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From: Albm&ctd on 11 Apr 2010 02:09 In article <3i7ur5dknegi4kn8v2u9r6lsdd03egq9bb(a)4ax.com>, cynic(a)society.sux.ok says... > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:18:27 +1000, Albm&ctd > <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: > > >The ultimate aim is not just to ban load pipes... > > I'm all for banning load pipes... > > ================= > > Onya bike > > Gerry > What about lewd ones? Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 11 Apr 2010 02:29 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) Nothing like a Velocette 500 cc at full roar out the fishtale at 1oomph or a 5pot japper at a million revs
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 11 Apr 2010 02:33 Albm&ctd wrote: >> > What's a biscuit master ?? nev with his hand off it for once ? > > Al
From: Albm&ctd on 11 Apr 2010 02:37 In article <0l7ur51l6g1aq020e8abdlnfittqo5aba6(a)4ax.com>, cynic(a)society.sux.ok says... > I've had bikes since 1971. Never bothered with loud pipes. Never > got hit by any cars. But then I ride sensibly (read "defensively"). > Lucky yoooo. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: Albm&ctd on 11 Apr 2010 02:53
In article <vJGvn.18367$pv.18342(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au>, knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com says... > "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote: > > Back in the '70's I had a 350 twin with Dunstall Decibels (sp) (read loud) > > then > > I bought a 350-4 with four standard pipes that one could hardly hear. I > > found > > out quickly by the shocked look on one drivers faces that he failed to > > hear the > > quiet bike. It was close to a T-bone... not in my favour. > > > I was also of this opinion after switching frrom a noisy, rattly 860GTS to a > quiet-as-a-mouse 500SL Pantah on which I was constantly being lane-changed > onto! > That was in 1982 though. > Silentiums like mine originally had, no doubt. Rusted quickly and made it a real pain to remove the back wheel. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html |