How to drill out factory baffels

[ANLR21]

Brian, just go for it. No, it won't make it sound like a 2 Bros or a Leo, but it will give you a little more sound and won't set you back $700+. Won't piss off your neighbors, either, at 2:00AM. Sounds a little better than completely stock, anyway.

I used a 12" 7/8" bit on mine, took about 30 seconds for both pipes. Added 12 horsepower, 16 mpg, and makes the ladies swoon. I wish.

[poorwboy]

I would say do not do it, save up for some aftermarket pipes. I did it to my 061krr and regret it. I have since put a slip on scorpion and now want the stock exhaust back on. I like the silent stealth sound.

[jamesfz6]

Please do not drill them out. Save up and get real exhaust. Drilling them out makes it sound like crap. After i bought my scorpions i drilled out the stock muffler just to see what the fuss was all about....it was horrible. Maybe my degree in music has trained my ears to hear certain tones, i dont know, but what i do know is it was the worst sounding exhaust ever.




Sorry, got carried away.....its your bike do what ever you want If i had listened to half the people i ride with i would be riding a harley right now and following the rest of the sheeple.

[4drfocus]

Oh, for crying out loud,just remove the entire muffler.

[Mississippi]

Originally Posted by ANLR21

Brian, just go for it. No, it won't make it sound like a 2 Bros or a Leo, but it will give you a little more sound and won't set you back $700+. Won't piss off your neighbors, either, at 2:00AM. Sounds a little better than completely stock, anyway.

I used a 12\" 7/8\" bit on mine, took about 30 seconds for both pipes. Added 12 horsepower, 16 mpg, and makes the ladies swoon. I wish.

Did you remove your muffler, or leave it on the bike? I was worried about the metal shavings from the baffles getting in places it should not be. Thoughts?

[BranNwebster]

Originally Posted by jamesfz6

Please do not drill them out. Save up and get real exhaust. Drilling them out makes it sound like crap. After i bought my scorpions i drilled out the stock muffler just to see what the fuss was all about....it was horrible. Maybe my degree in music has trained my ears to hear certain tones, i dont know, but what i do know is it was the worst sounding exhaust ever.




Sorry, got carried away.....its your bike do what ever you want If i had listened to half the people i ride with i would be riding a harley right now and following the rest of the sheeple.

Hey if you still have it around you want to loan the OEM can to me, I wouldn't mind adjusting them to see what kind of sound I could get without destroying mine.