someone please explain.

RyanWest · 06-28-2012, 08:51 PM

Why can a Harley Davidson drive past cops and not get pulled over???

I mean come on this is insane. you can hear these bikes two blocks away but if you put an exhaust on a 370z you are a instant target!

These regulations here in Florida can suck my ****!

Now i didnt get a ticket but how can Harley get away with the 245db exhaust?

shadoquad · 06-28-2012, 08:58 PM

Pickup trucks can have limo tints

Big rigs can mount and use as many lights as they want.

Different standards. They don't always make sense. I don't let it bother me.

Z_ealot · 06-28-2012, 09:01 PM

i've always wondered this myself as i absolutely can not stand the sound of an obnoxiously loud motorcycle exhaust buzzing by especially in the morning. some chick gave me an explanation one time at a car meet that they have to be loud in order for people to know they are there which i still think is idiotic because most of the exhausts on modified motorcycles are so loud that you cant even hold a conversation with somebody in a car when you have one rolling by you and they are not even remotely pleasing to the ear to hear one rolling by at any time.

Zerenity · 06-28-2012, 09:03 PM

A lot of Harley people say that if you hear them coming then they are aware of your presence and therefore won't hit them. They say it is safer to have loud pipes, however I just think it's really annoying! It is what it is...

jpritche · 06-28-2012, 09:06 PM

Yeah, my dad has a harley, and I MADE him get louder pipes. Simply for the fact that a lot of time you cannot see a motorcycle, no matter what brand it may be(harley,honda,etc). It gives me a little extra piece of mind that maybe next time someone doesn't see him, they can hear him, and it could possibly save his life. Before he had a motorcycle I thought it was really dumb to be so loud. Now, I wouldn't change it for anything.

blackcherry20 · 06-28-2012, 09:10 PM

Maybe they aren't pleasant when youre next to it-but man if you are riding, all that popping cracking and thundering...as good as the Z at 5k rpm in 2nd headed to 3rd :-)

blackcherry20 · 06-28-2012, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpritche

Yeah, my dad has a harley, and I MADE him get louder pipes. Simply for the fact that a lot of time you cannot see a motorcycle, no matter what brand it may be(harley,honda,etc). It gives me a little extra piece of mind that maybe next time someone doesn't see him, they can hear him, and it could possibly save his life. Before he had a motorcycle I thought it was really dumb to be so loud. Now, I wouldn't change it for anything.

keeps riders safer...

Z_ealot · 06-28-2012, 09:16 PM

and yet most sportbikes i see cruising around my area have exhausts less than half as loud as most of these guys on loud annoying harleys and i very rarely see anybody having a problem recognizing that they are there, now if you are crusuing in somebodies blindspot like you arent supposed to on a bike then i could see why you would need a very loud annoying exhaust.

Telephone · 06-28-2012, 09:58 PM

BS with the loud pipes. My Kawi is not loud and I make people see me. Riding 16 years and I always have my brights on. I hate those loud bikes...they're not faster or safer.

jpritche · 06-28-2012, 10:01 PM

Well, y'all can't hate on them all you want. All I know is it gives me a little more peace of mind and that makes it worth it to me.

Snakes709 · 06-29-2012, 01:24 AM

yea its ******* bs. I had a neighbour call the cops on me and complain about my exhaust when my car was idling. The idle was abit bouncy since i was tuning but nothing major. Idle was jumping between 900-1100rpm. But yet a harley goes WOT with a loud *** exhaust and doing at least 75-100kmh in a 50kmh zone and no complaints made...total bs. One morning the dude set the alarm off to my bike, car and 2 other cars on the road.

Waiz · 06-29-2012, 03:03 AM

I would say that there is a difference between being loud and being obnoxiously loud

Too many Harley guys are way beyond anything necessary

Mt Tam I am · 06-29-2012, 11:06 AM

Am I to understand that the db law is higher for motorcycles than for autos? Noise is noise. Laws can be screwy too.

TreeSemdyZee · 06-29-2012, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z_ealot

and yet most sportbikes i see cruising around my area have exhausts less than half as loud as most of these guys on loud annoying harleys and i very rarely see anybody having a problem recognizing that they are there, now if you are crusuing in somebodies blindspot like you arent supposed to on a bike then i could see why you would need a very loud annoying exhaust.

onzedge · 06-29-2012, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Pickup trucks can have limo tints

Big rigs can mount and use as many lights as they want.

Different standards. They don't always make sense. I don't let it bother me.

06-28-2012, 08:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
RyanWest Track Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tamp, Fl Posts: 714 Drives: 2009 Nissan Rep Power: 33	someone please explain. Why can a Harley Davidson drive past cops and not get pulled over??? I mean come on this is insane. you can hear these bikes two blocks away but if you put an exhaust on a 370z you are a instant target! These regulations here in Florida can suck my ****! Now i didnt get a ticket but how can Harley get away with the 245db exhaust?

06-28-2012, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zerenity Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 38 Drives: 2012 370Z PW 6MT Rep Power: 13	A lot of Harley people say that if you hear them coming then they are aware of your presence and therefore won't hit them. They say it is safer to have loud pipes, however I just think it's really annoying! It is what it is... __________________ There's no such thing as awkward silence when you're talking to yourself.

06-28-2012, 09:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
blackcherry20 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 22,749 Drives: ‘17 badazz Z51 Rep Power: 240459	Maybe they aren't pleasant when youre next to it-but man if you are riding, all that popping cracking and thundering...as good as the Z at 5k rpm in 2nd headed to 3rd :-) __________________ Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

06-29-2012, 01:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
Snakes709 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 Evo-X GSR Rep Power: 18	yea its ***** bs. I had a neighbour call the cops on me and complain about my exhaust when my car was idling. The idle was abit bouncy since i was tuning but nothing major. Idle was jumping between 900-1100rpm. But yet a harley goes WOT with a loud * exhaust and doing at least 75-100kmh in a 50kmh zone and no complaints made...total bs. One morning the dude set the alarm off to my bike, car and 2 other cars on the road. __________________ 2011 Evo-GSR AMS 2.4 stroker/ bore, FP Black build in progress. Sponsor: DSG Performance

06-29-2012, 11:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	Am I to understand that the db law is higher for motorcycles than for autos? Noise is noise. Laws can be screwy too. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

06-28-2012, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	Pickup trucks can have limo tints Big rigs can mount and use as many lights as they want. Different standards. They don't always make sense. I don't let it bother me.

06-28-2012, 09:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10091	i've always wondered this myself as i absolutely can not stand the sound of an obnoxiously loud motorcycle exhaust buzzing by especially in the morning. some chick gave me an explanation one time at a car meet that they have to be loud in order for people to know they are there which i still think is idiotic because most of the exhausts on modified motorcycles are so loud that you cant even hold a conversation with somebody in a car when you have one rolling by you and they are not even remotely pleasing to the ear to hear one rolling by at any time.

06-28-2012, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
jpritche A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cartersville, Ga Age: 32 Posts: 2,570 Drives: '15 RR, '14 IS250 Rep Power: 31	Yeah, my dad has a harley, and I MADE him get louder pipes. Simply for the fact that a lot of time you cannot see a motorcycle, no matter what brand it may be(harley,honda,etc). It gives me a little extra piece of mind that maybe next time someone doesn't see him, they can hear him, and it could possibly save his life. Before he had a motorcycle I thought it was really dumb to be so loud. Now, I wouldn't change it for anything.

06-28-2012, 09:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10091	and yet most sportbikes i see cruising around my area have exhausts less than half as loud as most of these guys on loud annoying harleys and i very rarely see anybody having a problem recognizing that they are there, now if you are crusuing in somebodies blindspot like you arent supposed to on a bike then i could see why you would need a very loud annoying exhaust.

06-28-2012, 09:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Telephone Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 297 Drives: 2012 Sport M6 Rep Power: 14	BS with the loud pipes. My Kawi is not loud and I make people see me. Riding 16 years and I always have my brights on. I hate those loud bikes...they're not faster or safer.

06-28-2012, 10:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
jpritche A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cartersville, Ga Age: 32 Posts: 2,570 Drives: '15 RR, '14 IS250 Rep Power: 31	Well, y'all can't hate on them all you want. All I know is it gives me a little more peace of mind and that makes it worth it to me.

06-29-2012, 03:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	I would say that there is a difference between being loud and being obnoxiously loud Too many Harley guys are way beyond anything necessary

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