Ama? Wtf?
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From: Eaton, OH
If anyone had taken the time to read the article, you would have seen that the AMA was against this law as unreasonable for a number of reasons. For one thing, a rider could modify an EPA exhaust by changing/removing the baffles and still meet the letter of the law. Changing the baffle defeats the whole purpose of the law which was to quiet down motorcycles with excessively loud exhausts.
The AMA has been proposing for some time a sound level test as this would allow aftermarket or non-EPA stamped systems to be legal. There is a standardized test method that they recommend. They even have written some draft language that could be used in a regulation if desired.
AMA's position has been for some time that loud pipes are eventually going to cause all motorcycle riders and dealers problems. That is why they have been trying to convince riders not to put excessively loud exhaust systems on street bikes.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was named because his signing this bill into law was chosen as the most significant action that very well could affect all motorcyclists across the country, not that his action was pro-motorcycle. They pointed out that California laws have been adapted by other government agencies and this law could well spread to other parts of the country.
Whether you want to believe it or not, motorcycle riding is a privilege, just like driving a car. That privilege can be taken away from you. There are a lot more non-riders that do not like the loud exhausts that some riders seem to think they have the "right" to use regardless of how it affects everyone else.
The AMA has been proposing for some time a sound level test as this would allow aftermarket or non-EPA stamped systems to be legal. There is a standardized test method that they recommend. They even have written some draft language that could be used in a regulation if desired.
AMA's position has been for some time that loud pipes are eventually going to cause all motorcycle riders and dealers problems. That is why they have been trying to convince riders not to put excessively loud exhaust systems on street bikes.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was named because his signing this bill into law was chosen as the most significant action that very well could affect all motorcyclists across the country, not that his action was pro-motorcycle. They pointed out that California laws have been adapted by other government agencies and this law could well spread to other parts of the country.
Whether you want to believe it or not, motorcycle riding is a privilege, just like driving a car. That privilege can be taken away from you. There are a lot more non-riders that do not like the loud exhausts that some riders seem to think they have the "right" to use regardless of how it affects everyone else.
That "right" is gonna be exactly what kills us. Half the fun of a Harley is the sound, but the uberloud is for the uberstupid. Citizens have cameras, voting power, and the "badboy" image of bikers to motivate them to screw up a good thing.
At the least we could spare them the rattling windows.
At the least we could spare them the rattling windows.
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That "right" is gonna be exactly what kills us. Half the fun of a Harley is the sound, but the uberloud is for the uberstupid. Citizens have cameras, voting power, and the "badboy" image of bikers to motivate them to screw up a good thing.
At the least we could spare them the rattling windows.
At the least we could spare them the rattling windows.
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
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From: Springfield, Ohio
If anyone had taken the time to read the article, you would have seen that the AMA was against this law as unreasonable for a number of reasons. For one thing, a rider could modify an EPA exhaust by changing/removing the baffles and still meet the letter of the law. Changing the baffle defeats the whole purpose of the law which was to quiet down motorcycles with excessively loud exhausts.
The AMA has been proposing for some time a sound level test as this would allow aftermarket or non-EPA stamped systems to be legal. There is a standardized test method that they recommend. They even have written some draft language that could be used in a regulation if desired.
AMA's position has been for some time that loud pipes are eventually going to cause all motorcycle riders and dealers problems. That is why they have been trying to convince riders not to put excessively loud exhaust systems on street bikes.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was named because his signing this bill into law was chosen as the most significant action that very well could affect all motorcyclists across the country, not that his action was pro-motorcycle. They pointed out that California laws have been adapted by other government agencies and this law could well spread to other parts of the country.
Whether you want to believe it or not, motorcycle riding is a privilege, just like driving a car. That privilege can be taken away from you. There are a lot more non-riders that do not like the loud exhausts that some riders seem to think they have the "right" to use regardless of how it affects everyone else.
The AMA has been proposing for some time a sound level test as this would allow aftermarket or non-EPA stamped systems to be legal. There is a standardized test method that they recommend. They even have written some draft language that could be used in a regulation if desired.
AMA's position has been for some time that loud pipes are eventually going to cause all motorcycle riders and dealers problems. That is why they have been trying to convince riders not to put excessively loud exhaust systems on street bikes.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was named because his signing this bill into law was chosen as the most significant action that very well could affect all motorcyclists across the country, not that his action was pro-motorcycle. They pointed out that California laws have been adapted by other government agencies and this law could well spread to other parts of the country.
Whether you want to believe it or not, motorcycle riding is a privilege, just like driving a car. That privilege can be taken away from you. There are a lot more non-riders that do not like the loud exhausts that some riders seem to think they have the "right" to use regardless of how it affects everyone else.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 724
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From: SC Lowcountry
I've visited Ca. quite a few time since my son moved to LA. Coming from the deep south it was quite a shock the first couple of times. Fun place to visit (great food), but like my son said " California is like a granola bar......full of nuts, fruits, and flakes". Funny but true.
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