Rant - loud pipes

[Gumby]

I spent the last couple of days in a charming little historic town that has become a biker destination of sorts. It's on some really nice riding roads and is a good days' ride from the Chicago area. Very nice quiet town ruined by Harleys with loud pipes.

Either you are the rare type of a****** that truly wants to piss everybody off, or you have the desperate need to be admired by pre-pubescent boys. Most of the accountants and dentists who ride Harleys seem to fit into the latter category.

For the record - the vast majority of us are really fawking tired of your insecurities and your open pipes. The only way those pipes will ever save lives is when Joe Average citizen passes laws so the rest of us can't ride where we want. Tread lightly on the road and off.

If you think it's just me - go to you tube and search "South Park the F word"

 

[liljlandon]

South Park Episode Player - South Park: The F Word

 

[PhilC64]

Where were you riding?

 

[Gumby]

Rode up the great river road to Debuque then down to Galina. I think next time we'll try the stagecoach trail.

 

[PhilC64]

I've heard first hand horror stories from my partner who has a farm in Elisabeth. It's non stop douchebaggery on nice weekends.

 

[Gumby]

There was a huge tattoo parlor having MMA fights on the way back. It was non-stop bikes until we got down to 30.

 

[Gumby]

Riding up the river on Saturday a group of assholes got in front of us. wide open pipes on baggers and the need to ride everywhere two gears lower than they should be in.

A cop pulled in behind me so I gave him room to pass when the road widened to two lanes so he could be right behind the douchenozzles.

Nothing.

They did short shift for a bit, but nothing from the cop

One of those things, I guess. Cops don't pull over Harleys. Too many have the same mentality as those riding them. When I've asked them in the past why, I get told it's because the law is "no louder than stock" and they can't tell what stock is. A OCC chopper is built with open pipes. That's stock. Really? You can't tell the difference between a chopper and a major manufacturer's bike?

 

[PhilC64]

Riding up the river on Saturday a group of assholes got in front of us. wide open pipes on baggers and the need to ride everywhere two gears lower than they should be in.

A cop pulled in behind me so I gave him room to pass when the road widened to two lanes so he could be right behind the douchenozzles.

Nothing.

They did short shift for a bit, but nothing from the cop

One of those things, I guess. Cops don't pull over Harleys. Too many have the same mentality as those riding them. When I've asked them in the past why, I get told it's because the law is "no louder than stock" and they can't tell what stock is. A OCC chopper is built with open pipes. That's stock. Really? You can't tell the difference between a chopper and a major manufacturer's bike?

The way the law is written you need a DB meter to prove it is over a certain decibel. You'd be lucky enough to find a copper who know what DB's are let alone work a DB meter.

 

[MILLHOUSE]

The F-word is kick ass

 

[jmdaniel]

Agreed

I was out in Colorado over the 4th of July, doing day trips out of Denver, and was really pi**ed at all the d-bags ruining the ambience. Folks pedaling up these mountains, and here comes some lard a** and his hootchie momma blasting by 'em.

I love the Tshirt that reads:

"If loud pipes save lives, imagine what actually learning to ride could do for you."

2007 Yamaha FJR1300

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Dem bikes and big diesels with stupid ass pipes with no muffler, make me sick.....

I no longer work cruisers, moto cross bikes with pipes reaching 98DB, just sick laud.

 

[D'Animal]

I agree with Gumby on the Loud Pipes are the ultimate in Noise Pollution.

Communities that ban leaf blowers because of noise will sit on their hand and do nothing about the loud azz bikes that cruise the neighborhoods. The leather must scare them or something. Maybe the Mezican Gardeners should start wearing leather vest with the Gardener Association Chapter stitched on the back.

 

[Gumby]

I agree with Gumby on the Loud Pipes are the ultimate in Noise Pollution.

Communities that ban leaf blowers because of noise will sit on their hand and do nothing about the loud azz bikes that cruise the neighborhoods. The leather must scare them or something. Maybe the Mezican Gardeners should start wearing leather vest with the Gardener Association Chapter stitched on the back.

The problem is some communities are banning bikes all together because one home owner puts illegal pipes on his brand new sportster and pisses everybody off.

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

The way the law is written you need a DB meter to prove it is over a certain decibel. You'd be lucky enough to find a copper who know what DB's are let alone work a DB meter.

bingo.
coppers in vancouver are handing out tickets with db meter in hand.

 

[FJ40onNOS]

i hate loud bikes. I was riding sport bikes till i got hit. harleys have no power and weight a ton.

 

[DaveyBoy]

I was out in Colorado over the 4th of July, doing day trips out of Denver, and was really pi**ed at all the d-bags ruining the ambience. Folks pedaling up these mountains, and here comes some lard a** and his hootchie momma blasting by 'em.

I love the Tshirt that reads:

"If loud pipes save lives, imagine what actually learning to ride could do for you."

2007 Yamaha FJR1300

THAT is a great T Shirt!
Open pipes and the people that use them, suck.

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

the american motorcyclist association on loud pipes:

Threats to motorcycling in America, Part 2: The AMA’s Rob Dingman discusses the challenge of excessive sound

 

[Darkrose]

There are always a bunch of idiots ruining things for the rest of us. I find it funny though when someone sitting next to me in a cage at a light will say to me, "Wow, your bike is SO quiet!"

I ride a Honda ST1100, am a member of the AMA, and also a field rep.

I don't mind cops running around with DB meters to ticket noisemakers, but I believe it shouldn't be restricted to motorcycles. There are plenty of cagers with 3in coffee cans on their rears that make even more noise....

 

[Jman]

and how many of you run de-smogged Cruisers...really....find something else to gripe about!!

Environmental Pollution

Types of pollution

The chief types of environmental pollution include air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, pollution caused by solid waste and hazardous waste, and noise pollution. . . .

[SNIP a whole lot of cut and paste stuff that is beside the point]

My cruiser is smogged. But that's really beside the point. Pointing to other people that are doing a different wrong thing does is not a justification of your own wrong behavior. You might as well try to justify robbing a bank by pointing at someone who is robbing a liquor store.

I don't need some dumbass roaring through my neighborhood setting off car alarms with his stupid loud pipes, and the whole "loud pipes save lives" thing is BS used to justify what is, essentially, just assholish behavior.

 

[hedonist]

i live on a busy street in slc. There is many,many loud bikes that drive by and pisses me off to no end. There is one guy in particular who drives by every morning at 6 am (i wake up at 7) and feels he has to go 5 blocks in first gear as fast as he can. I set my alarm and have tried to wave him down on several occasions to no avail.
I went out the other day and tried to spray him with the hose but missed
He looks to be a big guy but I want to kick his ass so bad....think i might win if he wants to fight.
fxxxin f word!!!