What loud pipes really say...

[speedevil]

Loud pipes

OK, that's funny right there.

[pennyrobber]

That is some pretty funny stuff. I wish I could send this to the 4 guys leaving a local brewery I was at yesterday. All four continuously blipping the throttle with their obnoxious exhaust as they left.

[Monster Dave]

Where do you draw the line through? I am still love'n the sweet sexiness of the sound that comes out of my Leo-Vince's. Yes, they are LOUD, but not obnoxious. They say "quality" not "cherry bomb" and I get a kick out of hitting the throttle and hearing my Duc roar every time I take her for a spin.

I know I'm not the only one who's found it (mildly) amusing to set of car alarms with my exhaust when I'm not even close to the cars. 

So where do you draw the line?

[moto]

[speedevil]

Where do you draw the line through? I am still love'n the sweet sexiness of the sound that comes out of my Leo-Vince's. Yes, they are LOUD, but not obnoxious. They say "quality" not "cherry bomb" and I get a kick out of hitting the throttle and hearing my Duc roar every time I take her for a spin.

I know I'm not the only one who's found it (mildly) amusing to set of car alarms with my exhaust when I'm not even close to the cars.  

So where do you draw the line?

I suspect you'd think that 2am outside your window would not be OK.

I am not the sound police, nor do I play one on tv.  But since you ask, the answer is simple.  It depends.  If you live or ride through a community that enforces a noise ordinance you'd better watch it.  But that's not the real issue.  The problem is that a lot of people (more non-riders than riders) are fed up with open pipes and the noise.  They demand that their town council or equivalent do something about it and then you see laws like NY's "must have the EPA stamped tag on the exhaust" or you get a ticket.  Somehow, I don't see that setting off car alarms is going to make things better down the road.

Out in the open, make as much noise as you want, there's no one there to hear it.  But when others are around a little consideration will go a long way.

[Monster Dave]

I suspect you'd think that 2am outside your window would not be OK.

I am not the sound police, nor do I play one on tv.  But since you ask, the answer is simple.  It depends.  If you live or ride through a community that enforces a noise ordinance you'd better watch it.  But that's not the real issue.  The problem is that a lot of people (more non-riders than riders) are fed up with open pipes and the noise.  They demand that their town council or equivalent do something about it and then you see laws like NY's "must have the EPA stamped tag on the exhaust" or you get a ticket.  Somehow, I don't see that setting off car alarms is going to make things better down the road.

Out in the open, make as much noise as you want, there's no one there to hear it.  But when others are around a little consideration will go a long way.

I suppose I should have clarified that I am responsible about noise. When I come and go though the neighborhood in the morning and at night I coast through in trying to keep the sound disturbance down. Additionally, I'm not in to the obnoxious disruptions. I do often hear car alarms beep at acknowledging that they are picking up on the vibrations, but it's just one of those little things that makes you go "hey that's cool!".

I don't want to aggravate anyone - but I do like it when someone pulls up and nods in appreciation of my Monster because she sounds so sweet. The first day out, we were heading to a park to take some pics and a guy on another bike with his girlfriend on the back pulled up a few lanes over from me and was pointing at my bike expressing that he'd like to have something similar to his girlfriend.

I still am in possession of my baffles, but putting them in would take away some of the fun!!!  

[sroberts152]

What did he say?  My hearing is all messed up cuz of my loud pipes.

[Monster Dave]

What did he say?  My hearing is all messed up cuz of my loud pipes.

[corey]

sometimes it a matter of being courteous. if i'm riding through a neighborhood, and i see a woman or couple pushing a stroller... i up shift and coast on through, to keep it as quiet as possible.. i mean really, it's not like it ruins my ride. or when i'm coming home really late, and pulling into my rented garage... i kill the ignition and coast the bike for half the driveway to at least TRY and be a little quieter.
by that time my ears are ringing anyway

you can have loud pipes, heck, even REALLY loud pipes, and still be quiet when it counts. just stop ham-fisting the throttle back and forth for 30 seconds...

[speedevil]

What did he say?  My hearing is all messed up cuz of my loud pipes.

OK, that's funny too.  Oh, wait...

OK, THAT'S FUNNY TOO.

Bold and bigger letters are for you hard-of-hearing folks.

[kopfjäger]

Too Loud

[WetDuc]

So does this mean when I upgrade to Termi's IT is going to shrink?

[NAKID]

Too Loud

[Goat_Herder]

Too Loud

Now that's a guy compensating for something...  

[victor441]

What did he say?  My hearing is all messed up cuz of my loud pipes.

that can in fact occur after operating noisy bikes or cars, hearing loss and tinnitus (ears ring 24/7, NOT fun) can result, learned the hard way myself....

[NAKID]

Now that's a guy compensating for something... 

Definitely!