Peace for once

[vifferman]

Today was the first time in as long as I can remember (OK....perhaps not that long then) that I had a lunchtime stroll around Victoria Park without some neanderthal on a Hardly Ableson shattering the fabric of the universe by turning petroleum distillates into sound waves. Heretofore, every day some "Look at me! LOOK AT MEEEEEeee!!!!" pillock would ride along one of the streets adjoing the park, revving his over-priced jallopy to its 2650rpm limit, blipping the throttle so everyone was aware he had open headers or drag pipes, a need to be noticed, and (presumably?) shortcomings in the manhood and/or sexuality department.
Or mebbe, because it's Friday, all such creatures were at the pub.
Whatever.
The relative quiet was appreciated.

I've a theory that these dix are never ticketed for unroadworthiness of their overpriced sludgepumps because SO many of them are loud that people now accept this as the norm for Hardleys. Moreover, they have no problem getting WOFs, because they buy and have their drainpipes fitted at the same dealers that are happy to rubberstamp illegally fitted fittings.

[J.A.W.]

South Park did a typically hard-bitingly funny episode on this topic..

I don't suppose that the H-D crowd rates your opinion any higher than you do their views on Honda bots.. ah, Honda boys..

I ride quick revving, ripping sound 2-strokes - which may well also present as offensively noisy to some..
..but as a non-Honda motorcyclist - it is my bounden duty not to concern myself with attempts at being perceived as "nicest"..

[willytheekid]

.. ah, Honda boys..


You called :D

...and yes, I have nice loud pipes too :bleh: (Cos V4!...its my music!)

[Banditbandit]

South Park did a typically hard-bitingly funny episode on this topic..

I don't suppose that the H-D crowd rates your opinion any higher than you do their views on Honda bots.. ah, Honda boys..

I ride quick revving, ripping sound 2-strokes - which may well also present as offensively noisy to some..
..but as a non-Honda motorcyclist - it is my bounden duty not to concern myself with attempts at being perceived as "nicest"..

Back in the 70s I used to carry a flyswat to swipe at 2/s with .. buzzing little things they were ..

[J.A.W.]

Back in the 70s I used to carry a flyswat to swipe at 2/s with .. buzzing little things they were ..


Such primitive devices are simply not needed for sophisticated `70s 2-strokes..
Since pulling the cable to the oil-pump onto max - will easily produce sufficient smoke - to cloud out annoying buzzing insects, such as boring Hondas..

[nerrrd]

My walk around Cornwall Park today was similarly interrupted by an oldish gentleman puttering by on a loudish Royal Enfield, however for me it added, rather than subtracted, to the experience...like I was in a Tintin book.

[Akzle]

aucklanders complaining about traffic.

who'd ever have thought. :rolleyes:

[Trade_nancy]

Even Jack Reacher hated loud HD's..and gave one rider the middle finger in anger at having his early morning walk for a think.. disturbed by a passing potty potato head...(Bad Luck and Trouble..circa 2007 or so)....

[AllanB]

It's been a while since I heard a decent 2 stroke scream on the road. Anyone else notice that their sound does not carry as far as a similarly vocal four stroke such as the HD mentioned? Can still hurt your ears but you don't hear them two blocks away. Must be something to do with sound waves and the like.

[Motu]

Must be something to do with sound waves and the like.

I'm one of those dodgy types that issue WoF's to noisy vehicles - use a Db metre in the approved manner at the rpm recomended for that engine type, and you'd be surprised at what passes or fails....it's not what your ears tell you.

[pritch]

I'm one of those dodgy types that issue WoF's to noisy vehicles - use a Db metre in the approved manner at the rpm recomended for that engine type, and you'd be surprised at what passes or fails....it's not what your ears tell you.

One guy who does WoFs tells me that when it comes to loud Harleys it's about attitude. Theirs and his.

Then for Vifferman, there's these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PSf8OsmPzI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkqCmVXXbk4&list=RDBkqCmVXXbk4#t=0

[Reubix]

Hahaha that shit is gold (reference the videos)


One guy who does WoFs tells me that when it comes to loud Harleys it's about attitude. Theirs and his.

Then for Vifferman, there's these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PSf8OsmPzI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkqCmVXXbk4&list=RDBkqCmVXXbk4#t=0

[skippa1]

Today was the first time in as long as I can remember (OK....perhaps not that long then) that I had a lunchtime stroll around Victoria Park without some neanderthal on a Hardly Ableson shattering the fabric of the universe by turning petroleum distillates into sound waves. Heretofore, every day some "Look at me! LOOK AT MEEEEEeee!!!!" pillock would ride along one of the streets adjoing the park, revving his over-priced jallopy to its 2650rpm limit, blipping the throttle so everyone was aware he had open headers or drag pipes, a need to be noticed, and (presumably?) shortcomings in the manhood and/or sexuality department.
Or mebbe, because it's Friday, all such creatures were at the pub.
Whatever.
The relative quiet was appreciated.

I've a theory that these dix are never ticketed for unroadworthiness of their overpriced sludgepumps because SO many of them are loud that people now accept this as the norm for Hardleys. Moreover, they have no problem getting WOFs, because they buy and have their drainpipes fitted at the same dealers that are happy to rubberstamp illegally fitted fittings.
You need another tampon?

[Swoop]

You need another tampon?

How many does it take to fill a HD exhaust?

[skippa1]

How many does it take to fill a HD exhaust?
Let the bike breath, op needs three, one for each ear and one for his vagina

[rastuscat]

They wear t-shirts saying loud bikes are safer than quiet ones.

It's all about safety, not penis size, apparently.

[Oakie]

Even Jack Reacher hated loud HD's..and gave one rider the middle finger in anger at having his early morning walk for a think.. disturbed by a passing potty potato head...(Bad Luck and Trouble..circa 2007 or so)....


Waaaaaa! Spolier! I'm only up to the third book!

[pritch]

Waaaaaa! Spolier! I'm only up to the third book!

Well I think the next one will be number twenty so you have a lot to look forward to.

I liked the story about how Child became a writer. He was working for the BBC but nobody in the office was actually doing any work. One day he told his colleagues that this situation couldn't last, but they all just looked at him as if he'd said something silly. Then the letters came, the office was closed and they were all out of work.

He told his wife he was going to try writing. One day he was in the supermarket and an elderly lady asked him to get something down that she couldn't reach.
His wife told him that if the writing thing didn't work he could always get a job as a supermarket reacher. And he had the name.

[george formby]

It's been a while since I heard a decent 2 stroke scream on the road. Anyone else notice that their sound does not carry as far as a similarly vocal four stroke such as the HD mentioned? Can still hurt your ears but you don't hear them two blocks away. Must be something to do with sound waves and the like.

:laugh:Yup. Riding my 2t's I always think they are noisy but if a mate is on one I can barely hear them. Standard pipes. Even single skin pipes don't carry noise far.

Can't comment on the Hardlies, my big bike pipes are a token gesture but only get the wind up em on the open road. Each to their own but Cruiser riders should really give up drag racing on the straights only to block the next set of corners. Wears out me brake pads unnecessarily.

[SPman]

Must take the "mufflers" off the RG this weekend...see how far down the road the missus can hear me...........if it sounds any good, carry on the 14km to the township and annoy the locals......:blip:

[J.A.W.]

Must take the "mufflers" off the RG this weekend...see how far down the road the missus can hear me...........if it sounds any good, carry on the 14km to the township and annoy the locals......:blip:



Yeah, that might not be too clever..

A high-performance, sharp-tuned 2T mightn't take to kindly - being caned without the proper length/diameter pipes..

Rather than pull the muffler cans, you could insert a tube of correct dimensions to make a 'stinger' - that blanks off the silencer internally,
- but does not impede the properly timed gas wave flow, 'cept for audible sound level, of course..

A length of metal curtain rod, or similar - could do ya.. then by all means, go & lair it up, but with kosher lookin' cans still mounted.. yeee-haaa!

[neels]

Each to their own but Cruiser riders should really give up drag racing on the straights only to block the next set of corners. Wears out me brake pads unnecessarily.
This

Revving at the lights is nice and all, but other than for posing purposes it's reasonably pointless.

The only bikes that I've noticed noising me up lately have been Ducati monsters, but I'm used to that and quite enjoy it, and at least I know they'll sound just as nice leaving me behind in the twisties.

[Ulsterkiwi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3b_MRimbk