Vance and Hines Quiet Baffles, Yes or No

Vance and hines pipes are know for one thing, shaking the ground and making noise. When you go on a ride of 400 miles in a day yer head is stilll shaking from the noise.
They had the same pipe on the AIH bikes for a year.

You may be right, but I must say the improved performance V&H gives is important to me.

Vance and Hines Slip ons

Vance and Hines ovals here on my '06 Ultra based on recommendations I got here on this forum. Thanks again guys! Louder than stock but not obnoxious and a little noticable performance improvement. Slip ons-easy install.

Put the quiet baffles in my V&H true duals. Can't say I really noticed a reduction in the noise level. but then again my wife says I don't hear very well

What I did notice is that the sound seems a little more high pitched now, and not the low throaty sound the stock baffles had. Not sure I like them, thinkin of takin them out and puttin the stock ones backin.

I may be able to put the quiet baffles in this Saturday. I do like the sound of the Big Shots, and really hope it doesn't do what ringo experienced. I've been hoping it keeps the tone the same and just dials it down 10% . If the pitch is shifted to something higher, I'll probably go right back to stock V&H baffles and forget the Quiet Baffles. I'm very sensitive to changes in sound quality, being a professional musician for 35 years. What's important to me is that on a 200 mile ride I can get into a groove without being distracted by nasty sounding pipes. One thing, I just switched to Redline synthetics from dino, and the sound did change a little. perhaps the engine noise is a bit louder. I'm hoping the new baffles compensate. I'll post as soon as it's done.

PYTHON_3's

I looked back on this thread thinking it stated"""" PYTHON-3'S were made by V&H....... Must of been on hdtalking....... Anyone here have that answer.....
The p-3's are nice and I will not change over to any other exhaust but would if I had the $$$$$ to WASTE to stimulate the economy!

HEY MAYBE I CAN GET SOME OF THE GOVT'S (OUR) MONEY OUT OF THIS!!!!!

signed....REDHEAD

I got my Quiet Baffles installed yesterday. I rode both street and highway, and then a little more today. My friend also rode a bit for me, so I've heard the new baffles from all sorts of perspectives now. They made my Street Bob sound a bit more cruiser like, reminds me of a Road King, although different. I miss the original sound, but it still sounds like a Harley and I think it's a good compromise between tone and volume. They should be good for NYC riding and long rides. Less impact on my hearing and less attention from those whose attention I don't want. I couldn't hear it from five blocks away, only when around 2-3 blocks away did I know a bike was coming.

I appreciate all the input and advice, thanks everyone. I'd still like to ride a few more days before giving my final impression. I wouldn't say I'm happy, just pleased that the sound is pretty good. It's snowing here in NYC, so I'll have to wait a few days before I get to try it out again.

I guess winter had to give NYC one more kick in the ass before saying bye bye. Now I have to wait for the snow to melt. 58 sounds good FLHT, I really enjoy cool to mildly warm temps like 55-70.

I noticed a slight loss of power in 1st. gear after installing the Quiet Baffles. There's another problem I'm still trying to isolate that may be causing this, so I won't blame the Quiet baffles just yet. Won't know until I get my nbike back from HD.