Turn down the volume on your sportbike exhaust - Brampton - Stop ruing a good thing

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Someone went by my place last night with an aftermarket exhaust at high revs. Could hear him for a good minute later on Old York Rd. I was so angry I said "meh" out loud to myself.
 
I guess the other thing about this is that changes other than laws are made when people get upset and call their local politicians.

I used to live right next to some awesome ramps that you could ride all day long in a circle. They went down and into their own lane that looped around back up the other side.

Now the ramps are gone. There is a stop sign, from which you can't see any oncoming traffic, which you are now forced to stop for.

Road straightening, ramp removal, etc etc - These are things that happen when you annoy your neighbours. The politicians assume that it's caused by people gearing down for the corners. So they remove the corners.
 
Sounds sort of like what happened at Erin Mills and QEW. At least I think that's where it was. Too many people wadding it up, in what was essentially a traffic circle with exits to the QEW. Too many people were flipping it into the weeds or colliding, because they didn't understand how to use it (or were over-cooking it on sportbikes).
 
jeero said:
This made me lol.

You're saying my 88 Mustang 5.0 that made 225hp @ 4200rpm should be driven around town at 3.5-4k rpm because that's the powerband?
How 'bout no.
Getting to speed of traffic you want to be near or in the powerband, because you want to merge and then follow the pace of traffic.
Once at that point, you don't need to be in the powerband. You just need to coast along with everyone else, so you go up a gear and lower the rpms.
In 5th @ 1800rpm my stang did about 110kmh. According to the quoted message I should've been in 3rd on the highway so that I could hang around 4k and burn my tank of gas faster than lighting it on fire would.

I agree that bikes can be near redline alllll day long, but that's not the way it's "meant" to be driven for street use. For track, yes, but that's for a different discussion.
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Hey Genius..... I thought we were talking about bikes here? Not cars... and certainly not mustangs. 9K is no where near the redline of a ss.... But you are certainly allowed to use what I say in whatever demented context you wish... No problem... Although, 4200 RPMs for a Mustang...... that is BLOW UP range on one of those POS......
 
Griffin said:
Now, now, don't try to use logic or common sense on this forum.

Slow n' Low has no need for any gears other than first and second cause he/she keeps the bike in the "powerband" all the time. On his/her listed bikes, that will put you well past HTA 172 range for any highway in Ontario in second gear. I suppose he/she rides in first unless on the highway and doesn't mind the jittery, twitchy throttle feel that induces.
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Actually, I have no need for 2nd gear either..... Get it right.....

Baggsy said:
I had a salesman tell me that my first standard Integra GSR had a high revving engine that shouldn't be shifted at under 6,000 rpm.

That led to me having the infamy of being the first person in North America to destroy one of the titanium rods.

Fortunately, the Acura mechanic noticed a funny noise as I was leaving during my final warranty servicing and called me back.

The rod was replaced and sent to Japan for analysis. I was warned to stop driving like that by the mechanic, especially when first starting out and the oil isn't circulated.

Anyone know off hand how fast those bikes will go in first or second at 10,000 rpm - SlowNLow has suddenly become silent since I asked the question?
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Well, your first mistake was buying a ****** *** Integra..... Second mistake was believing what the salesmen told ya, and not looking into it yourself...... that's just plain stupid. Did you get any special prizes or anything for being the first person to destroy a titanium rod? Perhaps a card, or some lessons on what not to do to your car?
They go really, really fast at 10k RPMS...... Does that answer your question?

Now answer mine - show me the post where is said I ride ANY of my bikes that? Hmmmmm????????

SlowNLow said:
Really? I'm defending them, but I don't ride around in low gear and high revs..
To put things in perspective, I could ride around alllllll day in second gear at 9k rpms and still be riding my bike the way it was meant to be ridden, i.e., a normal fashion...

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FullMotoJacket said:
Someone went by my place last night with an aftermarket exhaust at high revs. Could hear him for a good minute later on Old York Rd. I was so angry I said "meh" out loud to myself.
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Sorry dude.... next time I will use the exhaust volume and turn it down a bit....
 
I KNEW it was you. Get off my lawn.

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SlowNLow said:
Hey Genius..... I thought we were talking about bikes here? Not cars... and certainly not mustangs. 9K is no where near the redline of a ss.... But you are certainly allowed to use what I say in whatever demented context you wish... No problem... Although, 4200 RPMs for a Mustang...... that is BLOW UP range on one of those POS......
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I'm glad we have so many informed geniuses on this site.
The redline of a Ducati 1098 is ~ 10,500 RPM, the cut-out on a 5.0 (225 hp) Mustang engine is 6200 RPM. Raced plenty to red line, never had one of them "blow up".
Which is closer 9,000 to 10,500 or 4,200 to 6,200?
 
VFR.CBR said:
I'm glad we have so many informed geniuses on this site.
The redline of a Ducati 1098 is ~ 10,500 RPM, the cut-out on a 5.0 (225 hp) Mustang engine is 6200 RPM. Raced plenty to red line, never had one of them "blow up".
Which is closer 9,000 to 10,500 or 4,200 to 6,200?
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Thank you.. Much appreciated... So, you pick one bike? And a ducati at that..... A v-twin, which are always going to have a lower redline than an inline 4.
Let's seeeee here....
Most modern day 600cc ss redline somewhere between 14k and 16 k and 1000 cc ss, somewhere between 13k and 14k...
Now, would you like me to lend you a calculator so you can do the math Einstein?
So given alllllll that, Fords are still closer to ****, than 9k is to 14k....



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