How will they know an aftermarket exhaust when they hear it/see it?
Do they know how every standard exhaust sounds?
Ducati bikes come with Termignoni pipes or Ducati sport pipes from the importer, but they don't say on them "aftermarket pipe" How do they know if they are louder or just different? ie chrome, carbon, titanium, etc., and that they aren't the originals.
This is something everyone needs to contest in court if stopped and ticketed. Innocent until proven guilty means they must prove the pipes on the bike are 1. not the originals, 2. if not original then louder than original, 3. how loud the originals are/were compared to what is on the bike now.
I think this is mainly for the big bore boy racer types. They are too lazy/cheap to use db readings so will only cite the really obvious ones.
If we all challenge it in court they will soon ease up on the harder or more borderline cases. The law is too vague and any decent lawyer would get you off unless it is ridiculously loud.![]()
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