And even they use them in moderation and dont drive around with them on every time they start the vehicle.
Or rev the heck out of them when they stop, start, look at me, I am here.
And even they use them in moderation and dont drive around with them on every time they start the vehicle.
Police, fire and ambulance drivers find the same idea very handy for alerting people to their presence.
Or rev the heck out of them when they stop, start, look at me, I am here.
I had to sign up just to reply to this but...Police, fire and ambulance drivers find the same idea very handy for alerting people to their presence.
Pretty sure he was just trying to argue a case for loud pipes save lives by suggesting loud irritating noise works to alert people to the presence of an emergency vehicle, so a noisy motorcycle will be more likely to be noticed and they think that will save them from being run over. But you are correct it is a childish dangerous concept because if the bikes are loud enough the rider and people around the general vicinity won't be as likely to hear those sirens when they need to.I had to sign up just to reply to this but...
Did you really try and make a comparison between your motorcycle exhaust and emergency vehicles? You seriously can't be this childish right? Like, wow. To think you somehow think your exhaust is anywhere near as important, I'm actually so mind blown that you could even reach that far.
I had to sign up just to reply to this but...
Did you really try and make a comparison between your motorcycle exhaust and emergency vehicles? You seriously can't be this childish right? Like, wow. To think you somehow think your exhaust is anywhere near as important, I'm actually so mind blown that you could even reach that far.
Would it really make a difference, you paid zero attention to the big bold notation on the Akra packaging that says:... I've never once been told by any of my neighbors my Akra-equipped Tuono is a disturbance....
Would it really make a difference, you paid zero attention to the big bold notation on the Akra packaging that says:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET EMISSION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR STREET OR HIGHWAY USE.
Even with the baffle out, the Akra is surprisingly quieter at lower rpms than other aftermarket exhausts like the M4. My neighbour's Harley with stock pipes is louder.Like, totally.
Yes, I do take my safety as seriously as that. I don't care what lurkers, trolls, snowflakes or whomever think of my choice to selectively and respectfully engage just the second of another driver's five senses to increase my margin of safety. I've seen it with my own eyes; drivers made aware of my presence not by my meep-meep horn or the sound of air rustling through the radiators or tires thrumming gently against the asphalt but by the sound -- not noise -- out the exhaust. All the internet articles you can google will not convince me otherwise as I've seen it on the highway and I've seen it in the city.
With distracted driving epidemic now I consider the benefit of increased awareness practically an evolutionary adaptation. If your e-bike is dead silent you're relying only on your own skill and reflexes and only one of their easily-distracted senses for your life and limb.
I don't rev-bomb, I don't race through neighborhoods. I don't pump the throttle at a stop or pull away at 10K RPM on launch-control. I pulled the clutch and idled by a guy pushing a baby pram today; I give Mennonites and their horses the courtesy of a wide berth and low-noise out in the sticks. I short shift next to cars with open windows. I could run baffle-less (easy to remove with one screw); I choose not to as a courtesy to others.
So, in short, yes, the bike indeed has a higher SPL than OE below 5K RPM but people like me are not the subject of Tory's electioneering. I've never once been told by any of my neighbors my Akra-equipped Tuono is a disturbance. I've never had someone yell at me in traffic for being too noisy. I've stopped and accelerated beside police cars and never once been pulled over for being too loud or obnoxious.
It gives me just a little extra margin in terms of conspicuity and it happens to look and sound good. And I wield it responsibly. So, like, you can, like, totally take your judgmentalism, your generalizations and assumptions and piss off.
Cheers.
Police, fire and ambulance drivers find the same idea very handy for alerting people to their presence.
Even with the baffle out, the Akra is surprisingly quieter at lower rpms than other aftermarket exhausts like the M4. My neighbour's Harley with stock pipes is louder.
And I too see cagers checking their mirrors on the highway *before* I pass them, with my Akra. At least a majority of them do.
Would it really make a difference, you paid zero attention to the big bold notation on the Akra packaging that says:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET EMISSION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR STREET OR HIGHWAY USE.
There's the fine line between that "respectful" awareness and the I GOT THE LOUDEST PIPES HEAR ME ROAR crowd. I think what this Tory jibber jabber is going after the latter.Agree on all points. Like I said, it's possible to be safer with more sound that isn't automatically "noise" -- especially when ridden in a manner respectful of others -- in the context of this discussion.
Some -- typically those types afraid to even remove the myriad manufacturer's safety stickers from their machines -- just don't see it that way. Really surprised they ride all TBH.
Even with the baffle out, the Akra is surprisingly quieter at lower rpms than other aftermarket exhausts like the M4. My neighbour's Harley with stock pipes is louder.
And I too see cagers checking their mirrors on the highway *before* I pass them, with my Akra. At least a majority of them do.
Loud pipes little *****.
Funny that. I see exactly the same thing with a stock exhaust. Most likely, they're checking to make sure it's just a bike, before cutting you off.Even with the baffle out, the Akra is surprisingly quieter at lower rpms than other aftermarket exhausts like the M4. My neighbour's Harley with stock pipes is louder.
And I too see cagers checking their mirrors on the highway *before* I pass them, with my Akra. At least a majority of them do.