From, "Meow" to "ROAR!" with Video
Finally got off my ass and drilled out the baffles on the motorcycle. All I gotta say is, "Holy shit." Yeah, its that loud. The youtube videos don't do it justice. My neighbors were already giving me the mean mug when I first fired it up. Ah well. But for those that want to do this, its pretty easy.
First you'll need a 1 3/4 holesaw with bi-metal. I got mine from Home Depot for about 14-17 bucks, I don't remember exactly. Grab a drill and the top exhaust is the easy one. Go straight and go to town. I varied the pressure applied every 10 seconds or so and drilled through the first baffle in about an minute or so. You're gonna have to get some needle nose pliers to wiggle the baffle out.
The second exhaust is the harder one. You'll need about a 10" extension for the drill and a 12mm wrench to loosen a mount. I loosened the two 12mm bolts under the upper exhaust and pried it down to get some clearance for the holesaw. I actually went a bit sideways when I first started and as the drill went further in, I straighted out and bam! Just a bit harder than the first one. No pics of the process cuz its pretty self explainatory. But here's a pic of it afterwards, metal shavings and all.
Now for the vid. No before vid cuz I figured, if you're looking at this thinking about doing the mod, chances are you know what a stock VLX sounds like.
Next up, solo bobber seat--which i ordered a couple days ago--and lowering this bitch. Then I'll think about what to do with the handlebars. Got a few ideas but gonna kick 'em around for awhile.
First you'll need a 1 3/4 holesaw with bi-metal. I got mine from Home Depot for about 14-17 bucks, I don't remember exactly. Grab a drill and the top exhaust is the easy one. Go straight and go to town. I varied the pressure applied every 10 seconds or so and drilled through the first baffle in about an minute or so. You're gonna have to get some needle nose pliers to wiggle the baffle out.
The second exhaust is the harder one. You'll need about a 10" extension for the drill and a 12mm wrench to loosen a mount. I loosened the two 12mm bolts under the upper exhaust and pried it down to get some clearance for the holesaw. I actually went a bit sideways when I first started and as the drill went further in, I straighted out and bam! Just a bit harder than the first one. No pics of the process cuz its pretty self explainatory. But here's a pic of it afterwards, metal shavings and all.
Notice you're only drilling through a small portion of the baffle, probably a quarter inch before all you need to do is wiggle it out.
A pic before I went on a test ride:
And another one just because I liked the way it turned out.
Next up, solo bobber seat--which i ordered a couple days ago--and lowering this bitch. Then I'll think about what to do with the handlebars. Got a few ideas but gonna kick 'em around for awhile.
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