Virago XV250 baffles?

[tigertim20]

I've been considering messing with the baffles on my bike, I'm a new rider but I find my bike is a little too quiet for my liking.
It's a Virago xv250. It's only 250cc, but I would like it to sound a little more grunty.

The guy I bought it off recommended I take the baffles out all together, I've been doing tonnes of research and am left undecided.

What if I just drilled holes in the baffles like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB_Au6aLlJ8

Would that have a massive impact on the performance/life/temp/etc of the bike?
Would I need to re-jet the carb? How would I know?
I don't want it to be too loud. After all, it's a 250 and i'm not fooling anyone haha.

Cheers

i went and checked out a virago 250 for a friend of a friend about 6 months ago. it has straight through slash cut pipes, and it actually sounded really really good, I was surprised.
I took it for a decent test ride, and there wasnt any noticable loss that I could tell, and I have ridden several different viragos.

[ktm84mxc]

Most just drill one hole first say 10mm take it for a ride , and adjust the volume by adding by adding more holes. A 10mm hole can easily be welded over if the need arises, drill the holes in a circular pattern. Doing this will not affect the jetting.

[The Lone Rider]

I've been considering messing with the baffles on my bike, I'm a new rider but I find my bike is a little too quiet for my liking.
It's a Virago xv250. It's only 250cc, but I would like it to sound a little more grunty.

The guy I bought it off recommended I take the baffles out all together, I've been doing tonnes of research and am left undecided.

What if I just drilled holes in the baffles like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB_Au6aLlJ8

Would that have a massive impact on the performance/life/temp/etc of the bike?
Would I need to re-jet the carb? How would I know?
I don't want it to be too loud. After all, it's a 250 and i'm not fooling anyone haha.

Cheers

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