CA cop encourages loud pipes
#13
11-09-2007, 10:18 AM
RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
A lot...however things are coming to a head ina lot of areas and it's nice to see a rider in an authority position advocate the advantages ofloud pipes and to see it printed...he's prolly seen it all....ABATE needs thiscops number
#14
11-09-2007, 10:23 AM
RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
If youre worried about cagers hearing you then investing in the Stebel Nautilus horn would be a way better investment because it is directed towards the front instead of the rear like the pipes. 139 db!!
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11-09-2007, 10:33 AM
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RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
ORIGINAL: jamesr242
If youre worried about cagers hearing you then investing in the Stebel Nautilus horn would be a way better investment because it is directed towards the front instead of the rear like the pipes. 139 db!!
If youre worried about cagers hearing you then investing in the Stebel Nautilus horn would be a way better investment because it is directed towards the front instead of the rear like the pipes. 139 db!!
#16
11-09-2007, 10:34 AM
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RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
ORIGINAL: golfblues
I was riding in my car about a month ago in the left lane on a 2 lane parkway crusing with traffic. Out of nowhere I hear the sound of a harley in my right ear & glance in the right mirror. Nothing was there until I glanced over my shoulder. There it was right in a perfect blind spot by my right rear door/fender. If it was a quiet bike I would have never heard or seen him. Not that I was going to pull into the right lane anyway but I immeadiatly saw the danger of someone else pulling into his lane. Lesson learned for myself, don't give a cager the opportunity to make that mistake. The pipes did alert me that he was there. V&H Big Radius with Thunder Mountain Baffles, the life savers
I was riding in my car about a month ago in the left lane on a 2 lane parkway crusing with traffic. Out of nowhere I hear the sound of a harley in my right ear & glance in the right mirror. Nothing was there until I glanced over my shoulder. There it was right in a perfect blind spot by my right rear door/fender. If it was a quiet bike I would have never heard or seen him. Not that I was going to pull into the right lane anyway but I immeadiatly saw the danger of someone else pulling into his lane. Lesson learned for myself, don't give a cager the opportunity to make that mistake. The pipes did alert me that he was there. V&H Big Radius with Thunder Mountain Baffles, the life savers
#17
11-09-2007, 10:37 AM
RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
ORIGINAL: jamesr242
If youre worried about cagers hearing you then investing in the Stebel Nautilus horn would be a way better investment because it is directed towards the front instead of the rear like the pipes. 139 db!!
If youre worried about cagers hearing you then investing in the Stebel Nautilus horn would be a way better investment because it is directed towards the front instead of the rear like the pipes. 139 db!!
#18
11-09-2007, 11:05 AM
RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
ORIGINAL: QT Hush
Works if you are along side, but not approaching an intersection where most car/motorcycle accidents occur.
Works if you are along side, but not approaching an intersection where most car/motorcycle accidents occur.
#20
11-09-2007, 12:16 PM
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RE: CA cop encourages loud pipes
ORIGINAL: Tony P
When I thought about this, in a state where lane splitting is legal, I could see the value in loud pipes. Then I rethunk (?) this and determined that a bike coming up from behind you, the sound of the pipes don't really hit you until the bike is alongside. By then it could be too late... I still think it's a myth that loud pipes save lives. It's possible that loud pipes could be a detriment and startle the cager into making them do even more stupid things behind the wheel. Just my take...
When I thought about this, in a state where lane splitting is legal, I could see the value in loud pipes. Then I rethunk (?) this and determined that a bike coming up from behind you, the sound of the pipes don't really hit you until the bike is alongside. By then it could be too late... I still think it's a myth that loud pipes save lives. It's possible that loud pipes could be a detriment and startle the cager into making them do even more stupid things behind the wheel. Just my take...
Oh no, you can hear me coming miles away!