One thing you'll notice if you wrap your baffles , both my hard bags were covered with fiberglass material after i rode it. I used the stuff they use in off road bikes, and it seemed it blew out way too fast.
I "repack" my mufflers every couple of years ... The packing is usually "burnt out" by then and there is a definite difference in the tonal quality ... It's quite simple to do and I use fiberglass matting that I've gotten from Rush ... A suggestion would be to wrap the packing with a couple of pieces of masking tape ... Many will use safety wire but that can create hot spots that can/will cause the chrome on the mufflers to discolor .
One thing you'll notice if you wrap your baffles , both my hard bags were covered with fiberglass material after i rode it. I used the stuff they use in off road bikes, and it seemed it blew out way too fast.
I haven’t seen anything like that yet. Been in some heavy throttle on/off on mountain twistys and holding up nice! About 500 miles on them now.
I used chicken wire to wrap the baffle insulation. Holds it in place when installing. Holding up well and real happy with the sound!
I "repack" my mufflers every couple of years ... The packing is usually "burnt out" by then and there is a definite difference in the tonal quality ... It's quite simple to do and I use fiberglass matting that I've gotten from Rush ... A suggestion would be to wrap the packing with a couple of pieces of masking tape ... Many will use safety wire but that can create hot spots that can/will cause the chrome on the mufflers to discolor .
UL, can’t say yet how this wrap material will hold up but it does have a 2300F heat rating. No sign yet of hot spot marks from the light wire wrap.
Here it is , all done . The tone was definitely deeper , and I found that it was just a bit quieter than I thought it would be . I'm quite happy with the results . As I figured , there were no performance results that I could see / feel . I ended up with a nice deep rumble at idle and it still barks quite nicely when I give it throttle , nice tone at cruising speed .
This packing is quite tough , I've used it before on other bikes and it seems to last . I used to change it every couple years too , and it always looked pretty good . I use packing tape to hold it in place , then wrap wire around it to hold it after the tape gets burned off . The wire is tight enough that it doesn't even touch the walls of the muffler , so no chance of it discoloring the muffler .
I also noticed , that the slight popping I had was gone . I figure it must have been gasses getting trapped inside the space between the baffle and the muffler .
I know that D&D sells their fat cat with baffles wrapped and unwrapped. I figure they know what they’re doing. Excellent job of repacking! Looks great!