What non-riders really think about loud pipes...

[alanmcorcoran]

Editorial today on bikes and noise.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la- ... 3457.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-johnson17-2009sep17,0,5423457.story)

For the record, I'm not a big fan of loud pipes in residential neighborhoods, small town main streets etc. I'm not really a fan of loud anything (boom cars, gas powered leaf blowers, the guy in the gym that has to grunt and slam the weights around so everyone notices he's benching 400) except maybe outdoor rock music, and, even then, I usually go with ear plugs. I understand the appeal, but to me, loud stuff is an infringement on other people's rights to peace and quiet. I know some noise is necessary and my Strat isn't exactly whisper quiet - but I'm careful to start it in the street and leave immediately, quietly at low speed, low revs and stock pipes.

If you are riding out in the desert or farm towns and so on where there aren't 12 million people living on top of one another, I say have at it, make all the noise you want, you probably aren't bothering anyone anyway.

[patrick_777]

If you are riding out in the desert or farm towns and so on where there aren't 12 million people living on top of one another, I say have at it, make all the noise you want, you probably aren't bothering anyone anyway.

THINK OF THE COWS!

[dannylightning]

loud is good, really loud pisses people off, this is the way i see it.

[bonehead]

My cows have gotten used to the bike, but the neighbor's horses, now that's another story.

[Dupo]

An aide to my city councilwoman, Suja Lowenthal, told me that his boss has tried to combat the problem. He says she pushed the police to set up checkpoints to catch the noisiest offenders. Great, I told him, so why haven't I ever seen one in my neighborhood? Probably, he said, because the police have their hands full with serious crime.


Exactly ... they have admitted, for once, they have better things to do.


Old cars / hot rods / street-strip cars are for the most part loud .... yet no one complains about them going down the road. What do you say? "oooOOoooOOoo look at that '68 mustang!!"

[bonehead]

Yep, if they are going to do the bikes they should do the autos as well.

[mrlmd1]

Some people just have to have something to do, to justify themselves in life, to get a "cause".

[bonehead]

Some people just have to have something to do, to justify themselves in life, to get a "cause".
My answer to those people is and always will be to get a life.

[Water Warrior 2]

Been there done that with loud cages. Now I welcome the sounds of silence. I don't want to feel the sound waves anymore.

Mind you, there was a time in a tunnel with open headers on a small block chevy.

[michael666]

loud pipes you say? well, if you like them, your'e a fag. if you don't have a bike yourself but think they are kind of cool, you're "bike-curious" :biggrin:

not my words but south park's: http://www.xepisodes.com/southpark/episodes/1312/The-F-Word.html

brilliant episode :2tup:

anyway, if the sound is deeeeeep and growly and is coming from a vehicle that looks the part, i love it. :rawk:

[alanmcorcoran]

Glad to hear that South Park is aired in denmark. There was some chitchat re that episode some months back...

viewtopic.php?p=29344#p29344 (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=29344#p29344)

[Sarris]

Some inconsiderate assholes have straight pipes that can make you bleed from the ears.

I have Vance & Hines true duals on my Harley. They are a bit louder than stock.

Unlike some HD riders, I DO have the baffles in my mufflers, and like Alan, I am considerate of my neighbors.

BUT...... a Harley must sound like a Harley. And.... I assure you that I'm not a fag.

I also assure you that you wouldn't make that assertion to me or my friends in person.

:poke2: :skull: :poke2: :skull:

[alanmcorcoran]

I also assure you that you wouldn't make that assertion to me or my friends in person.

Yes... once you get the hang of eating solid food, you sort of want to maintain that ability.

I've not met the South Park guys, but I'm guessing after they aired that episode they gave biker bars a wide berth. Subtlety is not one of their strong points.

[michael666]

Glad to hear that South Park is aired in denmark.

actually it isn't right now, i usually watch it on the internet.
but south park loves us, they even did a double episode about the mohammed cartoons once. although they didn't really show any danes in that one though.
or mohammed for that matter.. :curse:

but we were in the "canada on strike" episode, dressed in some kind of weird german folk-dancer outfits from the 16'th century.. :facepalm:

[5th_bike]

Um, when I was a non-rider, I always thought that people who have loud pipes were not allowed to fart when they were little kids.

Now I have a couple thousand miles on a bike behind me, I still do.