I’m thinking of adding a siren to my car, and running it at all times. You know, to save lives.
The city of Denver just passed a law this month that motorcycles have to stay below 82 dB. Some people (with the usual arguments) are really pissed.
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=73328
Somehow I don’t think that this is going to mean that Denver’s economy is going to collapse.
*“We’re going to take our business somewhere else. It’s real easy, we walk with our wallets,” Murphy said.
Murphy says many bikers are affluent business people, doctors, and attorneys.
“That’s a good chunk of money there, and it’s not coming to Denver,” he said.
I live in an isolated mountain area.
There are two sounds I can hear at my house, truckers jake brakes coming down the pass, and bikers going up. More and more truckers are having to fit special mufflers for the jake brakes. Bikers should may to comply to noise levels too.
You can’t get away with that shit in a muscle car, why do bikers get a pass?
The stock HD’s are plenty loud. No need to make them any louder.
I’ve been wanting to pit loud motorcycles for a while because of their utter uselessness (besides vanity).
I often ride my bicycle on the roads and it just shocks me that motorcycles are allowed to run so loud, even through residential neighborhoods. It is ear splitting and not a pleasant noise. I don’t even have the benefit of a car window to shield some of the noise.
If these Harley type bikes are allowed to be so loud, it should be legal for me to bring an air horn with me when I ride my bike and blow it into the ears of these morons. 
They really are not allowed to be loud. There really is an expensive fine for violating it. Yes loud pipes suck, and I cant stand it, even though I take home a paycheck from the company that makes the bikes that the asshats are modifying.
I like the airhorn idea.
Fry
The best is when they go down the block with such powerful noise that they set off car alarms in their wake. So even after the bike is gone, we’re left with stupid blaring car alarms.
But if it saves even one [rude, useless, inconsiderate, arrogant, moronic, brainless] life, isn’t it worthwhile?
Sociopaths, the lot of them.
Let me add that the ATVs with the illegal exhaust systems, need them shoved up their bum. They hurt everybody’s ears, and make the people want to shut down the trails even more. They’re no worse than the illegal motorcycle exhaust though.
Welcome to my neighborhood. Harley is a major employer in York, PA, and “Bike Week” is a time to stay off route 30 unless your vehicle has good sound insulation.
My former neighbor worked for Harley and loved to run his crotch rocket on weekends starting at 0-dark thirty.
That being said, Harley people are preferable to ricemobiles with an engine rivalling my Lawn Boy in terms of horsepower who need a noisy muffler and whale tail to compensate for their adolescent penises.
Four years ago I was passed by a Harley with loud pipes while driving down the highway. I didn’t really hear the thing until it was well on it’s way to passing me and it drowned out my radio, as well as all other ambient noise including my thinking, and it really hurt my ears. So far as I know, the highest risk of getting into a motorcycle accident is while making a left turn or having someone not notice you when they change lanes. Loud pipes might help with the lange changes but I don’t think they’d help with the left turns.
Is there any evidence out there that “loud pipes save lives”?
Marc
Damn Harleys. My BMW F800S can dump all over them over any going you like to mention, quietly and without fuss.
We have a name for these people:
Organ donors.
I am far from a bike expert, but I’m not sure I appreciate the distinction between stock HD and one with loud pipes. Without exception, every single HD I can remember seeing has been damn loud - louder than any Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki/BMW/etc. Personally, I don’t understand the appeal of the HD persona/attitude/image. But I’m pretty much universally opposed to personal preferences that create a nuisance for others - as every HD does IMO&E.
“This kidney has gravel in it.”
Your Lawn Boy has 140+ horsepower? :dubious:
Sadly I can distinguish between loud pipes and stock ones. Only because I hear hundreds every day start and run.
Thats one way to get kidney stones…
Fry
Yeah, so you better get off that lawn with your ricerocket!
Same here with my Triumph Tiger with (slightly modified) stock exhaust. I hate it when I ride 60+ miles to get to some twisty backroads only to have some oversized rolling couch dawdling along in my way, blasting my ears through my helmet and earplugs. GET OUTTA MY WAY, DOUCHEBAG! Yes, you on the blue ElectroGlide!
Great bikes, the new F800’s. Wish I could afford another bike.