Bike noise

[madboy]

And I would think that if one had expectations of maybe doing a runner, a real quiet bike would be an advantage. No point twisting like mad through the streets if all Mr Plod has to do to follow you is listen and drive toward the noise.

That is one of my golden rules... helps having a stock pipe and backing off when I enter the 'hood.

[grantman]

How do the Harley guys get away with it?
Have you ever heard a quiet baffled Harley!

even the ones with stright thru pipes get a WOF

is it me or are Harleys in a class of there own?

[ducatilover]

How do the Harley guys get away with it?
Have you ever heard a quiet baffled Harley!

i have heard alot of quiet baffled harleys

[scumdog]

How do the Harley guys get away with it?
Have you ever heard a quiet baffled Harley!

even the ones with stright thru pipes get a WOF

is it me or are Harleys in a class of there own?

All the brand new ones are baffled to the max, after they get out the show-room.......they 'somehow' get noisy. (sometimes BEFORE they get out too)

[Morepower]

i have heard alot of quiet baffled harleys

They sound like VW beetles with stock pipes ( shared technology i guess ):spudwave:

I saw this wanabee a few months back in the middle of the city on a sporty with ear bleedingly loud pipes ,wringing the poor Harleys neck (1800rpm???)
It sounded hideous let alone annoying lots of people, we dont need that sort of thing.

I have loud pipes on the TL but usualy always try and keep it to a dull roar in built up areas. and will hit the kill switch and coast past Horses.

Dave

And all the Harley guys , I am only joking

[Morepower]

obviously haven't heard a yoshi'd/remus'd/micron'd (yes i know they're not real words....) busa on-song as it flashes past you then?

Had one sneak up and Hide in my blind spot directly behind me until I was at a little over 200 then pull out and pass , I dam near lept of my bike!

[Insanity_rules]

I find the mighty VTZ of doom is too quiet!!!!! (Standard exhaust) When I ride around the fair city of Wellyvegas, if I dont blip my throttle when riding slowly people walk out clean in front of me. No kidding this happens often and it pisses me off.

After the small fix it list my next stop will be cycleworks or neptune for a slightly louder can.

Like well tuned sound but some of those boy racer cars are just plain painful and rediculous. What possible performance gain can be had from a 2 Litre car with a 4 inch muffler????????

[marty]

Had one sneak up and Hide in my blind spot directly behind me until I was at a little over 200 then pull out and pass , I dam near lept of my bike!

omg that is just so much fun and being an ex tl pilot i know how gutted you'd be.....

reminds me of a mate coming home to the king country from police college one friday night on his vfr800. pedalling rather quickly (he thought) along the straights south of sanson, til he got the bird from a passing tl rider - then he decided to give chase.

thought sh1 was looking a little unfamiliar until they pulled into w(h)anganui

[ZeroIndex]

They sound like VW beetles with stock pipes ( shared technology i guess ):spudwave:

I saw this wanabee a few months back in the middle of the city on a sporty with ear bleedingly loud pipes ,wringing the poor Harleys neck (1800rpm???)
It sounded hideous let alone annoying lots of people, we dont need that sort of thing.

I have loud pipes on the TL but usualy always try and keep it to a dull roar in built up areas. and will hit the kill switch and coast past Horses.

Dave

And all the Harley guys , I am only joking

the sound of an idling TL is way better than any harley in my books (referring to Teflon's TL, as that's the only one i've seen/heard so far)... and talking about aftermarket-exhast bikes making you almost leap off your bike, on the Hamilton ride yesterday, I think it was Warr's bike, that had almost the same affect the first time he went zooming past me... it was still getting me on the 2nd or 3rd time... although even Momentum's CBR250RR got to me once or twice... GRRR i need a bike that can beat my 105-ish top speed

[GR81]

How do the Harley guys get away with it?
Have you ever heard a quiet baffled Harley!
even the ones with stright thru pipes get a WOF
is it me or are Harleys in a class of there own?

if it comes out of the factory like that... then its legal.
same goes with anything. ie: late model legacys, darker than legal tint, but still legal because its factory.

[Lou Girardin]

(sometimes BEFORE they get out too)

I haven't heard one leave here on stock pipes yet. Except for my '06
Road King rental, Harley changed the ECU so you can't to a download to suit a debaffle - you have to fit a PC3. Too dear for a rental bike.
And don't the US punters moan about it!

[Morepower]

thought sh1 was looking a little unfamiliar until they pulled into w(h)anganui

[Morepower]

GRRR i need a bike that can beat my 105-ish top speed

Dont be in a rush , good to learn on the slower stuff ( My first was an AG 100 and that was just a little faster than a pushbike )

[Paul in NZ]

Want a loud bike? Hmmmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-yt...rch=motorcycle

[ZeroIndex]

Dont be in a rush , good to learn on the slower stuff ( My first was an AG 100 and that was just a little faster than a pushbike )

I know what you mean, and I realise that having a cheap slow bike is better for the 'probable' accidents that could happen while I'm on my learners... but something that could get to do a quarter mile in under 21.02 seconds @ 97km/h (road tests), would be nice...