What amendment covers that?

 

I don't know about that, i think they would still ticket you, then tell you if you don't want to buy a helmet to ride through Missouri, then find an alternate route...now give us our money.

Crap, i meant to quote JohnnyIroc ... whoops

 

My brother-in-law sitting at a light on US1 in South Daytona, raps his pipes because he sees two Volusia County motor LEO's refueling, thinking he'll get away with it. Well, one of the LEO's walks over to the traffic and motions the brother-in-law to the gas station for a ticket for loud pipes. Yep, you can't fix stupid.

 

During bike events I have see all kinds of ****. I have see em waving people over as they pull out of Iron Horse for no clear glasses at night or none at all. Just standing in the middle and wave you in as you pull put. How about getting pulled over on a Segway on Main St.. Bike Week burnouts on Main St were very common back in the day. After the crack down some still did em or did not get the word. During that week I saw a cop slap a cuff on a guys throttle wrist mid burnout. That cop was soooooo pissed. I booed with everyone else.
I only got one ticket on Main St. and one on the beach and 2 others for speeding and one for out of state tag. Just part of livin in Daytona. Not as many in the truck?

 

A NY state trooper just quoted today, "Loud pipes don't save lives, loud pipes destroy rights."

Yes, I had to sit through a traffic safety conference today where he was a presenter for effective motorcycle enforcement.

 

That's about as bad as things could get.

 

Disclaimer: By reading this article and finding it mildly amusing; it does not constitute any rights on your part to drink and drive. Nor shall it constitute any rights on your part to install non DOT approved exhaust systems on your Harley.


Thanks for the disclaimer wasn't sure. from the story I thought you suggest to get out and drink and drive with loud pipes : )

This law falls into the bucket of laws certain towns pass to make them money. They can issue the tickets most will just pay it and not change a thing. DB should not be enforced on motorcycles

 

There are a lot of things I just don't get... So I guess I will just have to add to the log list of things I don't get with "Loud pipes destroy rights." what was the explaination for this??

 

Funny, because a couple months ago i was riding down a pretty busy street in Dallas/Plano, TX and this guy in a jacked up truck was driving in the left lane, i was in his blindspot (he couldn't see me even if i was right next to the door) in the center lane, he turned his blinker on to indicate that he was going to change lanes, so i backed down so he could change lanes, but he wouldn't, so i changed to the left lane. At the next stoplight he pulls up next to me and says, damn i knew i heard a bike somewhere around me but couldn't figure out where you were, i didn't want to change lanes until I could find you. So i call Bulls**t on that LEOs comment.

 

"It is unconstitutional for a law to make you buy a helmet just to drive thru Missouri"
Good luck with that one.I don't think you can get a way with not wearing a helmet in state requires a helmet just because your state does not require one.