Baffle removal

Well the baffles are usually held in by any one of the following : circlips; bolts or rivets.

 

The baffle in the Arrow exhaust that you can see as my avatar pic to the left had a small torques head screw in holding the baffle in, this screw had a tiny spot weld on as to be road legal the baffle needs to be fitted.

I used a tiny sharp chisel to crack the spot weld and then got a good fitting torque's bit in a big screwdriver and the screw came out. I then inserted the wooden handle of a hammer into the baffle end and wriggled up and down gently pulling back... slowly the baffle worked its way out.

Please note this is for the Arrow exhaust on Tiger 800 so yours could be different.

By the way when my baffle was out the noise was just tooo loud!

 

Could you post some pics from various angles of the exhaust can, then perhaps we could help more?

 

Thought the full system was 'not for road use' and therefore had no baffle?

 

The Triumph accessories page make no mention of removable db killer for this system as it is for off road/closed circuit use

http://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk...574512437E}&selectedBikeName=Speed-Triple-ABS

 

Well if I were in your shoes and wanted to make the bike exhaust sound more fruity (I'm assuming that is your desire?) then I would do the following:

1. Remove the exhaust can from the bike;

2. Drill out the rivets on the front and rear ends, this will allow you to take the can apart;

3. Once you've got the outer sheath off the can you will be able to see the guts of the thing - I don't know what will be inside but usually it's a combination of perforated pipe and sound absorbing wrap. When I did mine (Bonneville T100) I removed all the the wrap and the pipes, what a change in tone !!!!

4. Once you have removed the guts, re-assemble using new rivets and the job is done.

It's not as scary as it sounds, honestly.


Dave

 

Just take your time, do it on a day when you have no other commitments. Assemble your tools and shit and take it step by step.

Dave

 

is there not a rubber bung on the outside of the can? it'll prob be at the swing arm side. my akrapovic had this, take out the bung, there was a screw there, take out screw and baffle pulls out.... could be wrong with that one though

 

Has anyone taken the baffle out of a standard twin pipe scrambler.
I’ve got a 2013. Just want to know how people have got on with it and if it’s worth it. Thanks

 

See this thread. https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/low-boy-baffle-removal.6597/
I used it as a guide to remove my baffles on my Arrows. Basically, this is what I did.
1. Remove end can from bike.
2. put protective tape around rivet heads and drill off the heads of the four black rivets holding the carbon end cover on. be careful not to damage the carbon. the rivet heads are soft so won't take much.
3. Remove carbon cap. put aside.
3a. if you wish to put baffle back in and secure it, now is the time to drill a hole in the edge of exhaust flange in a position where you want to put a small bolt.
4. use a grinder or file (i used a file for more control) and file down weld (around the edge of exhaust flange), about 1 or 2mm until you see a fine black line around the exhaust. its hard to see but it will appear when you have removed enough material. use a broom handle down the exhaust to wiggle baffle to help break the weld during your filing.
5. once happy you have removed enough metal put a broom handle up the other end of the exhaust can so it's against the end of the baffle. now bash the end of the broomstick with a hammer or use a hard surface like the floor to bash out the baffle. mine took a real thrashing to get out but once it starts to move it won't take much more.
6. tidy up exhaust hole with file to remove sharp edges.
7. at this stage I metal glued a nut into position which holds the new bolt to secure baffle when replaced.
8. replace carbon end cap and re-rivet onto exhaust can.
9. fit to bike and enjoy.
I didn't take many photos but here are a few also check youtube as there are a couple of vids on there too.

 

Ha ha, didn't even look at the date.

 

Always handy to see how it's done

 

Golden How-to!! Ive just bought a 2018 Speed triple RS. Has anyone done this to the new RS yet? Not sure if its doable on the new RS...

 

Thats what my arrow has printed on it but its sitting in a box unfitted.

 

Hi mate, I’ve dine this for my speed rs 2018, it was a pain as at the end of the baffle was a circular disk with a 5mm hole in it! This was welded around the pipe and was a pain to remove!

The sound is unbelievable so much deeper, the euro 4 can is so restrictive and quiet! However it’s transformed the bike.

My only worry now is do I need to get the bike re-mapped, and has this altered the fueling and tourque??