Barbarians! God Bless 'Em! There ain't nothing like the rumble of a Harley
V-Twin. Except maybe the rumble of a whole bunch of Harley V-Twins. Happens
where I live from time to time. I can feel 'em coming before I hear them.
Sometimes I go out to watch 'em roll by. Saw a ride of about 1,000 one time. It
was a Toys For Tots run by United Bikers of Maine. Now _that_ was a sight. And
a sound.
Harley stock pipes should fall within noise standards of whatever country
they're sold in. Whether your folks replace the stock pipes with others, I
don't know.
But frankly, the stupidity and inattentiveness of automobile drivers is much
more of a problem than the occasional rumble of one or more motorcycles rolling
past. There's an expression: Loud Pipes Save Lives. It's proven to be mostly
without merit, but riders believe it to be true, and if you've been riding a
motorcycle more than three days you _know_ what a bunch of thoughtless t*rds
many drivers are. If bikers believe loud pipes will give them an edge, they're
going to sport loud pipes.
Besides, the rumble of my pipes is just about the last vestige of rebellion I
have left in these old bones. I'm telling you, it's a sweet thing to throw your
leg over your bike when it's parked downtown and press the starter. When that
V-Twin explodes to life, people turn to look, and believe me when I say this,
more women than not smile. I like that. <g>
You can have my pipes after you scrape me off the pavement and send me to the
crematorium.
I do, however, wear a helmet. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Registered--and practicing--Neanderthal
On Jun 14, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Bob W. wrote;
>>
>> I confess I have pretty much adopted arse. Except on Facebook the other
>> day when someone posted something from a bunch of pussy automobile drivers
>> complaining about loud motorcycle pipes
>
> Bloody Harleys !! Periodically our little township gets invaded by a horde
> of
> them. The racket!
>
> Some months ago i had a letter to the editor printed about them. Here it is
> ...
>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> This weekend, the first one in October, has seen the quiet little township
>> of Clyde invaded by a swarm of Harley Davidson motorcycles. Disturbing the
>> peace as they grunt their way around the streets or bellow at speed up the
>> adjacent hill roads, makes one wonder how they ever pass the WOF
>> examinations.
>>
>> Their exhaust systems seem to be straight-through unsilenced short pipes.
>>
>> Any other vehicle with such an exhaust system and noise profile would
>> simply not pass the VTNZ standards. Does VTNZ have a double standard, when
>> it comes to Harleys?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>
> Brian Swale
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