Quieting down the Jardines or switch??

[SteveM]

Hi All,

This is my first thread so thank you...

I have a 2004 R3 with The Jardine System on it...I am completely satisfied with the performance of the pipes, but, they are just a bit too loud for me now...I'd prefer not to put the stock exhaust back on...

Has anyone tried to drill out the baffles on this system and quiet them down ?


Thanks!

 

[Lester532]

Drill out the baffles on this system and quiet them down ?

Seems a little counter intuitive.

 

[snuffcityrider]

My dealer in Waco, Tx was telling me about some discs that you can put in, in varing numbers to quiten it down to your liking. Not sure who makes them though. 254-757-2453 is their number.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

My dealer in Waco, Tx was telling me about some discs that you can put in, in varing numbers to quiten it down to your liking. Not sure who makes them though. 254-757-2453 is their number.

Snuff.....

You are wacko.....

Looks to be a Super Trapp number.

I still like my stealth motor boat mufflers.

 

[snuffcityrider]

Yeh, that's it...Super trapp.

 

[benelli_4572]

Buy some preds, and sell me your Jardines! Then you can crank them discs tight and have a fluffer sound!

 

[Sidecar Flip]

You can buy 2 sets of Jardines for one set of Preds.....

Pretty high buck mod that might be going the way of the dinosaur if the government has it's way with noise abatement and agency stamped exhaust systems.

Interestingly, the Jardines are on the on the approved list of aftermarket exhaust manufacturers. Can't find Travelguy Enterprises though.

I have no issue with the system nor do I sell Jardines, at least not at the present time. I just want owners to be forewarned that quite possibly, at some point, the Preds could keep you from renewing your license tags.

 

[RatBoy]

Hi All,

This is my first thread so thank you...

I have a 2004 R3 with The Jardine System on it...I am completely satisfied with the performance of the pipes, but, they are just a bit too loud for me now...I'd prefer not to put the stock exhaust back on...

Has anyone tried to drill out the baffles on this system and quiet them down ?


Thanks!

Sorry Steve,
I have a set of Jardines and I've had the baffles out and repacked trying to make it less noisy... but my effort was wasted.

If you are handy or know someone that welds... you could make your own replacement baffles, or spend the money to buy Jardines 'quiet baffles' that don't help either.

You can extract the baffles by drilling out the two rivets on the inside of each pipe. It may take some 'convincing' to get the baffles out if you have rust, or carbon build up.

You could cut the two ends off of the existing baffle to reuse them. Fab a smaller diameter pipe and drill bigger holes. The existing pipe is large with very smaller holes so it doesn't do much for 'quiet' riding.

Personally, I'm not that handy...

A couple of folks have cleaned out the Stock pipes but they are definitely louder. You'd end up having to fab baffles for them if you think that Jardines are too loud. I think that Stripes has his drilled out.... maybe tDragger, too. Perhaps I'm right and they'll chime in.

Some folks have left the stock header and opted for slipons which give more noise than stock for a lot less money.

The short answer is that I don't think that there's a way to 'tone down' the Jardines.

 

[RidinSunshine]

You could just use ear plugs

 

[T Evans]

I also have Jars and have removed the baffles thinking they needed repacking to quiet them down some just to find out that they didn't need to be repacked and they were just going to be loud. The whole reason for the Jardines is the horse power increase. I have heard that the TOR's with cat delete will produce about the same horse power as the Jars. I have heard the TOR's and really like the way they sound. They have a nice rumble at idle or normal running but sound great under hard acceleration.
If I were going out to replace my stock exhaust today, it would be with the TOR's. But thats just me. A lot of guys like the sound of the Jares. My boys will ride my bike sometimes and they both say that running down the road, it sounds like a bunch of pissed off BEES inside there helmet. When the bike was on the dyno being dialed in. A bunch of Harley guys came up and one guy said that it sounded like a Dodge diesel to him and I have had several guys tell me that.
Oh well to each his own. Maybe some day I will stumble onto a set of TOR's for a good price and I will probably switch them out and try going with the TOR's.

Hmm, I wonder if I could get a set of TOR mufllers and put them in place of the Jardine mufflers and keep the Jardine header. Hmm!!

Big T