Loud Bikes or quiet

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Biker 1

7,741 posts

120 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Vickers_VC10 said:
Article said: Grace Shepphard, who works at Ryka’s Café, said she had heard Mickleham residents complain bikers now go through the village to avoid the average speed cameras installed on the A24 two years ago.
Unintended consequences!!! Of course that was going to happen - I've done it myself!

As for loud pipes: depends what it is. Screaming Eagles are OTT, but bearable (during the day...) 125s with straight through pipes are the most tedious, annoying noise of all & should be clamped down on. I also don't like IL4 engines with cheap end cans - loud whining. I saw a Duperduke R recently with the loudest pipe I've ever heard, but the actual sound was awesome - I don't think it was an Akra pipe, but it had been tuned 'just so'......

Pothole

34,367 posts

283 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Dont like rolls said:
Pothole said:
Cite and link to actual existing legislation (not proposals stretching back a decade at least) please.
For example

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__19...
Interesting that the line about noise says "the exhaust gas or noise behavior is worsened". Does that also cover "worsening" within the current db restriction?

phatmanace

670 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Not a fan - my view mostly shaped by having an Mx5 years ago with a naughty pipe, was cool for about 5 mins and then got old/embarrassing fast once you realise close to zero people like it apart from you, plus possibly people at motoring events

I've considered get an V&H pipe on my Tiger, but given the above, I've held back - the induction roar in 2nd and 3rd is pretty cool and I'm happy with that, and the bike is reasonably sociable when I'm riding it around town.

Ho Lee Kau

2,278 posts

126 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Whenever I am in Italy (around lake Como) I see all these bikers tearing up the already broken asphalt, all these uber-loud Ducatis and such, all flying by old people sitting in their gardens or in coffee shops, and the old people are not upset, the bikes do not bother them, they actually seem content to have the motos flying by.

In Switzerland old people seem to want quietness like in the grave. Sad people, they do not realize that soon they will be in an eternally quiet grave.

Ho Lee Kau

2,278 posts

126 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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phatmanace said:
Not a fan - my view mostly shaped by having an Mx5 years ago with a naughty pipe, was cool for about 5 mins and then got old/embarrassing fast once you realise close to zero people like it apart from you, plus possibly people at motoring events

I've considered get an V&H pipe on my Tiger, but given the above, I've held back - the induction roar in 2nd and 3rd is pretty cool and I'm happy with that, and the bike is reasonably sociable when I'm riding it around town.
No disrespect to you, and I also like MX5, but...

You had naughty pipe on a wrong car, sorry. MX5 with tiny engine and 180hp? This is like those farting pipes on Golfs and old BMWs, just chav.

Get a proper vehicle, V8 american muscle, or maybe something Italian, then loud sound kind of belongs.
;-)

Brads67

3,199 posts

99 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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Ho Lee Kau said:
No disrespect to you, and I also like MX5, but...

You had naughty pipe on a wrong car, sorry. MX5 with tiny engine and 180hp? This is like those farting pipes on Golfs and old BMWs, just chav.

Get a proper vehicle, V8 american muscle, or maybe something Italian, then loud sound kind of belongs.
;-)
Proper vehicle hahahaha this place is awesome.

airsafari87

2,599 posts

183 months

Wednesday 9th September 2020
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I've just dropped my bike off at Crowe Performance for a full system and other work.

Froth away.