It seems you have some very good advise so far. Someone said Tennessee. I would like to mention if you are riding in Tennessee the main hiway between Bristol and Johnson City there is a radar with camera attached to a street sign and you will get a ticket in the mail if you are not careful. The Snake 421 is a great road and is in the vicinity.

 

I live in SE PA. As far as the loud pipes goes, the only place around here that checks for then is New Hope PA. If you ride through there just don't rev the bike...They are also very strict on the posted speed limits.....as most small towns are.

New Hope PA makes up it's entire police budget from traffic and parking fines, they are ****'s about it and almost ruin one of the nicest rides and stops in Eastern PA

 

Look on the bright side, it wasn't you!!


Lolol

 

Pa Sux, if you are passing through don't stay too long, oh and it smells like pop, cause they spread human dung on the farm fields, anything to make a buck I guess.........Tom Wolf is a jerkoff, but don't tell him I said so, he is a typical libtard governor.....

 

WV doesn't require baffles but some places you ride my have noise ordinances. They do have a helmet law but Pa doesn't. And like everywhere, some cities are sticklers for enforcing the speed limit, so just don't be the one leading the flow of traffic and you should be fine. If you travel at night watch out for deer. They are everywhere, including on the freeways.

 

Yup most yokel states live for out of towners, Tennessee and Alabama both have history.

 

In small towns (in any state) I try to stay as close as possible to the posted speed limit.
It's REVENUE that most of these towns and villages survive on.

In WV, the posted school speed limit is 15MPH (or at least used to be) and they seem to take that very seriously so be aware!

I normally run 5-8 over the posted limits on rural roads and freeways (in good weather and daylight hours) and I've had no problems as I believe most of speedometers tend to run a little higher than our actual MPH's.

FWIW, my last moving violation was in '81 or '82 for 10 over, driving on a rural, two-lane state route at 2:00AM with practically no traffic, other than an opposing semi-trailer with a right behind him that I didn't even see until he passed by me!

Loud pipes violations are a PIA but they won't increase your insurance rates like moving violations.

 

I've lived between WV & PA all my life (western Maryland). Don't be an azz and you are unlikely to be treated like one. It's really that simple. Excessive speed will get the same reaction from cops most anywhere. Cops are few in rural areas though, and those that are, are usually going somewhere else. On rural roads, don't exceed your own capabilities. That's much more important than a ticket! Some of these roads are crazy and can change around any bend. As has been said, be alert for potholes. We've had A LOT of wet weather for over a year now. Most rural roads are tar & chip. The former is murder on the latter! More than once I've bottomed out on a pothole I never saw, even on <40mph back roads. Also as has been said, watch for critters. Not just deer but BEAR. A black bear on a black road at night is just about invisible until it's too late. Hitting a cub accompanied by it's mother is unfortunate. If you're laying there on the road with it when momma realizes junior ain't following anymore... well, try not to do that. If you do, get some pictures. It'll make the story better if you get to tell it.

Some cities enforce sound ordinances but it's typically a targeted operation rather than a matter or routine. If you see more than one cop car sitting along the road, go easy. You really have nothing to be concerned about. Common sense and judgement, just as anywhere else. Assuming you do use it elsewhere. ...that, and the bears.

 

I have been around most of the eastern half of the US, and PA is right about average. Been to worse and better. I do agree to an extend about Wolfe though. Some things I like and others I hate.

 

Surprised US19 in WV has only been mentioned once. DO NOT SPEED at all on US19 in WV - you will get a ticket, especially the stretch between I79 and I77. This stretch is used by travelers to bypass the interstates, and is crawling with cops. Had a buddy of mine get ticketed for going over the limit, and the cop was waiting on a downhill where the speed went from 55 to 45. My buddy didn't slow down fast enough and he got popped for 55 in a 45. I was with him and had told him several times not to speed on that road, not even 1 mph.