Noise pollution

[selectedgrub]

Old timer at LTNZ warns of the decibel limit on my ride. Checks to see if the drag pipes are baffled, notes on the sheet "Exhaust noise borderline". Mumbles something about Harleys then states there bringing in a law about excessive noise and will be decibel checked in future. WTF.

[maddog007]

its a worry eh,i think theres a thread about it somewhere already.

[maddog007]

here it is:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...hlight=decibel

[maddog007]

& a more recent one:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...hlight=decibel

[selectedgrub]

Interesting reading, I'll just have to insert Goldilocks/ Steel scourers down the pipes, re-install the baffles then go for my warrent. Get the WOF then remove the baffles, A quick blip of the wick and they'll fly out. Kissing my arse Mr man. How petty... Thanks Maddog

[SlashWylde]

Interesting reading, I'll just have to insert Goldilocks/ Steel scourers down the pipes, re-install the baffles then go for my warrent. Get the WOF then remove the baffles, A quick blip of the wick and they'll fly out. Kissing my arse Mr man. How petty... Thanks Maddog

Fuck that shit, just take it to a sympathetic bike shop. Assuming you have one locally.

I took my bike to an VTNZ shop once, they diddn't have a clue how to WOF a bike. Wanted me to lever the bike up on it's kick stand to check the play on the front and rear wheels...never again.

[Waylander]

Tell me to baffle my bike and I'll laugh in your face and ride off making sure to rev it as high as engine safty allows so you get the full noise. But then, my bike is quiet compared to stock harleys, no hope of being as loud as custom ones lol.

[Omega1]

Yeah, I'm not keen on taking my bike to VTNZ for a WOF heard a few suspect stories , though didnt we just go through this exhaust issue due to the Boy Racer Brigade awhile back? nevermind I still have my factory pipes if this gets to serious.

[skidMark]

Fuck that shit, just take it to a sympathetic bike shop. Assuming you have one locally.

I took my bike to an VTNZ shop once, they diddn't have a clue how to WOF a bike. Wanted me to lever the bike up on it's kick stand to check the play on the front and rear wheels...never again.

WTF what a bunch of idiots. yeah ill just get a really heavy bike and lean it off it's stand i mean shit it's not a damn pushbike.

[vs04]

WTF what a bunch of idiots. yeah ill just get a really heavy bike and lean it off it's stand i mean shit it's not a damn pushbike.

Yeah,that happened to a mate of mine here in wanganui, he told them to f off.Bunch of dickwads.

[Divot]

Wanted me to lever the bike up on it's kick stand to check the play on the front and rear wheels...never again.

Thats quite normal at most testing stations

[Ixion]

Good way to overload and break the stand, though.

[WRT]

Have had all my bikes up on the side stands at one point or another. Either at testing stations, or just for lubing the chain. Never had a stand break . . . (yet)

[Ixion]

I've broken a few. Side stand isn't designed to support the full weight of the bike, assumption is that the wheels will take part of the load. Obviously, only an issue with heavy bikes. I'd like to see someone wiggle Der Uberfarter around on his sidestand.

[WRT]

Ok, was talking about tilting the bike up on one wheel (normally the front) and the side stand, not JUST the sidestand - that would be foolish in my opinion . . .