close to stock Db. levels. I suspect as time go's by the glass fibre will burn out and the volume will return some what but before I had no baffle.
Nicely made, but I couldn’t use them
Like them. they were just long for my 3 in rounds so I sent them back since I couldn’t use them.
Sound, good but HORRIBLE Experience trying to install these things
So I installed these today/tonight. They sound good BUT. What a horrible experience installing these on a 2020 Heritage Classic with the twin slash 3 inch slip ons.<br /><br />It took HOURS. The quiet baffles with the padding were almost impossible to fit in without all the padding getting all bunched up, then aligning the screw hole when they were basically impossible to move was another brutal challenge. The lower pipe install was even worse due to the location of the baffle screw being so close to the bikes frame. I did do the fishing line suggestion, you had to, otherwise the baffle padding would have gotten ruined. I also greased them up like a P Diddy Party. Still so brutal trying to slide them in.<br /><br />I gotta tell you, V&H not including any install instructions, and tips/suggestions for tight fits is not very cool. And their YouTube video that shows an install has the quiet baffles sliding in and out no problem, like they sliding on ice. Definitely not the case.<br /><br />I am a V&H fan, and the pipes now sound how I like them, but man way too difficult of an install. And include install instructions please!
Worked great! Easy to install, took about an hour total.
Quiet baffles
These take a little of the sound down some. Still loud though.
Worth the extra time, money and effort
Worth the time and money to install. Love the new slip-on's but as all reviews and YouTube videos state, very loud. These are not the easiest things to install, but worth the effort IMO. Still louder than factory mufflers, but no longer obnoxious in smaller neighborhoods
Big Improvement
Replaced dealer installed V&H slash pipes. Brand new bike delivered with supposedly upgraded exhaust. The baffled were non restricted and bike ran poorly with no back pressure. <br />Now sounds great and engine is more efficient with the replacement inserts suggested by J and P. <br />ThNk you guys.
Instructions would be nice
These make the sound much more mellow but not nearly as quiet as stock. They come without insulation instructions. If you search the manufacturers FAQ you will find that they must be installed WITH the plastic wrap on. Aligning the retaining screw holes is quite challenging and required removing, turning, tapping back in repeatedly to get it right.
Perfect level of sound
Mine came wrapped with saran wrap and it was quite easy to fit in there. I just squirted oil inside the exhaust tube and pounded it in with a heavy rubber mallet. Make sure to line up the bolt hole and use a small punch and hammer to line it up perfectly. I love the sound of these quiet baffles. It makes riding way more enjoyable. The stock exhaust is too quiet and all I can hear is a sewing machine and the stock VH exhaust is so loud it's not enjoyable. This is a happy medium.
Make installation easier, Great sound.
Love the new quieter sound. As many have stated, installation is challenging, but thanks to the guy who suggested fishing line. They would not go in easy at all until I wrapped fishing line around them as tight as I could making each lap about a quarter inch apart. I also smoothed the very ends of them with sad paper and they slid right in no problem.
one went in fairly easy with some elbow grease and lots of wd40 as it was compact and tight with saran wrap right out of the box, the other i had to carefully unwrap and retighten using fishing line first then i used the original saran wrap after to make it slip in using wd40. the fiberglass sheet was loose fitting out of the box and it would bunch up when attempting to put in. you will have to slightly hammer in the end that goes in first as mine seemed to be to open to go in easily. it took me an hour to install. decreased sound enough to enjoy rides more. i used it on my indian bobber twin slash slip ons.
Installed on a 2019 Indian Scout bobber. 5 star for the sound, it’s toned down from the competition baffles but still sounds great. Now I don’t feel as bad for my neighbors. Now the install is a different story, when you hammer these in the fiberglass gets all bunched up at the top and you have to hammer it back out. I ended up cutting the plastic off and trimming the fiberglass roll to a point where the two ends just touch but still go all the way around the baffle. Then it will hammer down into the exhaust.
Made my Indian scout more barrable to ride longer. Was Bit of a pain to install.
quiet baffles take the edge off the harsh sound of standard baffles slash cut slip ons. but as others have said installation is tricky. you have to spray wd40 lithium white on them and work them into the pipes slowly so the fiberglass matting does not bunch up at the top. even so some did bunch up right at the end and I cut a little off then hammered them into place. make sure you have the screw hole lined up because you cant move them once in place. I had about three quarters of the screw hole lines up and had to use a punch to tap the edge of the screw hole to move it over little by little until the entire hold was visible and the screw would then thread into the baffle.
These are "quiet baffles" and they work. The slip-ons brought back some of that loud rumble Harley sound but left my ears ringing by the end of the day. These baffles take quite a bit out, still leaving a stronger note than stock mufflers but substantially less. Watch a couple of You Tubes on the subject and get a couple blocks of wood made to bang on. You'll need them to knock these in.
Love the sound.
Works much better than anticipated
Had the Vance & Hines 3" Slash-cuts for about a week and I was very close to taking them off due to the volume. I had enough credits saved up to buy these baffles and they worked much better than expected. It lowered the volume a bit and toned down some of the harsher, slappier tones, leaving a good low rumble for the low RPMs. It still has some bite at higher RPMs which is just great. For the combined cost of the baffles and the slip-ons, I'm not sure I would do this again, but otherwise I'm very happy with how it sounds. Still loud, but not obnoxiously so.<br /><br />Give it about a 100-200 miles for the wrap to burn off and the packing to settle in.<br /><br />The install was a bit of a pain. I had to use a mallet and block of wood to actually get it inside the pipe with all of the fiberglass packing. It took a few tries to get the screw hole lined up properly on the first one. I couldn't get it entirely correct on the second baffle and almost strip the screw+mount. Its not on there the way it was intended but I think its good enough to hold. Though to be fair, the packing is in there so tight that I'm sure the bolt is just a backup at this point.<br /><br />It's too bad they don't sell the slip-ons with these as a basic option. Don't know what to do with the original baffles now.
Quiet Baffle
Giving it 4 stars due to the terrible assembly job. Note to others: pull off all the plastic, unwrap the insulation then re-wrap it nice and tight. Use some plastic wrap of your own nice and tight. Light grease and it should slide right in. Not a snowball?s chance in hell these things will fit as is out of the box. Otherwise, they sound AMAZING! Nice rumble without taking away too much from the sound.
Great product. Easy install. Sounds great. But, the threads on the nut that is welded to the baffle were destroyed by the welding. Seems like a quality control issue. Be prepared to tap out the threads.
Installation is not a walk in the park
Great item, reduced the noise just a tiny bit but removed the harsh sound. Can now hear the wind while running at 100 kmh. Installation is not that easy. Did not remove the plastic wrapping and in fact, wrapped the fiberglass with additional nylon thread. Overall, it?s worth the money and i?m not worried so much about neighbors complaining when i go out for a ride early in the morning
Baffles to lower the noise
It was very hard to instal, I was a very tight fit, make sure you do not take the wrapping off. And it does not baffle much. I did not notice a difference.
Installed on a 2020 Softail Slim with Vance & Hines 3" slash slip-ons. These quiet baffels did a great job of toning down the volume and now have the great Harley sound. Gave them 4 Stars because the install is a test of patience. Slightly file the leading O.D. edge of the baffle to remove the sharp edge. Make sure the fiberglass wrap is smaller than the end diameter. Do not remove the plastic wrap. Use tape or wire to keep the fiberglass wrap O.D. as small as possible, otherwise the fiberglass will bind during installation. The baffle ends are a very tight fit, so I used some WD-40 as others suggested. Make sure to align the bolt holes and keep them aligned during install. Once both of the baffel ends are inside of the muffler housing there is no way to rotate it. Fun fact: removing the baffle to re-align or un-bind the fiberglass is as difficult to get out as it is to get in.
Great sound improvement, make sure you leave the plastic wrap on on spray with lube before installation!
I really like my vance and hines quiet baffles. I put them in myself and got the sound I wanted. Stopped almost all the popping. Highly recommend.
GOOD QUALITY
The install was literally 15 minutes each side after the heat shields were removed. It took the "crack" out of the exhaust and made it much more tolerable without losing any of the growl. The key to install is to lightly bevel the leading and trailing flanges of the baffles so they don't grab going in. Before insertion, liberally grease or WD-40 the inside of the exhaust. DO NOT REMOVE THE PLASTIC WRAP. It will burn off. Insert the baffles while continually turning the baffle as it goes in. The final three inches you should be able to tap in using a piece of wood and dead blow hammer. Reinsert baffle retaining screw, reinstall heat shields. Love the sound. Now maybe I can hear on the blue tooth intercom.
These quiet baffels what can I say. They do the job but would recommend getting your self some help for the install like WHITE LITHIUM GREASE TO MAKE THE INSERT MUCH SMOOTHER .
Still sounds plenty deep and throaty just removed the high pitched raspy notes that became annoying on a long.
Just what I was looking for.
Quiet!
My pillion and neighbours are happy now!
The baffles work well. The only issue is installing them. It is difficult due to the wrapping. The wrapping appears to be thicker than the the widest part of the baffle. So, when installing the baffle the wrapping end up bunching up at the end of the baffle. Which will stop the baffle from going in the rest of the way. It took me quite awhile to finally get them inserted.
Ordered V&H baffles to go with V&H twin Slash Cuts. Easy to install. Reduced the popping while down shifting gears without losing the v twin sound on my Kawasaki VN900C. Love the product.
Makes long trips better.
They reduced the sound. I loved the sound before the baffles, but on long trip they were just to loud. This has made loud trips possible. You can't have the best of both worlds. Bit expensive in my opinion, as you need to buy two, even though the picture shows two it is only one.
Bought these baffles for my wife's scout after the standard Vance and Hines baffles proved to be too loud- they sounded awesome to us, just not to anyone else...just a note on the install, leave the shrink wrap on as it burns off and the fiberglass wrap expands after a few hundred kms ( the sound was only a little quieter at first, then changed as the wrap expanded).you need to ease it into the pipes, do not try to force it or it will bind up.The bike sounds amazing now! Great product and great service- it showed up 3 days after ordering.
A bit difficult to get these into the staggered side cut V&H exhaust but it took the harshness away and made my neighbors happy.
Baffles had too much fiberglass to fit inside the mufflers. I had to unwrap them and cut off about 6" then rewrap them to get them to fit. Other than that they have performed as advertised. My bike is quieter and still performs well. Gets 52 MPG.
It made the police happy and I must admit the pipes sound less raspy
No big difference
Hard to install. Had to cut some fiber of and wrap again. Sounds the same
Bagels are great, but if you need two why is the website not clear that they are not sold in pairs???
Awesome
Love them, I installed with slip ons. As soon as I got them. Didn?t want to wait for neighbors to complain, lol
These knocked the sound down just enough. These were sold individually not in a pair. That was not clear when I purchased them. So twice the price unexpectedly.
Love Love Love. Perfect sound not head rattling. The gentleman that helped me was extremely knowledgeable and super nice
These baffles were just what we needed for my wife's bike. I was able to install them without any problem, after following the suggestion to wrap fishing line tightly around them and spraying the end with WD40. She is very satisfied with the sound.
These baffles toned down the exhaust and got rid of the raspiness. If that is a word? lol
Nicely quieted, can be tough to install
The standard baffles were louder than I wanted, so I picked these up. With them in, the bike is louder than stock, but not loud enough to annoy the neighbors. NOTE: They can be hard to install - the one for my front muffler slid right in, but the rear muffler was impossible until I unwrapped it, cut off 1/3 and rewrapped it. Ive heard of folks wrapping fine wire around their baffles before install to compress it - that might work, but I didnt have any.
When I ordered this, I figured they were sold in pairs, I ordered for an Indian scout, and it has dual exhaust, but I only received one and had to buy another one after receiving the first item. Who ever heard of replacing just one baffle?
The original slip-ons are a bit too loud for me since I have slight hearing damage so I added the baffles. I think they still sound great and are plenty loud. Plan ahead so the screw lines up. As other reviewers mentioned, it’s not an easy install without special tools. I also tried to tighten the wrap with packing tape. Still had to cut away a little insulation at the end. Don’t know if I could have reversed it if the hole didn’t line up(had to grind the hole a little to get the screw in). Overall happy with the product.
It would be helpful if:<br />1. They had some form of instruction. For instance: does the wrapping plastic stay on or do you take it off? And...<br />2. It would be helpful if they fit.
Sounds great but this is not an easy job to install.....No instructions completely sucks extra large ones.<br />I would have 5 starred it but it took 4 hours to get them installed!
Great product did what it was suppose to do. Did realize you only get one baffle per order. So I had to order twice. These should be sold in pairs.
Reduced the sound but still sounds good. Very tight sliding in but very doable. Had to order twice only one come per order. So order two if you decide on quiet baffles.
I installed the quiet baffles and that is the perfect sound I was looking for. The V&H stock baffles were a bit too loud for me and the quiet baffle brought it done to a perfect level while still being heard and sounding more aggressive than the H-D stock exhaust.<br /><br />Installation wasn't the easiest. The fiberglass bunches up as you slide the baffle in, so you have to be really diligent in keeping it smooth and pushing it down. Also, one of the baffles was just barely larger than the exhaust pipe and it actually took a rubber mallet to force the baffle in. Took some time, sweat, and a few choice words, but it did get in there and I'm glad I bought them. They sound amazing.
Decibel reducing baffles
I bought these baffles to bring down the sound level of my Vance and Hines slip on pipes. I guess there would be a difference with a meter, but doesnt make a big difference for your ears. Still need ear plugs
Easy to install. Should have could haves of course but over all worth every Pennie.
Reduced decibel level just the right amount. Still get that low rumble.
Installation is not for the faint of heart. Getting the stock baffle out can be a challenge. Then inserting these while keeping the fiberglass from binding is no simple task. Twist slowly, and you'll need to tap in the last 6 inches with a block of wood and hammer. Make sure you have the hole lined up for the set screw because twisting this after you've muscled it in is pretty much impossible. <br />I was extremely happy with the results though. This was for my Wife's Sportster and it came with the V&H exhaust and was too loud for her. This baffle sounds great but not deafening.
Very happy I went with these baffles. Although a difficult fit in the 3" mufflers and not really quiet they smooth out the ride over my stock mufflers. Highly recommend these!
Product was delivered in a timely manner and fit as described.
Works great, had the effect needed :-) to avoid getting stopped in China.
The baffles quieted the V&H 3" Slash Cut pipes just the right amount, still have that awesome Harley sound but not the obnoxious volume. I'm not cringing when I come in late at night or start it up early in the morning to go to work.
Nice product
I am happy to recieve thanks
5-Star
5-Star
I bought these for straightshots, a little patience goes a long way. I just went slowly and turned them a little at a time and pushed them in, all the while poking the fibreglass at edge. Went in fine!
twin slash baffles for Dyna wide glide with vance and hines
Love the baffles, they take out the high pitch harshness of the open baffles yet keep that sweet harley low end.
They work, but I expected a little more.
Don´t get me wrong they work and finally I can hear my headset but I expected to reduce a little bit more, the fitting was something really complicated....
Maybe I get irritated easily but these really pissed me off! So much so, I reinstalled my stock mufflers! I want something that just fits. Sure, if I removed half or all the glass mat it would fit better but I should be able to just slide them in. Terrible experience with the 3 inch twin slash quiet baffles. Just don't do it. I've been a automotive and truck mechanic for over 20 years and these just are no fun at all to install.
XL1200 Harley now sounds great
The pipes I had were just a little too loud for me. was waking up the neighbor's dogs early in the morning. Now I don't worry about warming up the bike before I take off. Sooo much better, but still with the Harley sound!
Awesome
I bought my Sportster without baffles, being my first Sportster I didn't know any better and almost lost my hearing. I had to do a minor modification to make them fit but the bike sounds so much better and greatly improved my overall love with the bike. Worth every penny!!
Best online delivery time and customer service I have ever received. 10 out of 10
Good buy.
Bought a set of V&H pipes that turned out a little loud for my tastes. These quiet baffles worked exactly as promised. They were a little tight to install at first, but I removed a small amount of packing and wrapped the remainder with some wire, and they went in a lot easier.<br />I gave them 4 stars only because of the slight modifying I needed to do.<br />I would highly recommend this product.
Really tight, hard ot install but good sound!
Didn't fit.
I bought a pair of 3 in VH slip on for my stock 15 Street Bob and while I like the sound, it was so loud at high rpms that it made it exhausting to drive. So, I ordered a pair of these baffles... and rcvd them today.<br />- The ones i received do not look exactly the photo...the fiberglass is far wider than the image shown and far winder than what could be compressed. I tried for hours. I wrapped then whole area super right with tape, and theres NO way it would fit. I tried everything and eventually gave up and put my stock pipes on.. thats too bad, cause I really wanted this to work
Hard to get baffle in the pipe
This baffle produced the sound I was looking for in my Heritage Softail. It was very difficult getting into the pipe due to the fiberglass wrapping. I would recommend you take your pipes off of the bike prior to installation.
The perfect product
Bought twin slash, little too loud to have quick conversation, baffles deepen the sound, and much quieter at idle
The muffler sounds like music a must have if you like your neighbors as it replaces the loud standard baffles. Easy to fix.
Very nice sound
Made my wife's 1200 sportster sound like a harley without angering the neighbors to much
install was not that hard. I wrapped the insulation every 1/2 inch with craft wire. Went in pretty easy. Toned down the pipes. Great sound now.
