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Ordered the 1" baffles for the Sceptre exhaust and they arrived yesterday. The ordering from Team Triumph went smooth and they shipped them free-of-charge. The baffle are first rate and the installation went smooth, probably no more than 15 minutes to install them and the hardest part was lining up the mounting holes. They are a snug fit and to remove them will require removing the entire exhaust and tapping them out from the other side.

I ordered these mainly because, for me, the stock Scepters were physically painful in my ears if I didn't have ear plugs in. I already have hearing loss in one ear and want to keep what I have. Ordering the baffles was cheaper than a new exhaust, and I can always remove them if I desire. (BTW, the Sceptres were on the bike when I purchased it)

After talking with Team Triumph I decided to order the 1" baffles, which are the quieter of the two they offer. As they put it, on a scale of 1 to 10, one being stock and 10 being the normal Sceptre, the 1" baffles are about a 5, and the 1.5" baffles are about a 7.5.

I can tell you that the 1" baffles really take the bite out of the Sceptre sound. They sound the same, but the volume has been greatly reduced and you can really hear the engine now at idle (not necessarily a good thing). Revving the engine and you still get the great sound from the exhaust, but I probably won't be waking the neighbors or setting off car alarms any longer.

The roads here are still snow packed and icy in spots, so a full report of what they sound like on the open road will have to wait for awhile. Hopefully I can get out for a short period of time by the end of the month. Haven't been able to ride in over 4 weeks and it really sucks!

they should offer the different baffles as free if you want them put in before you buy the pipes

Frank

Sucks to be in Colorado this winter. I don't think I've ever gone this long without riding. We usually get plenty of ridable days in the winter. This sucks!!

MY sceptres are still LOUD! I love 'em!

My street still has snow on it. I couldn't get out if I wanted to.

By the way, what is a "Black-Hex Shifter Rod"?????

baffles in Sceptres??? Isn't that like a shower with a raincoat?

Also, did I detect a slight loss of power with the baffles? Or just the cold weather & gas that is starting to get a little old (I've tried to let it idle for 10-15 minutes every weekend)? Guess I'll reserve judgment on that until I start riding regularly again.
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I swapped my TORS for my stock pipes since the TORS just seem to be getting louder. I don't know if I really lost power although it was weird riding-I had to keep looking at the tach, something I had not done in a long time. I do seem to feel a vibration about 3500 or 3700 that I didn't feel with the TORS but that could be in my head. I don't know if I'll stay with the stock or go back to the TORS. Wish I could flip a switch on the handle bars and mute the TORS sometimes.