LLoud obnoxious bikes
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From: la
There is a reason why some areas come up with noise ordinances.. a lot of people don't understand that they lose a lot of bottom end TQ runnin straight pipes.. they just make noise while I'm walkin away from them quietly.. it's kinda fun doing it.
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From: Smack Dab in the Middle of Louisiana
Around here the V-twins that are noisy far, far outweigh the rockets. We as a motorcycling community really need to avoid jumping on another person just because of what they ride. Reminds me of the boat vs jet ski arguments. I have personelly seen just as many dummy HD riders as crotchrocket riders. Especially the look at me I am such a bada$$ for riding a Harley folks. I have seen really loud sportbikes and some not so loud. Blanket statements about one segment of the riding community is really bad practice. Like saying everyone that drives a HD is out to rape, pillage and scare children.
Speaking of Boats and Jet Ski noise....I really get annoyed when they are qualifying for the heat races at Buhlow lake with those little stinger racing boats.
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From: Boston, PR of MA
I am loud and love it. The 1200 C is not too bad, just slip on's, but my XL50 has open Martin Bro's pipes and I LOVE IT! I have had a few bikes that were not loud and I did not enjoy them as much. I had a 2000 CNR600F4 with full race exhaust and other mods and that sucker was LOUD LOUD. I Say who cares and just let people have fun wi th their rides.
Open pipe bikes are annoying to everyone but the rider. They create road rage towards motorcyclists in general. They have resulted in legislation in Boston, Hampton NH and other places that makes you liable for a $300 fine if you don't have an EPA exhaust, can be ticketed even if parked, and give the police Probable Cause to stop any bike at any time. So bikers like you have impacted me.
Considering that HD's are the best sounding bikes made, I never understood why anyone would then modify one to sound like ****.
Exactly. Ever notice when a bike like yours goes by, people smile? The sound makes them happy.
Of course, if there is even one other open pipe bike nearby, no one can hear anything and everyone is less safe. So it's really all about you, you, you.
Funny thing: the guys who say that they have loud pipes because "Loud pipes save lives" never have on a good helmet, a good jacket, and I saw one last week who didn't even have on gloves! That something is often repeated doesn't make it right.
Last edited by Garandman; Apr 27, 2011 at 02:08 AM.
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From: San Diego, CA
That's the point: I don't care who you are, what you ride, etc as long as it doesn't interfere with my ride. Open pipes **** me off, **** cagers off, and risk rights. I don't like squids either, for the same reason. Take it to the track.
Open pipe bikes are annoying to everyone but the rider. They create road rage towards motorcyclists in general. They have resulted in legislation in Boston, Hampton NH and other places that makes you liable for a $300 fine if you don't have an EPA exhaust, can be ticketed even if parked, and give the police Probable Cause to stop any bike at any time. So bikers like you have impacted me.
Considering that HD's are the best sounding bikes made, I never understood why anyone would then modify one to sound like ****.
Exactly. Ever notice when a bike like yours goes by, people smile? The sound makes them happy.
Young man, compared to a tank cannon or even a .50 cal, your metal music is a cat fart. I suppose you learned the most from the teachers who yelled the most?
Yup, if you are a selfish *****, and have evidence that this actually made you safer [citation needed] that would be true.
Of course, if there is even one other open pipe bike nearby, no one can hear anything and everyone is less safe. So it's really all about you, you, you.
Funny thing: the guys who say that they have loud pipes because "Loud pipes save lives" never have on a good helmet, a good jacket, and I saw one last week who didn't even have on gloves! That something is often repeated doesn't make it right.
Open pipe bikes are annoying to everyone but the rider. They create road rage towards motorcyclists in general. They have resulted in legislation in Boston, Hampton NH and other places that makes you liable for a $300 fine if you don't have an EPA exhaust, can be ticketed even if parked, and give the police Probable Cause to stop any bike at any time. So bikers like you have impacted me.
Considering that HD's are the best sounding bikes made, I never understood why anyone would then modify one to sound like ****.
Exactly. Ever notice when a bike like yours goes by, people smile? The sound makes them happy.
Young man, compared to a tank cannon or even a .50 cal, your metal music is a cat fart. I suppose you learned the most from the teachers who yelled the most?
Yup, if you are a selfish *****, and have evidence that this actually made you safer [citation needed] that would be true.
Of course, if there is even one other open pipe bike nearby, no one can hear anything and everyone is less safe. So it's really all about you, you, you.
Funny thing: the guys who say that they have loud pipes because "Loud pipes save lives" never have on a good helmet, a good jacket, and I saw one last week who didn't even have on gloves! That something is often repeated doesn't make it right.
It does not matter how many "other open pipe bikes are around". If the cage driver hears even one it will make him more likely to look around more than if he didn't hear any. And yes, louder pipes do save lives. Before, with my stock pipes I was always getting cut off and turned into by cageers, Now that I have louder pipes I notice cagers are looking around more and I don't get cut off or turned into 1/10th as often. If you are driving around with completely stock exhaust and not breaking the law the police to not have "probable cause" to pull you over. I have discussed this with several of my police buddies and "Probable Cause" pertains to each individual and just because other bikers have an open pipe exhaust does not give the police "probable cause" to pull over every bike they see. So that is just more bulls**t your spewing. OH, and by the way, I have loud pipes, wear a full face DOT helmet, wear heavy motorcycle boots, a heavy leather motorcycle jacket, full pants and yes even wear leather gloves. So that is just more BS you are spewing. Also, as stated several times here, it is not just the rider that likes the sound of their loud pipes but as several others have said, when they hear one going down the road, they love the sound of it. You can't say that everyone with loud pipes are a bunch of A$$es or selfish ******. That would be like saying that everyone that thinks like you is an A$$ or a selfish *****, but then, maybe you are!!! Maybe you should become friends with that other ***** Adam Carolla. You sound just like him.
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From: Along the shoreline in SW FL
You're pretty much not heard until you've passed 90 degrees across the bow of someone..and have continued on. Because....your pipes face..uhm...backwards!
Garand is quite dead on!
Only person that might hear you more is someone walking on the sidewalk, or people trying to enjoy time in their (once) peaceful yard or home. Cars today have sound insulation several magnitudes better than cars of decades ago, majority have air conditioning, stereos. They won't really hear you until you're either parked next to them at a stoplight (in which case they'd hear even stock pipes)..or you've passed them already, and perhaps directly behind them at a stoplight.
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From: Kentucky
Where I live, no motorcycle can hold a candle to the pickup trucks - that's the only exhaust sound loud enough to irritate me. I mean, who thinks a loud DIESEL sounds cool? It's like a farm tractor.
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From: Roscoe NY, Trouttown USA!
I ran straight pipes on my 81 Superglide for about a month. 6 tickets for straight pipes, at at $50 per ticket in that 4 week period convinced me to spend $10 on a pair of baffles.
I got stopped yesterday afternnon while out on my Electraglide. The first thing the trooper did, after checking my papers, was try to run his nightstick up my exhaust pipes to see if they were open. He seemed disappointed he couldn't.
And for the record, I find the high pitched beelike sound of a crotch rocket among the most annoying sounds in the world. Right up there with crying babies and rap.
I got stopped yesterday afternnon while out on my Electraglide. The first thing the trooper did, after checking my papers, was try to run his nightstick up my exhaust pipes to see if they were open. He seemed disappointed he couldn't.
And for the record, I find the high pitched beelike sound of a crotch rocket among the most annoying sounds in the world. Right up there with crying babies and rap.
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From: San Diego, CA
Problem is....the laws of physics with sound..they don't change just for you.
You're pretty much not heard until you've passed 90 degrees across the bow of someone..and have continued on. Because....your pipes face..uhm...backwards!
Garand is quite dead on!
Only person that might hear you more is someone walking on the sidewalk, or people trying to enjoy time in their (once) peaceful yard or home. Cars today have sound insulation several magnitudes better than cars of decades ago, majority have air conditioning, stereos. They won't really hear you until you're either parked next to them at a stoplight (in which case they'd hear even stock pipes)..or you've passed them already, and perhaps directly behind them at a stoplight.
You're pretty much not heard until you've passed 90 degrees across the bow of someone..and have continued on. Because....your pipes face..uhm...backwards!
Garand is quite dead on!
Only person that might hear you more is someone walking on the sidewalk, or people trying to enjoy time in their (once) peaceful yard or home. Cars today have sound insulation several magnitudes better than cars of decades ago, majority have air conditioning, stereos. They won't really hear you until you're either parked next to them at a stoplight (in which case they'd hear even stock pipes)..or you've passed them already, and perhaps directly behind them at a stoplight.