Exhaust fines at checkpoints

[Gremlin]

Did someone just fart? 115 my arse, get a grip boy

Thats what I have been told... I did say estimated

You mounted your plate nice and legally now? Don't want to get fined for it now, do we?

[boomer]

Thats what I have been told... I did say estimated

You mounted your plate nice and legally now? Don't want to get fined for it now, do we?

no i sold it for a zx7r

[Bonez]

something along the lines of ".....not noticably louder than standard......" at the moment, I'd like to see a 1980s honda 4 with a standard exhaust still on it, so what are they going to compare to?

Here ya go. Bloody quiet as. Took her for a spin today. The wine of the engine is louder.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...3&d=1128806492

[lukelin250]

I had an 1986 RX-7, 1300cc rotary with an after market turbo and a 3 inch exhaust RIGHT THROUGH to the 5inch muffler with a 3 inch tip.

At the testing station it was at 132db. This was between 2002-2004, I never got done for having an exhaust to loud. HOWEVER I did get pulled over 20 times inside of the first 3 weeks I owned the car (which averages just under once a day :P

serves you right for having a rotary, glad you sorted your shit out

[Back Fire]

no i sold it for a zx7r

you got ripped off...

[Wenier]

Thats what I have been told... I did say estimated

You mounted your plate nice and legally now? Don't want to get fined for it now, do we?

Depending on the can it could be up towards the amount you said. Mine definitely isnt quiet, doubt it would pass their test but o well. I dont make enough noise at the wrong times so havent had a problem yet.

Last law they had was 95Db limit and 98Db i think if you had a MANZ licence, if questioned ya car was stickered (dont no colour) and you had to get it tested for the limit. Then if its all good a tag is attached so if you get pulled over again you go hey its all good.

But i think that law was thrown out as a 1year old Holden Commodore SS (i think it was) came up with 96Db so failed the test which meant their test sucked.

[lb99]

Here ya go. Bloody quiet as. Took her for a spin today. The wine of the engine is louder.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...3&d=1128806492

thats not an 'onda, thats a 'zuki that is

[Gremlin]

I dont make enough noise at the wrong times so havent had a problem yet.

zactly mate... time and place... if I went around screaming at 11-12k, I would be hunted down...

around town, just trundling along, never normally go over 4.5k ish... so its quieter. Time and place...

[Sanx]

The last legislation change to affect noisy exhaust came about when Comrade Clark and the politburo rammed through the Land Transport (Unauthorised Street and Illegal Drag Racing) Amendment Act under urgency in 2003. You can find out more about what it contains (and it applies equally to bikers, not just spotty teenagers in crapped-out ricers) here.

Basically, an aftermarket exhaust system must not be louder than the original one fitted by the manufacturer. There is no objective test for this (as yet - they're thinking about introducing one) and therefore it's all down to the subjectiveness of the copper who stops you. It's up to them to consider if the cans on your bike are any louder than the factory ones would have been. They don't measure sound pressure level or do anything scientific, they just guess.

So what happens if the copper reckons your cans are too loud. Well, from the LTSA website:
If a vehicle's exhaust is considered to be louder than the original exhaust that was fitted by the manufacturer, the vehicle will be given a green sticker. Vehicles that are given a green sticker must apply for a new warrant of fitness from a Transport Service Delivery agent — the Automobile Association of NZ, On Road NZ, Vehicle Inspection NZ, or Vehicle Testing NZ. This means that a noisy exhaust must be replaced or re-modified to make it quieter and the vehicle must pass all warrant of fitness requirements before it can be driven on a road.

You can't just take the bike back to your friendly bike shop - it has to be re-warranted by the four bodies mentioned above. All four groups do motorbike WOFs too.

It is probably worth questioning the cop on what basis he feels the exhaust system is louder than the original should you get stopped. Obviously, if you're running straight through pipes then ti should be pretty damn obvious, but if it's something a bit more subtle, go for it. You're not going to lose anything. Just be polite and enquire.

[slowpoke]

Yep, you'll probably get away with it for a while....but it's exactly this sort of thinking that has these laws coming in in the first place.

If you've fitted a noisier can to a bigger bike you can unobtrusively burble around at low revs, but on a GN you are forced to crack the whip on all 27.5 horses (guessing) if you wanna stay out of everyones way. Open pipes? You aren't doing anyone any favours, least of all the majority of bikers who just want to fit a slip on. It's not like GN's sound any good anyway......

[pritch]

This means that a noisy exhaust must be replaced or re-modified to make it quieter and the vehicle must pass all warrant of fitness requirements before it can be driven on a road.[/I]

The Brit bike mags talk about this. If you buy a bike with after-market cans make sure you get the original cans with the bike. You do the test with the originals. For me that might be acceptable as an annual event but I wouldn't want to know about it on a six-monthly basis.

Your mileage may vary

[Steam]

Oh it all sounds like too much trouble. Never mind about that then. I'll just buy a bigger bike when I get my full license in 3 months.

[Ixion]

I ran Ratty for about a year on what was basically an open pipe (silencer with no guts in it, so just an expansion box) Noisy as hell, but passed WoFs no problem, and never an issue with the plod. Basically I think you can get away with anything on a little bike, just cos it's little.

[herp]

My bikes ridiculously loud for a gsx-r 250. I'm pretty sure the exhaust is cracked or something cos it's deafiningly loud, even with the helmet on. Anyone know anyone with a cheap exhaust/header replacement for a `89 gsx-r 250?

[lb99]

true story

"thats a loud bike boyo, I think you should do someting about that muffler"

"ehh, what?"

"I SAID YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR BIKE QUIETER!"

"oh, I did, it works great"

"what then?"

(shows cop earplugs box) "see, quiet as"

walks off shaking head, short shifts his way into the sunset