Kawasaki Nomad 1600 debaffle

This is the procedure I used taking the silencers out of my 2008 Kawasaki Nomad.
I decided to video the procedure that I used in the event if might be of use to someone else. I welcome any comments, but please keep it polite.
Instructions can be found on KawaNOW.org

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• remove
• baffle
• nomad
• silencer
• exhaust

[supermanfb53]

Did you have to re-jet? Didn't hear you mention anything about it, was wondering if it effected performance without rejetting. I have a 06 v-star 650 classic that I'm thinking about gutting.

[pingramnet]

No simply debaffled.

[cariboutracks]

So, is it safe to debaffle my 1600 Nomad? How will debaffling the bike affect performance. Is there any danger of engine damage? Thanks fo your help.

[pingramnet]

I didn't find any difference in the performance, if anything it improved ever so slightly.

[murph3113]

Just put vance and hines pipes,,install,,10 times louder now on mine,,ty for the vid.

[pingramnet]

Well actually murph3133 I now have a set of Jardine rumblers installed that I put on back in November just before putting the bike away...they sound amazing!

I hope to post a video of them this spring, but right now I'm buried in snow!

[welderman57]

Did this to mine in minutes and it sounds so much better. Thanks! Watching the video I see that you have some chrome filler strips between the saddle bags and fender. Can you please tell me where to get those, I have looked until Im blue.

[MrDoo333]

Good stuff- sounds great & it's about $500 less than V&H.  Thanks

[charger19691]

Nicely done video and the results are very good, I don't like loud cracking exhausts and this sounds nice. Well done!

[mercury049]

So, it's been a couple of years since you posted this. How about an update? Did you leave them as is or upgrade to some after market pipes? Any performance change? I have an 04 and plan to do this next weekend as I'd like to avoid paying ~500 for a set of Cobra pipes. Thanks for the video btw!

[hrdrkr]

I have a 91 Vulcan 1500. Will the same method have the same results, meaning the baffles just pull out as easy as yours did??

[Rezaroth]

do all exhausts have their baffles welded?

I asked a mechanic in Suzuki about a bike with a good sound if its baffles were removed and he was hand-checking the body of the exhasut. strange right?



[MikeFrance74]

thanks for the video dude. Easy enough to do myself. Saves me money.

[MikeCarno]

I have a 98 1500 Vulcan classic can I do this to my mufflers?