I missed that one, but there is always the 93incher from Accurate Engineering..:-)
Not a problem. Roadrat Roberts in Florida also has that little market niche nicely covered.
Posted on 02/08/2005 2:25:38 PM PST by martin_fierro
Bill Would Limit Motorcycle Noise Riders Say Loud Pipes Save Lives
POSTED: 10:46 am EST February 8, 2005
CONCORD, N.H. -- A bill before the Legislature is aimed at making motorcycles quieter.
The bill would make motorcycle exhaust pipes or engines that produce more than 110 decibels of noise illegal.
Police said the measure would make it easier to enforce noise limits at events like Laconia's annual Bike Week. But enthusiasts said louder engines make a bike flashier and safer because others can hear the machine coming.
Currently riders can modify their exhaust systems as long as the sound stays under 106 decibels -- similar to the noise emitted by a snow blower.
A car horn is about 110 decibels.
I missed that one, but there is always the 93incher from Accurate Engineering..:-)
Not a problem. Roadrat Roberts in Florida also has that little market niche nicely covered.
I lived for a while in one community that decided to * ban noisy motorcycles* from its streets from 10 PM to 7 AM.
After a couple of months of roofing nail protests, they caved.
I know of at least one other, a guy who was pretty well outrunning a pursuing cop when he came to a railroad crossing being used by a passing train. Having seen Steve McQueen/ Bud Ekins in The Great Escape once too often, he pulled into an adjoining field, waited for a helpfully empty flatcar, and aimed for the dirt berm holding an undertrack culvert in place.
Happily, he cleared the flatcar, but unfortunately wiped out on the other side when his front and rear wheels touched down at the same time on the other side and he wound up in the roadside drainage ditch.
The cop was reasonably amused and not overly bent out-of-shape, and got him to the local hospital for treatment of a couple of simple fractures, but nothing serious. Even the traffic charges weren't too bad, just a ticket for running the red lights flashing at the intersection at the time.
It likely helped that the cop involved was his brother-in-law....
Life is good when you can tell the story.
CHORUS:
I don't want a pickle
Just want to ride on my motorsickle
And I don't want a tickle
'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle
And I don't want to die
I just want to ride on my motorcy...cle
The Vikings believed that when others told your story and sang songs about your deeds, you'd remain in Valhalla with the other Heroes enjoying the company there, until it was either your time to fade away, or unless the last Great Battle of Gods and Worlds took place, in which case you'd be with some pretty swell company.
I reckon there'll be some FReepers and bikers there....
I don't get it. If the current law is 106 decibels, how does changing it to 110 decibels make it quieter?
OUTSTANDING!!!!!!
I'm a little bit ahead of you then. I got my first bike in 1965. I was 16, it was 23. It was a Harley WLA that had been stripped for desert racing, but later I got a 125 Ducati, then a 250 Suzuki, 200 Triumph, 650 Triumph etc. My first new H-D was a 1974 FX, a classic 74"cid Shovelhead - no electric starter.
My current steed seems to be more able in almost every other respect.
Mine too, a '91 XL883 with lightened flywheels, Buell X1 top end (Which of course makes it a 1200), Screaming Eagle ignition system and Carburetor, Supertrap SS high pipes, Storz rear sets, inverted forks (Complete Buell X1 front end), JMC aluminum swingarm, 17 inch wheels, carbon fiber fenders, flat track style rear section and seat and a few other bits not worth mentioning. It still vibrates a lot though and I get a new bike every few months for my "Company car" so I tend not to ride it much.
I never liked the V-Rod much but the new "Street Rod" version is right up my alley; and more horsepower than you could ever get out of a Sportster. Heavy though.
Nice bike, a real classic chopper. What's that front end? 198? FXWG Wide Glide?
That would be a question for the owner, Poser. :-)
Here's what it's got:
1948 74ci Panhead motor - original matching heads and cases
1958 Duo-glide frame with Santee weld-in hardtail
1968 Gas tank
1983 style FXWG front end and brakes
S&S Oil Pump
Dry, 1.5" Belt Primary
Barnett clutch
S&S E Carb
Auto-advance distributor
The internals of the motor include black diamond valves and S&S crank.
The bike runs great and only leaks oil when I put Mobil 1 in for the winter.
The original bike was built sometime in the early 1970's and was well maintained by it's owner until I bought it a couple of years ago. I replaced the Sporty front end with a 2" over FXWG because it scraped the exhaust under braking. The frame is stock rake so the exhaust running under the frame was a little too low.
My next addition will be 2002 Indian Chief forward controls. That will get the brake pedal in front of my right foot. Brakes are very important to me. My first Electra-Glide (1970) didn't stop very well. I have regretted that since 1971.
I don't at all buy the "loud pipes save lives" justification for being inconsiderate with overly loud exhaust systems. You crash when you put yourself in situations that increase your risk. Think where you are relative to drivers that aren't paying attention and ride where they can't hit you. Loud pipes contribute little to safety, conversely you may want to more closely observe drivers that are traveling close to loud bikes and watch how annoyed they are with the bike and consider how their annoyance can contribute to their aggressiveness against the rider of the loud pipe bike. I ride a bike with a stock exhaust and stay out of the way of other vehicles,keeping in mind that they have many times more mass then I do and more protection. "Good math saves lives"
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