New bike - to baffle or not to baffle.... advice requested

[Ritchie335is]

I have a loud pipe on my RC8 and ran for a while without a baffle, not through choice, it broke the bolt and blew out.
I liked it but it was crazy loud and a bit embarrassing really. I only realised how loud it was when I took it to the Ulster gp. After the racing me and a few pals went for a bit of a belt round. I was giving it the beans coming down deers leap and my mate on his (loud piped) R1 moved out of the way to let me pass. I made a comment about him using his mirrors later and he said, I heard you coming!
Another baffle is in now to stay and its plenty loud enough.

[Tribal Chestnut]

Baffle out, unless you happen to be out and about at antisocial hours or take the piss with the throttle in slow, heavily populated areas.

[TackleburyUk]

Back home now.

Baffles in is the way forward for riding at 2300 onwards. Managed to idle around my estate and hit the kill switch halfway around my usual loop to point the bike in the right direction.

As for the last post, even at 30 around town it's too loud de baffled imho..