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From: Albm&ctd on 11 Apr 2010 02:37 In article <0l7ur51l6g1aq020e8abdlnfittqo5aba6(a)4ax.com>, cynic(a)society.sux.ok says... > I've had bikes since 1971. Never bothered with loud pipes. Never > got hit by any cars. But then I ride sensibly (read "defensively"). > Lucky yoooo. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: Albm&ctd on 11 Apr 2010 02:53 In article <vJGvn.18367$pv.18342(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au>, knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com says... > "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: > > Back in the '70's I had a 350 twin with Dunstall Decibels (sp) (read loud) > > then > > I bought a 350-4 with four standard pipes that one could hardly hear. I > > found > > out quickly by the shocked look on one drivers faces that he failed to > > hear the > > quiet bike. It was close to a T-bone... not in my favour. > > > I was also of this opinion after switching frrom a noisy, rattly 860GTS to a > quiet-as-a-mouse 500SL Pantah on which I was constantly being lane-changed > onto! > That was in 1982 though. > Silentiums like mine originally had, no doubt. Rusted quickly and made it a real pain to remove the back wheel. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: jonz on 11 Apr 2010 04:32 On 4/11/2010 2:28 PM, G-S wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 11/04/2010 8:37 AM, G-S wrote: >>> Jason James wrote: >>>> I love >>>> the sound of a loud Ford V8, and if I could get away with it, I run >>>> open pipes on it (when I had it),..the difference is, people love the >>>> sound of a V8 as opposed to a Harley twin POS. >>> >>> There are a LOT of people who love the sound of a Harley with loud pipes >>> (ok there's a lot who love the sound of a V8 too) and there are a lot of >>> people who think Harley twins aren't POS. >>> >>> Having said that I've always thought it was rather odd that the police >>> would hassle a bike with loud pipes UNLESS it was a Harley who always >>> seemed to be left alone. >>> >>> If they are applying the noise regs across the board now then I don't >>> have a problem with that. >>> >>> >> >> Funny thing is that most of those loud bikes would even be too noisy >> for a lot of race tracks like Sandown and Phillip Island which have >> strict noise limits. >> >> Darylh >> > > The noise limits at race tracks are a recent thing, the race bikes > sounded better when they were louder. > > Look I'm not making excuses for loud bikes, I'm not saying it's morally > excusable in some way. > > All I'm saying is they sound good :) [1] > > > G-S > > [1] And that the racing isn't as good without the noise (now that you've > mentioned racing) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ prezacaly.....used to enjoy truck racing at Oran park. (sadly no more) `til the epa got in with their meters.....imo the _sound_ at a truck racing event is a large part of the overall experience......never went back.....geez, why are my ears burning...<grin> -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: jonz on 11 Apr 2010 04:35 On 4/11/2010 4:04 PM, Zebee Johnstone wrote: > In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:54:39 +1000 > Albm&ctd<alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: >> In article<G9Sdnckp3fvdQCPWnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au>, idiot(a)mindless.com >> says... >>> Albm, you've got your paranoid turned up to 11. If that was their aim >>> they would just change the law to make it so. This campaign against >>> noisy vehicles is not making any change at all. They are just policing >>> existing laws. The existing laws have been in place for decades. I >>> think you should have a bit of a lie down and a cup of tea and a biscuit. >>> >> What's a biscuit master ?? >> > > Someone well versed in the mysterious art of not getting crumbs in bed? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ yeah, gotta be careful with pub pick-ups eh........... > > Zebee -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: JohnO on 11 Apr 2010 05:44
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:53:15 +1000, Albm&ctd <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: >In article <vJGvn.18367$pv.18342(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au>, >knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com says... >> "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: >> > Back in the '70's I had a 350 twin with Dunstall Decibels (sp) (read loud) >> > then >> > I bought a 350-4 with four standard pipes that one could hardly hear. I >> > found >> > out quickly by the shocked look on one drivers faces that he failed to >> > hear the >> > quiet bike. It was close to a T-bone... not in my favour. >> > >> I was also of this opinion after switching frrom a noisy, rattly 860GTS to a >> quiet-as-a-mouse 500SL Pantah on which I was constantly being lane-changed >> onto! >> That was in 1982 though. >> >Silentiums like mine originally had, no doubt. Rusted quickly and made it a real >pain to remove the back wheel. > >Al The rust made it hard to remove the rear wheel? JohnO <just askin'> Beer? |