LLoud obnoxious bikes
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When you enter a bar, or go food shopping, or go to the mall, do you have the need to kick open the door with a loud bang....run in screaming like a banshee, jump up on the bar top and scream out loud "look at me...look at me...look at MEEEEE...I'm big and bada$$ cuz I rode in on a bike and I wear black boots and a leather jacket...look at meeeeee!"....cuz your parents ignored you as a kid?.
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My house is in an airport fly over zone. I find it real comforting when I hear that steady engine [prop or turbine] noise as it passes over. I have been around noise my entire life. I hear the throttle blippers and I hear the tinny non baffled pipes. My point is still so what. If that crap is irritating someone to the point of whining and complaining ----they need a life. I refuse to worry or get irritated about the loud talking dumbass or the throttle blipping dumbass. Kids with music too loud bouncing your lawn furniture. Dodge diesel pickups with exaggerated exhaust. All that noise passes by eventually. I just shake my head, smile to myself and feel better. One day it will be very quiet for everyone. Go to church---it is almost always quiet there for a little while. Then family and friends show up and you can enjoy the noise of laughter and family interacting.
It's usually not the "loud pipes" that most peeps have a problem with...it's where some riders abuse the noise, exaggerated by cranking the throttle when it's not needed. And compounded by some not running any baffles.
When you enter a bar, or go food shopping, or go to the mall, do you have the need to kick open the door with a loud bang....run in screaming like a banshee, jump up on the bar top and scream out loud "look at me...look at me...look at MEEEEE...I'm big and bada$$ cuz I rode in on a bike and I wear black boots and a leather jacket...look at meeeeee!"....cuz your parents ignored you as a kid?
Same thing applies for when you're on a bike. Read most of the replies in this thread, it shows many mature riders that state they roll gently and quietly where they should, they know where not to make the noise, and they know when they can make it and not disturb others.
Another blessing of the bikes was near me this weekend, lots of bikes gathered and paraded on by heading out to it, 'cuz I live pretty much in between 3 of the larger biker bars in the area. Similar to the local one a few weekends ago. Most people enjoy stopping what they're doing...and sit and watch the bikes parade by, some wave to them. And then there's the inevitable 1 out of every 40 or 50 riders that...has to fall back a bit..to give himself room to goose and and scream forward full throttle til he just about rearends the bike in front of him, and then lets off the throttle...so he can do it all over again. Screaming of "Hey look at meeeeeee!" He's usually the baffle-less one. That's the 'tard that causes everyone to shake their heads, point and laugh AT him, even the other bikers give him a look like "get away from me".
I chuckle at the analogies of dealing with noise of planes by the airport, or trains. Uhm...did someone hold a gun to your head forcing you to buy a house at the end of the runway of an airport? Or right next to train tracks? or next to a major highway? Who failed to research their real estate investment for a good neighborhood? You had a choice, you failed in making a good one. But those people that live in quiet neighborhoods don't have a choice when some riders force their noise upon all others. The whole "I live near an airport and I deal with the noise" argument is irrelevant to this thread.
Ride responsibly, respect others. Within 1 block of my house there are three other Harley households. None of them have stock cigar pipes either, nor do I. Yet they can ride cool.
When you enter a bar, or go food shopping, or go to the mall, do you have the need to kick open the door with a loud bang....run in screaming like a banshee, jump up on the bar top and scream out loud "look at me...look at me...look at MEEEEE...I'm big and bada$$ cuz I rode in on a bike and I wear black boots and a leather jacket...look at meeeeee!"....cuz your parents ignored you as a kid?
Same thing applies for when you're on a bike. Read most of the replies in this thread, it shows many mature riders that state they roll gently and quietly where they should, they know where not to make the noise, and they know when they can make it and not disturb others.
Another blessing of the bikes was near me this weekend, lots of bikes gathered and paraded on by heading out to it, 'cuz I live pretty much in between 3 of the larger biker bars in the area. Similar to the local one a few weekends ago. Most people enjoy stopping what they're doing...and sit and watch the bikes parade by, some wave to them. And then there's the inevitable 1 out of every 40 or 50 riders that...has to fall back a bit..to give himself room to goose and and scream forward full throttle til he just about rearends the bike in front of him, and then lets off the throttle...so he can do it all over again. Screaming of "Hey look at meeeeeee!" He's usually the baffle-less one. That's the 'tard that causes everyone to shake their heads, point and laugh AT him, even the other bikers give him a look like "get away from me".
I chuckle at the analogies of dealing with noise of planes by the airport, or trains. Uhm...did someone hold a gun to your head forcing you to buy a house at the end of the runway of an airport? Or right next to train tracks? or next to a major highway? Who failed to research their real estate investment for a good neighborhood? You had a choice, you failed in making a good one. But those people that live in quiet neighborhoods don't have a choice when some riders force their noise upon all others. The whole "I live near an airport and I deal with the noise" argument is irrelevant to this thread.
Ride responsibly, respect others. Within 1 block of my house there are three other Harley households. None of them have stock cigar pipes either, nor do I. Yet they can ride cool.
Last edited by oldairboater; May 2, 2011 at 09:51 AM.
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FYI...I do agree with the last quote.
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You go into a restaurant get your table and directly across the room is the ugliest woman you have ever seen. Do you go demand that her ol man put a bag or a berka on her head, call your rep and require a law against ugly people, or do ya man up enjoy your meal and get thru the hour of dining with family and friends. My bike is past you in less than 30 seconds suck it up for chrise sakes.
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You go into a restaurant get your table and directly across the room is the ugliest woman you have ever seen. Do you go demand that her ol man put a bag or a berka on her head, call your rep and require a law against ugly people, or do ya man up enjoy your meal and get thru the hour of dining with family and friends. My bike is past you in less than 30 seconds suck it up for chrise sakes.
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My point exactly. The noise passes us by. People just look for something to bitch about because they are bitches. When it comes to that ugly woman you say a silent short prayer ---give thanks about not having to sit too close or pay for her feed.
You go into a restaurant get your table and directly across the room is the ugliest woman you have ever seen. Do you go demand that her ol man put a bag or a berka on her head, call your rep and require a law against ugly people, or do ya man up enjoy your meal and get thru the hour of dining with family and friends. My bike is past you in less than 30 seconds suck it up for chrise sakes.
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Just got back from a 40 mile ride on my old Ironhead, with drag pipes and no babbles. That thing is a lot louder than my Ultra. The only throttle blipping I did was to keep her running at idle before she warmed up.
A deep rumble doesn't bother me. It is the high pitched scream that hurts my ears.
A deep rumble doesn't bother me. It is the high pitched scream that hurts my ears.
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My house is in an airport fly over zone. I find it real comforting when I hear that steady engine [prop or turbine] noise as it passes over. I have been around noise my entire life. I hear the throttle blippers and I hear the tinny non baffled pipes. My point is still so what. If that crap is irritating someone to the point of whining and complaining ----they need a life. I refuse to worry or get irritated about the loud talking dumbass or the throttle blipping dumbass. Kids with music too loud bouncing your lawn furniture. Dodge diesel pickups with exaggerated exhaust. All that noise passes by eventually. I just shake my head, smile to myself and feel better. One day it will be very quiet for everyone. Go to church---it is almost always quiet there for a little while. Then family and friends show up and you can enjoy the noise of laughter and family interacting.
We've always had the few who had to have the loud straights , at one time those where the only way to get any extra horsepower out of your bike for real . That argument is so full **** today it stinks like a pig farm on a hot afternoon . True big horsepower pipes have a low civil tone to them , when have you ever heard a Ducati sounding like a Kenworth with a blown compression brake ? Kinka blows the popular loudest is best theory right there doesn't it ? Just admit to yours selves the only reason you have those very pricey noise makers is ego , nothing more . You like being seen just like an 8 yrs kid who throws and screaming bitch fit tantrum in public . If you can rip it down the street 2 blocks away from the front of my place and set off car alarms here your an attention ***** plain and simple , never hear any of the Oakland chapter boys doing that when they leave so what are you loud monkeys compensating for ?
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My short shots are about the loudest pipes I have heard. I know some others are louder, but I haven't come across them yet.
In my opinion, louder is safer. Plus I love the look of my short shots, they fit the bike perfectly. Knock on wood, but I have yet to have any real problems with people pulling out in front of me or switching lanes into my lane, and I am sure a large part of it is that you can hear my bike from 200 yds away.
I don't have any problem with sport bikes that are loud, although some of them sound like worn out chainsaws. I do, however, sometimes get annoyed at crappy old rice burner cars with noise-maker exhaust; most of these types have at least one body panel perpetually primer-colored, and $100 bolt-on aluminum spoiler that actually hurts the performance of a front-wheel drive car, and are driven by someone who looks like they should be investigated for their immigration status.
In my opinion, louder is safer. Plus I love the look of my short shots, they fit the bike perfectly. Knock on wood, but I have yet to have any real problems with people pulling out in front of me or switching lanes into my lane, and I am sure a large part of it is that you can hear my bike from 200 yds away.
I don't have any problem with sport bikes that are loud, although some of them sound like worn out chainsaws. I do, however, sometimes get annoyed at crappy old rice burner cars with noise-maker exhaust; most of these types have at least one body panel perpetually primer-colored, and $100 bolt-on aluminum spoiler that actually hurts the performance of a front-wheel drive car, and are driven by someone who looks like they should be investigated for their immigration status.
Last edited by stonewall308; May 2, 2011 at 02:19 PM.