Whether or not it's funny ha-ha depends on your point of view. Sitting at a traffic light on a busy thoroughfare. A motorcyclist comes worming his way to the front, nothing new there, no big deal. Loud bike. He stops one car in front of me. I can hear his bike making those burbling noises. Suddenly he revs it hard. VROOOOOM! Dang, that thing's loud, and he's got a full-size truck between him and me, and my windows are up. He didn't notice the cop two lanes over. Cop puts his car in park, walks over and taps said motorcyclist on the shoulder. Whoops. Cop gets some info from the motorcyclist, and apparently says, meet me over in that gas station next to my car. Walk the bike. Now the motorcyclist can't find neutral. Cursing, alternately stomping on and kicking the gear selector. Finally he gets it figured out, and I get a good broadside look at the bike. An open pipe, no muffler in sight. Good.
Something "funny" I saw today
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After owning a loud car, 98 Mustang GT with Bassani offroad X pipe, I have learned it is all in how you use it. I never got hassled by law enforcement for my exhaust because I was never an idiot and revved around them.
I love the sound of a well tuned engine! Nothing makes me happier than engine noise, airplanes, bikes, boats, cars, sno-mobiles, chainsaws, it does not matter.
However, after living in Daytona Beach, right near "Main Street" (biker area) I hate the open pipe cruisers. It's horribly inconsiderate to everyone around you.
One aspect of freedom is to do what you want. AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT OTHERS. It seems our "biker culture" has forgotten that critical aspect of freedom. 3AM noisy bikers are a problem, pure and simple.
Plus, a well tuned Harley, with a nice supertrapp exhaust (or other) sounds really, really good without bothering everyone.
However, after living in Daytona Beach, right near "Main Street" (biker area) I hate the open pipe cruisers. It's horribly inconsiderate to everyone around you.
One aspect of freedom is to do what you want. AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT OTHERS. It seems our "biker culture" has forgotten that critical aspect of freedom. 3AM noisy bikers are a problem, pure and simple.
Plus, a well tuned Harley, with a nice supertrapp exhaust (or other) sounds really, really good without bothering everyone.
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
After owning a loud car, 98 Mustang GT with Bassani offroad X pipe, I have learned it is all in how you use it. I never got hassled by law enforcement for my exhaust because I was never an idiot and revved around them.
Exactly. My V&H 2 into 1 pro pipe has the ability to set off car alarms before I ride by the car and I can create mini tornados 15 feet behind the bike if I throttle the engine a bit in gravel parking lots and I've never gotten a noise ticket.
In fact last summer I'd leave for work at 5.30 in the morning. I knew most of my neighbours on the block since a lot of people tended their yards on the weekends or washed their cars and bikes so a couple of us would do laps from one end to the other,cold beverage in hand and everyone talked and so on.
The guy across the street had a wide glide with divorced duals that turned down to the street. This reflection of sound made his bike louder than mine when riding through the neighbourhood. His wife commented how quiet my bike was in the mornings. My neighbour even attempted to get the peeing contest going by stating his bike was louder and sounded better than mine.
So I obliged and blasted the him with the pipes.
He never brought it up again.
Point of the story is its easy to to keep the noise down by keeping the rpm low in higher gear and get out quick.
I blast my pipes on the highway. The sound is music to my soul. It relaxes me,helps me focus and is my form of therapy.
I don't sit in traffic and rev it,that's like a Honda and a [censored] can type behaviour and the mere act says a lot about the person operating the vehicle.
The rider deserved his ticket. When you're breaking the law you don't hang a sign or announce with a bullhorn that you're breaking the law.
After owning a loud car, 98 Mustang GT with Bassani offroad X pipe, I have learned it is all in how you use it. I never got hassled by law enforcement for my exhaust because I was never an idiot and revved around them.
Exactly. My V&H 2 into 1 pro pipe has the ability to set off car alarms before I ride by the car and I can create mini tornados 15 feet behind the bike if I throttle the engine a bit in gravel parking lots and I've never gotten a noise ticket.
In fact last summer I'd leave for work at 5.30 in the morning. I knew most of my neighbours on the block since a lot of people tended their yards on the weekends or washed their cars and bikes so a couple of us would do laps from one end to the other,cold beverage in hand and everyone talked and so on.
The guy across the street had a wide glide with divorced duals that turned down to the street. This reflection of sound made his bike louder than mine when riding through the neighbourhood. His wife commented how quiet my bike was in the mornings. My neighbour even attempted to get the peeing contest going by stating his bike was louder and sounded better than mine.
So I obliged and blasted the him with the pipes.
He never brought it up again.
Point of the story is its easy to to keep the noise down by keeping the rpm low in higher gear and get out quick.
I blast my pipes on the highway. The sound is music to my soul. It relaxes me,helps me focus and is my form of therapy.
I don't sit in traffic and rev it,that's like a Honda and a [censored] can type behaviour and the mere act says a lot about the person operating the vehicle.
The rider deserved his ticket. When you're breaking the law you don't hang a sign or announce with a bullhorn that you're breaking the law.
The older I get, The quieter I like my engines. I live near Daytona Beach. The bikers abuse it terribly, but hey with all the money they bring, I can put with the nosier and traffic clutter for a week.
I like the sound of a Harley, particularly with somewhat louder-than-stock mufflers. But I don't like straight pipes. There's a group of bikers locally that ride big Harley full-dressers, and they like loud pipes and revving them hard. Strikes me as paradoxical, but whatever.
I also like the sound of a well-tuned V-8, but I don't sounds loud enough to hurt my ears. I'm in my 50's, and I have some hearing loss, but some of these things are just too loud for populated areas. If I go to a drag strip, I expect open headers. If I go to NASCAR, I expect some real thunder, and I wear ear plugs. I shouldn't have to wear ear plugs to walk the dogs or drive down the street with the window open.
I also like the sound of a well-tuned V-8, but I don't sounds loud enough to hurt my ears. I'm in my 50's, and I have some hearing loss, but some of these things are just too loud for populated areas. If I go to a drag strip, I expect open headers. If I go to NASCAR, I expect some real thunder, and I wear ear plugs. I shouldn't have to wear ear plugs to walk the dogs or drive down the street with the window open.
I always find the louder the exhaust is, the dumber the driver will be. People seeking attention will often do whatever it takes.
Cars can sound extremely nice without being obnoxious and deafening. My Jeep has a Super Turbo muffler by Dynomax. It is barely louder than stock, but has a better tone. Most people wouldn't even notice it. Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
Cars can sound extremely nice without being obnoxious and deafening. My Jeep has a Super Turbo muffler by Dynomax. It is barely louder than stock, but has a better tone. Most people wouldn't even notice it. Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
I hate the fact that there is a horrible double standard for motorcyclists. This whole 'loud pipes save lives' thing is utter [censored], nothing more, nothing less. I can't hear a bike with a loud pipe coming towards me anymore than I can hear a bike with a stock pipe, but boy can I hear it AFTER it's passed me.
But, somebody with a loud stereo, or a loud car/truck exhaust sure gets hassled quickly....
But, somebody with a loud stereo, or a loud car/truck exhaust sure gets hassled quickly....
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Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
...Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
is there an auto/diesel college in your area?
there is in mine, that has gained some renown over the years, and all these out of state kids,(going to school for either auto diesel repair, or High performance motorsports) in their Giant Diesel trucks,(jacked up to the sky) with min 6 inch diameter stacks popping up through the bed, revving it up @ stoplights and parking lots, just to release the black cloud over everyone else...
and the "Rolling coal" stickers on their windows and t-shirts, etc...
...Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
is there an auto/diesel college in your area?
there is in mine, that has gained some renown over the years, and all these out of state kids,(going to school for either auto diesel repair, or High performance motorsports) in their Giant Diesel trucks,(jacked up to the sky) with min 6 inch diameter stacks popping up through the bed, revving it up @ stoplights and parking lots, just to release the black cloud over everyone else...
and the "Rolling coal" stickers on their windows and t-shirts, etc...
There was a good South Park episode about your avg. Harley rider group. NSFBITOG, though.
Originally Posted By: earlyre
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
...Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
is there an auto/diesel college in your area?
there is in mine, that has gained some renown over the years, and all these out of state kids,(going to school for either auto diesel repair, or High performance motorsports) in their Giant Diesel trucks,(jacked up to the sky) with min 6 inch diameter stacks popping up through the bed, revving it up @ stoplights and parking lots, just to release the black cloud over everyone else...
and the "Rolling coal" stickers on their windows and t-shirts, etc...
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty.
I never understood the "loud exhausts get girls" mentality. All of the girls I have met think it just makes the guy look like a D-bag or compensating for something. These girls are all college girls, so that might be different than "country girls".
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
...Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
is there an auto/diesel college in your area?
there is in mine, that has gained some renown over the years, and all these out of state kids,(going to school for either auto diesel repair, or High performance motorsports) in their Giant Diesel trucks,(jacked up to the sky) with min 6 inch diameter stacks popping up through the bed, revving it up @ stoplights and parking lots, just to release the black cloud over everyone else...
and the "Rolling coal" stickers on their windows and t-shirts, etc...
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty.
I never understood the "loud exhausts get girls" mentality. All of the girls I have met think it just makes the guy look like a D-bag or compensating for something. These girls are all college girls, so that might be different than "country girls".
Originally Posted By: LazyPrizm
There was a good South Park episode about your avg. Harley rider group. NSFBITOG, though.
Which is FANTASTIC, btw
There was a good South Park episode about your avg. Harley rider group. NSFBITOG, though.
Which is FANTASTIC, btw
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty.
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty.
Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty.
Right? I've never seen the show personally. I see these 2-3 mainstream stickers, this 'mossy oak', what I've learned is the symbol for a company called 'browning' (no idea what they are), and what I first swore said 'slut life', but I think actually says 'salt life'??? No idea what that is either, but everytime I see any of these, I ALWAYS see them associated with camo. Call it stereotypical, but These stickers automatically make me think 'stupid redneck'.
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty.
Right? I've never seen the show personally. I see these 2-3 mainstream stickers, this 'mossy oak', what I've learned is the symbol for a company called 'browning' (no idea what they are), and what I first swore said 'slut life', but I think actually says 'salt life'??? No idea what that is either, but everytime I see any of these, I ALWAYS see them associated with camo. Call it stereotypical, but These stickers automatically make me think 'stupid redneck'.
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Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
Originally Posted By: earlyre
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
...Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
is there an auto/diesel college in your area?
there is in mine, that has gained some renown over the years, and all these out of state kids,(going to school for either auto diesel repair, or High performance motorsports) in their Giant Diesel trucks,(jacked up to the sky) with min 6 inch diameter stacks popping up through the bed, revving it up @ stoplights and parking lots, just to release the black cloud over everyone else...
and the "Rolling coal" stickers on their windows and t-shirts, etc...
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty:
You ought to see all the stickers and beards popping up over here, nothing to do with no shave November either.
Originally Posted By: earlyre
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
...Straight piped diesel pickup trucks run wild where I live and they sound terrible. I hear them at all hours of the day. The other day I was at a gas station and there was a diesel guy revving his straight piped truck repeatedly for no reason while waiting for the light to change.
is there an auto/diesel college in your area?
there is in mine, that has gained some renown over the years, and all these out of state kids,(going to school for either auto diesel repair, or High performance motorsports) in their Giant Diesel trucks,(jacked up to the sky) with min 6 inch diameter stacks popping up through the bed, revving it up @ stoplights and parking lots, just to release the black cloud over everyone else...
and the "Rolling coal" stickers on their windows and t-shirts, etc...
There isn't one around here, but I live in a small "farm town" where everyone thinks just because you put a Mossy Oak sticker on your lifted diesel truck, you are from the show Duck Dynasty:
You ought to see all the stickers and beards popping up over here, nothing to do with no shave November either.
If it's too loud, YOU'RE TOO OLD
Only thing wrong with the loud pipes craze is once EVERY car has them then they no longer work to get you attention.
Quiet is cool, sleepers are making a comeback...
Quiet is cool, sleepers are making a comeback...
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