Exhaust WOF testing. Failed.

[MSTRS:Me]

Think they've shot themselves in the foot a little here.

I don't think so. The issuer of a wof is the one who cops it from TANZ (or whoever) in the event a wof is deemed dodgy. Would you risk a huge part of your potential business for $30?
I have never found a wof issuer who uses a meter for the dB...just his ears...and if he reckons it's too loud, no wof. Until YOU provide proof (from a recognised LVV certifier) that your exhaust complies.

[Cr1MiNaL]

I don't think so. The issuer of a wof is the one who cops it from TANZ (or whoever) in the event a wof is deemed dodgy. Would you risk a huge part of your potential business for $30?
I have never found a wof issuer who uses a meter for the dB...just his ears...and if he reckons it's too loud, no wof. Until YOU provide proof (from a recognised LVV certifier) that your exhaust complies.

I don't agree. I see more posts on here 'against' than 'for' at this stage, not that that matters, I tend to make up my own mind. Cycletreads are a good store and I shop there regularly, but I will not be taking my bike in there for a WOF as I believe there is nothing wrong with a bike having loud pipes. Moreover, all I can think of are benefits of 'noisy' cans when riding on the road in Auckland. As a biker store they should know better than to pull fellow bikers up on things that are merely an annoyance and most of us will revert back to after the wof anyway.

[MSTRS:Me]

...I believe there is nothing wrong with a bike having loud pipes....

As do most of us. But what we believe and the law are not always in agreement. And we all know what happens when you fight the law

[Cr1MiNaL]

And we all know what happens when you fight the law

True. Although, fighting is not always the solution. A well directed 'challenge' has got me off many a ticket.

[vifferman]

I have never found a wof issuer who uses a meter for the dB...just his ears...and if he reckons it's too loud, no wof. Until YOU provide proof (from a recognised LVV certifier) that your exhaust complies.

Roger at Action Bike wreckers does have a meter (used it to demonstrate what I already knew - the VFR's engine in possibly louder than the zorst). However, like you said, AFAIK, he doesn't use it for tests, unless (presumably) he wants to verify to a pissed-off customer what his ears already told him. He's also not prepared to get into a shit fight about it, so if a guy (or gal) turns up with an obviously noisy bike, he won't even bother testing it - tells 'em to go elsewhere (as is his perogative).

[Cr1MiNaL]

Roger at Action Bike wreckers does have a meter (used it to demonstrate what I already knew - the VFR's engine in possibly louder than the zorst). However, like you said, AFAIK, he doesn't use it for tests, unless (presumably) he wants to verify to a pissed-off customer what his ears already told him. He's also not prepared to get into a shit fight about it, so if a guy (or gal) turns up with an obviously noisy bike, he won't even bother testing it - tells 'em to go elsewhere (as is his perogative).

Now that's a gr8 example of the biker comraderie I was refering to. If you know you are going to fail a bike due to it's pipes make it obvious before we swipe our cards ffs.

[YellowDog]

The cheapest and easiest solution is to have an insertable baffle made to quiet it down for the WOF and then remove it afterwwards.

[Motu]

Latest rules are that even if you have a WoF,and a Cop picks you up for excessive noise - you now have to get an objective noise test.That means going to the noise test centre,getting your bike certed for noise,and a non removable label attached.

[red mermaid]

Latest rules are that even if you have a WoF,and a Cop picks you up for excessive noise - you now have to get an objective noise test.That means going to the noise test centre,getting your bike certed for noise,and a non removable label attached.

And just to make sure you do, do this, you are likely to get a green sticker directing you to have an objective noise test.

Like it or not, the public have been up in arms about noisy vehicles, therefore the politicians have drafted rules, and are now expecting the police to use the powers they have and do something about noisy vehicles.

[Flip]

I dont know where all you folk live, but around these parts the public are pretty sick of hoons riding around at night with their nasty little jap cars with their nasty little modified exhausts going for it.

To me 97 db is lould enough espcially at night.

It's a pitty that the anti-boi racer regs are also being used against us but if it keeps a few of them off my roads I am a happy camper.

[Cr1MiNaL]

I dont know where all you folk live, but around these parts the public are pretty sick of hoons riding around at night with their nasty little jap cars with their nasty little modified exhausts going for it.

To me 97 db is lould enough espcially at night.

It's a pitty that the anti-boi racer regs are also being used against us but if it keeps a few of them off my roads I am a happy camper.

Says the guy with the Road king... zzzz

[red mermaid]

I've never been to the States, but I have being told that over there HD are quiet as, and straight pipes are not seen or allowed.

Can anyone who has being there confirm this?

[PeeJay]

I don't agree. I see more posts on here 'against' than 'for' at this stage, not that that matters, I tend to make up my own mind. Cycletreads are a good store and I shop there regularly, but I will not be taking my bike in there for a WOF as I believe there is nothing wrong with a bike having loud pipes. Moreover, all I can think of are benefits of 'noisy' cans when riding on the road in Auckland. As a biker store they should know better than to pull fellow bikers up on things that are merely an annoyance and most of us will revert back to after the wof anyway.

Heres an idea, why dont you get your warrant issuers certificate and then we could all get our warrants from you. no need to inspect the bike, we can pay by internet banking and you can just post it out.
Now that will show all those anal pricks who know nothing about bikes picking on trivial things to fail our bikes on.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Heres an idea, why dont you get your warrant issuers certificate and then we could all get our warrants from you. no need to inspect the bike, we can pay by internet banking and you can just post it out.
Now that will show all those anal pricks who know nothing about bikes picking on trivial things to fail our bikes on.

Na too much trouble. I just want to point the finger. You got a problem with that scooter boy?

[sAsLEX]

I tend to agree with you about the "lenient" side of things ,
BUT
there is no such thing as interpreting either way of middle in a WOF inspection , there is simply a case of , meets the criteria and fails the criteria.

I have no method of carrying a pillion passenger, I have no rear seat, yet I was made to re-install my rear pilllion footpegs prior to receiving a warrant.

There is some discretion in the rules.

I have never found a wof issuer who uses a meter for the dB...just his ears...and if he reckons it's too loud, no wof. Until YOU provide proof (from a recognised LVV certifier) that your exhaust complies.

Treads did.

Latest rules are that even if you have a WoF,and a Cop picks you up for excessive noise - you now have to get an objective noise test.That means going to the noise test centre,getting your bike certed for noise,and a non removable label attached.

An objective test conducted under dubious conditions and procedures not following any prescribed standards at that.

Funny how the 1976 Traffic Regulations has set standards and levels for noise testing just they weren't enforced and instead we have a poorly written and knee jerk influenced boy racer law....

Like it or not, the public have been up in arms about noisy vehicles, therefore the politicians have drafted rules, and are now expecting the police to use the powers they have and do something about noisy vehicles.

As above, the rules were already in place in 1976, politicians are stupid and need to make a big deal or recreating the wheel to appear to be doing something when introducing this new square wheel to replace the round one in place might not have been the best idea!