Nuisance bikers
Discussion
GravelMachineGun said:
How do you solve a problem of nuisance bikers racing up and down the street?
I have lots of lycra warriors pedalling past my house as well - real pain in the hole! Puts me right off my breakfast when I go out to get the paper...... In actual answer to your question - if you genuinely think they are racing, rather than just progressing swiftly in too low a gear, then your best bet is to record some dates/times/details/potentially footage and then go to see the OB.
Manners2001 said:
rather than just progressing swiftly in too low a gear, then your best bet is to record some dates/times/details/potentially footage and then go to see the OB.
Thats a good point. I have had the usual comments "going a bit there", "in a rush?" because they think im going fast when i'm not really. I can literally creep along at 20mph, and manage to draw attention just because the bike is doing 3000 rpm instead of a cars 1500rpm.Is your exhaust a legal version?
If you are drawing attention at 3,000rpm I suspect it's not legal.
If it's not legal and drawing attention at 3,000rpm then you are probably very anti-social when really 'making progress'.
To be clear, I have no problems with bikes being enjoyed and always endeavour to assist their progress when driving.
I do resent being disturbed in my back garden by a bike that's several streets away making a racket and probably driving well above a safe speed for a built-up area (judging by the amount of revs being used).
If you are drawing attention at 3,000rpm I suspect it's not legal.
If it's not legal and drawing attention at 3,000rpm then you are probably very anti-social when really 'making progress'.
To be clear, I have no problems with bikes being enjoyed and always endeavour to assist their progress when driving.
I do resent being disturbed in my back garden by a bike that's several streets away making a racket and probably driving well above a safe speed for a built-up area (judging by the amount of revs being used).
BuzzBravado said:
Thats a good point. I have had the usual comments "going a bit there", "in a rush?" because they think im going fast when i'm not really. I can literally creep along at 20mph, and manage to draw attention just because the bike is doing 3000 rpm instead of a cars 1500rpm.
Only slightly less annoying than the yoots on hairdryers doing 32 mph flat out.....! 
Not being a biker (and for transparency very occasionally having bikes go past my house making a bit of a din and being a bit irritated), could you change to a more suitable gear to bring your revs down or does the gearing necessitate this? I'd like to know if my upset is warranted!
If it's 'loud enough to hear you coming' I'm confident that it's illegal.
You mention aftermarket but not whether it complies to the noise laws.
If you are so loud that a car ahead of you can hear you, just think how loud that is to those behind you.
In my opinion that is unjustified and I hope that you don't live near me.
You mention aftermarket but not whether it complies to the noise laws.
If you are so loud that a car ahead of you can hear you, just think how loud that is to those behind you.
In my opinion that is unjustified and I hope that you don't live near me.
You want evidence that noise gives drivers a heads up I'm coming? It's fairly obvious isn't it, and it helps again the "didn't see you mate" lot. All I can say is I have no doubt in my mind it has reduced the amount of times I have had close calls since I'm the one that can compare before and after. It's probably not a popular opinion on a car forum but drivers are far from observant in the grand scheme. My driving discipline changed massively once I also taken to two wheels. You should give it a bash before you get on the high horse.
BuzzBravado said:
You want evidence that noise gives drivers a heads up I'm coming? It's fairly obvious isn't it, and it helps again the "didn't see you mate" lot. All I can say is I have no doubt in my mind it has reduced the amount of times I have had close calls since I'm the one that can compare before and after. It's probably not a popular opinion on a car forum but drivers are far from observant in the grand scheme. My driving discipline changed massively once I also taken to two wheels. You should give it a bash before you get on the high horse.
How much did the noisy can reduce your insurance premium by? Willy Nilly said:
BuzzBravado said:
You want evidence that noise gives drivers a heads up I'm coming? It's fairly obvious isn't it, and it helps again the "didn't see you mate" lot. All I can say is I have no doubt in my mind it has reduced the amount of times I have had close calls since I'm the one that can compare before and after. It's probably not a popular opinion on a car forum but drivers are far from observant in the grand scheme. My driving discipline changed massively once I also taken to two wheels. You should give it a bash before you get on the high horse.
How much did the noisy can reduce your insurance premium by? If so I don't understand why the Police don't take more interest in this matter.
Such selfish behaviour ensures that the general public are intolerant of bikers.
Willy Nilly said:
How much did the noisy can reduce your insurance premium by?
I don't have a before and after since it was on when i started the policy. I highly doubt it would have reduced it though. Clearly a few of you have an issue with the idea that sound can alert you to my coming near you. Most accidents occur when a driver pulls out of a junction in front of a biker. The usual reason is "i didnt see you", which is just the way it is, we are only human. Being able to hear me gives another one of your senses a chance to be alerted. It isn't rocket science and is widely regarded amongst bikers as a smart move. I'm comparing close calls before and after, and for me the difference is clear. I don't see why you all have an issue with that. Also you seem to be assuming i have some 100000db straight through asbo can, when it is nothing of the sort. If you were in your car you would hear me about 30yds away, and it is a rumble not a scream.
BuzzBravado said:
Also you seem to be assuming i have some 100000db straight through asbo can, when it is nothing of the sort. If you were in your car you would hear me about 30yds away, and it is a rumble not a scream.
What car would I have to be in on the scale of 2CV to S-Class to hear you at 30 yards?At what distance would I hear you if you had a standard can on?
I declared mine (homologated) with the nominal hp increase, no change. tbh I bought the bike purely on the sound of the stock exhaust... then put termi's on it and removed the db killers, it is quite loud but i love it 
I quite like sitting in the garden and hearing the sound of a bike giving it some, we only get a few on nice days: they start giving it some from the national speed limit which is ~500m away... just me?
it would probably get on my tits if it was the same people all the time outside the front of my house though.. words would need to be had.
I quite like sitting in the garden and hearing the sound of a bike giving it some, we only get a few on nice days: they start giving it some from the national speed limit which is ~500m away... just me?
it would probably get on my tits if it was the same people all the time outside the front of my house though.. words would need to be had.
MDUBZ said:
I declared mine (homologated) with the nominal hp increase, no change. tbh I bought the bike purely on the sound of the stock exhaust... then put termi's on it and removed the db killers, it is quite loud but i love it
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