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

...and yes, I have nice loud pipes too (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.

[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=BkqC...kqCmVXXbk4#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=BkqC...kqCmVXXbk4#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