Aftermarket Exhaust Identification

[WillT]

Hello all,

I'm Will, and I'm new here. I just bought a gorgeous Valkyrie about a month ago, and I'm in love.

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what aftermarket exhaust are installed. Pics attached. I think they're horseappleranch, but I'm not sure. Any baffles available?

Thanks guys.

[John Schmidt]

FWIW, never share a parking slot with a car, especially if parking behind it. As for the pipes, they could be a set of MarkT's creation but I'm more inclined to think not. More like someone has cut the piggies off an OEM exhaust and added a set of 4" stacks over the muffler, long enough to protrude that far back. They can always be cut at an angle as shown at the end.

[WillT]

Thanks John. Yeah, I wish I didn't have to park on the street, but I'm a poor grad student in the city working as a line cook to afford beer, tuition, and food, so I live in a cheap apartment with no garage. The Valk is my first and only vehicle out here.

I'm always pretty worried that someone will hit my Valk, especially since I've seen the bad drivers out here literally bump into cars in front and behind them when attempting to parallel park. So far she's been safe, knock on wood.

[Hook#3287]

That's a nicely accessorized Standard

I agree that seems to a stock set with the "piggies" removed and a side cut truck pipe added.

It doesn't seem to be a "Ragnar" cut, which is when the internals of the main pipe are gutted out.

If that's the case, I believe there are baffles in the main pipe, but it's been a while.

EDIT:
Looking at the pics closer, it may be a "Ragnar" cut.

I added baffles to a set of pipes that were modified that way, as the bikes was to loud for me.

I'll try to find the post on it later.

[Hook#3287]

Found it.

https://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,92676.0.html

Assuming your pipes are Ragnar cut, this is the repair I did.

I sourced all the parts online.  6- 1"x12" baffles, 4 clamps and 2 end plugs.

The 3 baffles were just pushed in and no other attaching was needed, still in place.

Actually a easy fix.

[98valk]

corbin saddle bags and side covers worth about $2k. 

[WillT]

Found it.

https://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,92676.0.html

Assuming your pipes are Ragnar cut, this is the repair I did.

I sourced all the parts online.  6- 1"x12" baffles, 4 clamps and 2 end plugs.

The 3 baffles were just pushed in and no other attaching was needed, still in place.

Actually a easy fix.

Thanks Hook. I checked your mod and was planning on trying it, but I inspected my pipes further and there are holes drilled into them on the sides, likely to make the bike louder? There's also a wedge shaped hole, not sure what that is about. There's definitely some sort of baffle in there or something, I'm not sure. Absolutely destroyed the pipes, although they do look great. My main concern is, the bike is definitely running lean. Lots of decel poppping, plus a hanging idle.

I decided to just bite the bullet and get a whole new system. I can't afford horseapple's custom pipes right now, so I just ordered a set of the Delkevic pipes. They're only 3" and they're a bit shorter, but at least the bike should run right, and I won't blow my eardrums out.

I used to have a Yamaha Vmax (I made the mistake of leaving it in my father's garage when I went to Taiwan for work, and now it's his), and I ran open headers for a bit. Sounded great, but definitely gave me tinnitus, so the insanely loud pipes I have now on the Valk are killing me, and probably the bike too.

corbin saddle bags and side covers worth about $2k.  

I bought this specific Valk precisely for those saddlebags, hah. The side covers are a bonus, in addition to all the other accessories. She had a big custom batwing fairing as well, but that's too old man for me so the first thing I did was remove it.

[Hook#3287]

Not familiar with that exhaust brand, but I hope it works for you.

Seems like you could still repair the ones you have and hold on to them.

Who ever did that fairing did a nice job.

Hopefully you documented the install so when your Dad gets more on in years, you can put it back on and trade the Valk and get your Yammie VMax back. 

Keep us posted on how you make out.