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A quick poll to see what people use, I had a race can for a while but because I dont get on with my neighbours I reverted back to a standard can to stop complaints but I intend to buy a road can next.

How about fitting a baffle to the race can? Get the looks of a race can without pissing off the neighbours.

Can you buy inserts then? I know all the new cans I have been looking at have removable baffles which I liked the look of, but my race can is an old blue flame jobbie before they bothered with removable baffles.

ive got an ART can no baffles on mine with non standard downpipes with no baffles .i love hearing the exhaust noise when im riding.my moto is .........if people cant see you coming atleast they can hear you coming......... safer that way haha
i dont go making loads of noise with the bike late at night or early in the morning and had no complaints from the neighbours.

I didnt make alot of noise either, but we are one of just a few younger families surrounded by old retired people who seem to have nothing better to do than complain, its really pathetic to be honest if we have a barbecue they complain, if I leave my car on my own personal drive for a week unused they moan they just moan about everything so I like to make sure im on the right side of the law because then I can say sod em.

You can buy generic baffles which are basically a tube with holes in and splayed at one end. I managed to make a baffle for the MOT for mine.

Bit of tubing about 20mm, and thin ally plate. Cut the tube to about 6 inches, then drill a hole in the ally plate same size as the tube. If you dont have a drill big enough, file it. Then, cut the outside of the ally plate to fit the exhaust spout, make it ever so slightly too big and file the rest till its a snug fit. Then drill a hole for the bolt to secure it to the can, you may also need to drill the can spout aswell.

You can then either get them welded together, would need to be the same metal, or i used JB weld. Dunno if chemical metal is an option?

If your just gonna start it up in the morning to warm it up go for the JB weld, but if your using it permanently get it welded id say.

I have a beowulf on mine although i have chopped 150mm of it and its pretty loud

robB that baffle i sent you got your zx7r through the mot didn't it??

yeah it did, Baz. I meant the MOT for the 400.

yeah and i meant the mot for the zx7r

lol, ok

The end can i have is stamped etc, so will pass MOT, but the baffle has been taken out, but to be honest it aint that loud anyway.

Think im going to buy one of the generic baffles, they are less than a tenner on ebay so worth a punt!