I cut the lip out of my TORs back in '03 and have not had any problems with the chrome or corrosion. I used a Dremel and cut the lip where it sits inside the pipe, staying away as best I could from the outside so as I didn't ruin the finish. I hear what eveyone says regarding buying better pipes but when I bought the bike ('02) there wasn't a whole lot offered, and after plunking down the dough for the TORs I couldn't afford to buy different ones, so I modified them. The baffles I have are about 8"-10" long and look like they were punched with a can opener. Although I'm happy with the results I might play around with a different style baffle just for s**ts and grins. If you didn't already have a spare set I would say go ahead and buy something else, but since you do go ahead and modify them. What's it going to hurt?
