25-10-13, 10:11 AM
(25-10-13, 07:48 AM)Captain Haddock link Wrote: I have a delkevic on my FZS600 and didn't realy notice any real performance difference with the baffle out so put it back in, did notice less people shaking fists at me with it in..... :lol
I think it's important not to miss the point - we're talking about bikes that have had their fueling system modified by means of an Ivan's kit. I think it's fairly safe to assume that Ivan developed these kits around bikes with free flowing unbaffled exhausts which is why you can see a detrimental effect with a baffle fitted. You can't expect an unmodified bike to perform better with the baffle removed in fact as has already been mentioned this can have a negative impact on fueling and performance.
As for noise I'm not a fan of overly loud exhausts especially in built up areas as I think they do a lot to damage the reputation of bikes and bikers in general. Because of this I generally only remove my baffle when I've planned a decent ride in the countryside and I make a point of trying to be as unobtrusive as possible in built up areas, fortunately my unbaffled Fuel can is not too obnoxious at modest revs.