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Loud vehicles, why?

bradly1101

bradly1101

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I live in what used to be a quiet seaside neighborhood until someone around here got a loud motorcycle.

Now when we try to sleep in on the weekends this un-muffled machine will fire up and get revved and revved. Then he or she will go down the street as loudly as possible, setting off car alarms all along the way.

But of course they're everywhere. Also cars but mostly trucks and SUV's too. I realize a more open exhaust can help performance, but clearly most of these people are after a powerful sound/feel.
If ever I'm out for a walk and one of those bikes accelerates away from me (from right next to me), I know the sound pressure level is beyond dangerous, so I cover my ears whenever I see one nearby.

Here in CA it's illegal to modify any vehicle to make it louder than stock. I believe this is not enforced because plenty of police officers own these vehicles too. I've also seen retired police officer associations that have their own bike club.

It's noise pollution at its worst yet it's so unnecessary. Is it about being noticed? Are that many people that insecure?

And the trend seems to be growing...
 
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Just because something is in the urban dictionary doesn't mean it needs to be posted here. In fact, LOTS of what's in there can't be posted here.

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It's because our moms didn't hug us enough, so we crave attention. With that said, I will also point out that making a racket in a residential area is simply rude.
 
I don't mind some noise from a good sounding bike/car/truck/whatever (my car isn't exactly quiet), but what most people put on their harleys is totally obnoxious, and they make it worse by constantly blipping the throttle - or just all out nailing it for that matter.

Some tard nearby was working on his bike at nearly 11 at night and fired it up with straight pipes. OK, I get that you might only have time to work on it in the evening, but seriously come on, there are families with small kids that go to bed early around here.
 
Newbian said:
Just because something is in the urban dictionary doesn't mean it needs to be posted here. In fact, LOTS of what's in there can't be posted here.

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Um it's actually something from south park not urban dictionary and has been posted in the forums a few times.
 
I like to head up to the Delaware Water Gap for peace and quiet, and unfortunately, so does every Harley owner in northern New Jersey, or so it seems. You can hear them echoing and rattling off the hills all day long. I'm pretty sure there is an inverse relationship between the decibels emitted by the bikes' exhaust, and penis size.
 
bradly1101 said:
Here in CA it's illegal to modify any vehicle to make it louder than stock. I believe this is not enforced because plenty of police officers own these vehicles too. I've also seen retired police officer associations that have their own bike club.
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From here: http://www.cent-21.com/laws/exhaust-us.htm

No. Section 27151 VC prohibits the modification of the exhaust system to amplify or increase the noise emitted by the vehicle, making the vehicle not in compliance with Section 27150 VC or exceeding the noise limits established in Sections 27201-27206 VC. Section 27151 VC does not prohibit all modifications to an exhaust system. It also does not prohibit all modifications that increase the noise level of the exhaust system over that of the original, factory installed exhaust system (as it did until 1980) It only prohibits modifications that result in a noise level higher than those specified in Sections 27201-27206 VC. Accurately determining compliance with Sections 27201-27206 VC for enforcement purposes is generally impractical. Enforcement personnel must make an informed professional evaluation to determine if excessive noise statutes are being violated.
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