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From: jonz on 11 Apr 2010 04:32 On 4/11/2010 2:28 PM, G-S wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 11/04/2010 8:37 AM, G-S wrote: >>> Jason James wrote: >>>> I love >>>> the sound of a loud Ford V8, and if I could get away with it, I run >>>> open pipes on it (when I had it),..the difference is, people love the >>>> sound of a V8 as opposed to a Harley twin POS. >>> >>> There are a LOT of people who love the sound of a Harley with loud pipes >>> (ok there's a lot who love the sound of a V8 too) and there are a lot of >>> people who think Harley twins aren't POS. >>> >>> Having said that I've always thought it was rather odd that the police >>> would hassle a bike with loud pipes UNLESS it was a Harley who always >>> seemed to be left alone. >>> >>> If they are applying the noise regs across the board now then I don't >>> have a problem with that. >>> >>> >> >> Funny thing is that most of those loud bikes would even be too noisy >> for a lot of race tracks like Sandown and Phillip Island which have >> strict noise limits. >> >> Darylh >> > > The noise limits at race tracks are a recent thing, the race bikes > sounded better when they were louder. > > Look I'm not making excuses for loud bikes, I'm not saying it's morally > excusable in some way. > > All I'm saying is they sound good :) [1] > > > G-S > > [1] And that the racing isn't as good without the noise (now that you've > mentioned racing) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ prezacaly.....used to enjoy truck racing at Oran park. (sadly no more) `til the epa got in with their meters.....imo the _sound_ at a truck racing event is a large part of the overall experience......never went back.....geez, why are my ears burning...<grin> -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: jonz on 11 Apr 2010 04:35 On 4/11/2010 4:04 PM, Zebee Johnstone wrote: > In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:54:39 +1000 > Albm&ctd<alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: >> In article<G9Sdnckp3fvdQCPWnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au>, idiot(a)mindless.com >> says... >>> Albm, you've got your paranoid turned up to 11. If that was their aim >>> they would just change the law to make it so. This campaign against >>> noisy vehicles is not making any change at all. They are just policing >>> existing laws. The existing laws have been in place for decades. I >>> think you should have a bit of a lie down and a cup of tea and a biscuit. >>> >> What's a biscuit master ?? >> > > Someone well versed in the mysterious art of not getting crumbs in bed? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ yeah, gotta be careful with pub pick-ups eh........... > > Zebee -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: theo on 11 Apr 2010 09:17 On Apr 11, 2:29 pm, atec7 7 <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote: > Nothing like a Velocette 500 cc at full roar out the fishtale at 1oomph A fish story? Theo
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 11 Apr 2010 09:41 theo wrote: > On Apr 11, 2:29 pm, atec7 7 <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote: > >> Nothing like a Velocette 500 cc at full roar out the fishtale at 1oomph > > A fish story? > > Theo that would be "A fish tail"
From: dodger on 11 Apr 2010 11:57
On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:13:54 +1000, Scotty wrote: <snip> > My point exactly, how many riders ride where they can be safely seen. > They say to ride along the drivers line of a car, Id rather see a rider > smack bang behind me where I can see him/her. Unless the car in front is > a truck or Sealed van (in which case the rider can move behind someone > else). I'm sorry but if you can't see a motorcycle being ridden behind you (in the ride hand wheel track) then you'd best go and hand your licence in now. <snip> |