Remus GP - removable baffle?

[donkeykong]

Hi

well this is doing my head in.

I bought a Remus carbon GP road legal jobbie (the oval one).
According to the site i bought it from (calsport/caltech?), it has a removable baffle.

well theres one pop rivet going in the tailpipe.... sod it.... image coming up.

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Right, I drilled the rivet out the bottom, but that inner pipe thing will NOT budge.
am i on the right track here? thats the baffle, yeah? did i just waste part of my life? is it even removable? Argh, i thought it would just slide out.

Any help appreciated,

Cheers!

[fizzwheel]

Yep you're on the right track. Drill the rivet out and then you should find that if you grab the baffle with a pair of pliers and wiggle / twist it whilst trying to pull it out it'll come free.

It was a bit of a b*gger to get the baffle out of e.d.s Remus but it will come out.

[donkeykong]

Will it do any damage?

I mean i can see the errr...padding? wadding?? (rockwool :oops:) in there, it looks like it could get damaged if i give the inside tube a yank.

also, how easy does it go back in?

I kinda hoped when they said 'removable', they meant like a 30 second job.

Arhhh well, its bound to sound better out than in, ill give it a yank tomorrow, cheers for the quick reply bud!

[fizzwheel]

When we removed e.d.'s it was fine. No damage. I believe that the packing is contained behind some mesh to create a chamber for the baffle to sit in. Her can has done 17,000 miles with no troubles at all.

As for putting it back in. I wouldn't know we've never put it back in. :D

I'm sure it will be OK, its designed to be removable so it will come out.

It will sound much better. It really does improve the exhaust note. Its a much deeper sound. Much nicer.

[donkeykong]

cheers butt!

[mattSV]

Mine came out with the aid of a pair of molegrips before the cans went on the bike, and they are NOT gong to go back on :twisted:

[northwind]

With Scorpions, it's easier to stick a broom handle up the can from the header end and poke it out :)

[donkeykong]

well earlier this eve, i took a pair of mole grips (invented in Neport, y'know), gripped, grabbed, pulled, levered, twisted, shouted, swore, and eventually the barstad pulled out!

I must say, it does sound good now. popped like **** when i started it up (choke i guess), and sounds REALLY nice on overrun!

i think it should slot back in ok come MOT time,