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#20884 pman (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 168 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Just got back from a ride with them. Let's just say I am going to have A LOT of trouble getting her out of the neighborhood @ 4 in the morning. They are louder than I thought they would be. pman   Logged     Ride Safe, Ride On!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20887 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   I keep thinking about the exhaust &quot;baffles&quot; I guess you would call them on my old Honda 300 Dream. Right at the end of the pipe was basically a big washer on a swivel. Sorta worked like a butterfly with a hole in it. You could flip the washer so it covered the end of the pipe and made it quieter because all there was for the exhaust was the hole in the washer. If you wanted that monster motor to scream you flipped the washer up so you had the &quot;open&quot; exhaust. So to speak. Kinda. Anmyway it worked. Wouldn't be that hard to do on the after market pipes. Draw bcak is after you get out of the neighborhood you would have to stop and swivel the washer out of the way. .<br><br>Post edited by: Musky, at: 2007/03/25 16:57   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #20893 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3123 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   At 4 am in the mornin You can hear a Mouse fart Now yer on the on the yo yo ...too loud for this.. not loud enough for that But Musky has and idea ..Quick flip from quiet to loud Im workin on the same idea myself The Megacones have very nice roar and rumble but on Sunday morning when ya can hear the birdies singing... they do break the silence of the neighbourhood <br><br>Post edited by: Pop Rivet, at: 2007/03/25 17:27   Logged     2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star MY WEBSITE HOG HEAVEN Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20899 pman (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 168 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Any ideas to do this would be appreciated, because they probaly won't last too long if I cannot figure something out. If there is a place for an idea, I know I am at the right place. Thanks. pman She does look good though!   Logged     Ride Safe, Ride On!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20902 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   I'm thinking now of weighted washers. The weight on the bottom would keep them down with low RPM's (like going through at 4 AM) and when you cracked the throttle the exhaust would swivel them open. It would be like the caps on top of semi tractor exhaust sort of. But you would have a round bar going horizontally through the end of the pipe with the butterfly like washer attached to the bar.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #20912 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12511 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   My home made glasspac baffles tone the sharp crack down to a low rumble but when ya get on it boy do they sound NICE. I want to get rid of the sharp crack sound for a more mellow sound. You can use the baffles that came with the pipes to modify. There is also a thread on here that some one else did something like I did. If you don't have a welder and cut off tool you can use his mod. I'll see if I can't find it for you.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20913 NIBS (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 82 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Is there some sort of slip on you can use to muffle those throats until you get out of your neighbourhood?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #20949 ekonkjack (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 364 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Yes, I know what you mean. I put HK 3&quot; staggereds on and found them way too loud. Tried to come up with something that could be changed from mild to wild and back again with a single tool but ended up welding a perforated 3/4&quot; x 10&quot; conduit into the stock baffle. It still seems loud when you get on it or climb a steep hill but I can cruise through town or along the highways without drawing too much attention from the law. I think it will still set off car alarms when you get on it.   Logged     New England rider since 1972,7th bike, EMT.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #20961 Crusierbob (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1267 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   I remember those selectable baffles they were called &quot;Snuff or Not&quot;. They sounded like crap when you had them closed, but open they were great I had them on my 450 Honda and it kept me out of trouble with the local Police, at least most of the time. They did have big clunky knobs that stuck out, but they could quiet the beast when needed. I think there could be a cleaner device created to accomplish the same thing. Those early morning departures are a challenge in a quiet neighborhood. The HK's look great, maybe the next set!   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #20969 pman (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 168 Re:HK's are on! 5 Years, 2 Months ago   Hey Curt, Care to elaborate on your glasspac baffles. I work in a machine shop, have access to multiple machines and a welder. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. pman   Logged     Ride Safe, Ride On!   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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