My "cati" has an antigravity setting........
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Loud Vehicle Legislation Across Canada
- Thread starter CanadianBiker
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My "cati" has an antigravity setting........
NordicMan
Member
I got a really bad feeling, that hooligans are gonna LOVE the new flock of high torque electric bikes for that exact reason :sad:
They don't draw any attention, so they'll hate them.
NordicMan
Member
meh, I'll just rev twice as high then 
It's a weak argument I agree. But how does the physics not support it? I'm genuinely curious cause in my mind louder is still louder. Maybe the advantage is diminished somewhat due to doppler or other effects but surely this wouldn't refute louder sound = more easily heard?
It's a weak argument I agree. But how does the physics not support it? I'm genuinely curious cause in my mind louder is still louder. Maybe the advantage is diminished somewhat due to doppler or other effects but surely this wouldn't refute louder sound = more easily heard?
meh, I'll just rev twice as high then
It's a weak argument I agree. But how does the physics not support it? I'm genuinely curious cause in my mind louder is still louder. Maybe the advantage is diminished somewhat due to doppler or other effects but surely this wouldn't refute louder sound = more easily heard?
It's a directionality issue. The sort of sound, that issues from a motorcycle exhaust, isn't easy to judge the direction of. It reflects and confuses the issue. It's the sort of thing that has concerned emergency responders, for years, because even their sirens typically don't give much directionality. There have been efforts to improve this, in siren design.
Loud pipe proponents will say that at least it gets people looking but if they are looking in the wrong direction, it's a negative rather than a positive.
Here's a link with a bit of an explanation: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=613993
When you hear an emergency vehicle siren, it's impossible to tell where the vehicle is unless you look around. That's why people do stupid things blocking ambulances because they often are so busy looking around they don't know the vehicle is right behind them. Get >2 bikes around making noise, you have no idea where the noise is coming from.
If that were true, they would be modding exhausts to be quieter.
so still not ridiculously loud. I think it's comparable to my buddy 's stock road glide.
Those numbers say it's not ridiculously loud. But who's kidding who, a big handful of throttle at the wrong time is a different thing. Enjoy.
My beef is that most of the Ferraris, Vettes and Maseratis in my neighborhood have louder exhausts than my bike, but bikes are the targeted group.
Venom01
Well-known member
Read the article. It's not just bikes.
If nobody in society cares what impact they are having on the rest of society then you have anarchy not society.......an you better be a bad mf to survive that!
Some level of compromise is obviously needed and the only question I have is where does it fall, at 92DB? 96? 102? Will we have to get it measured annually? How much will that cost?
And all because of a portion of riders are loud? I think if you get convicted of having a loud bike, you should have to get it checked each year otherwise, not required.
just my opinion, YMMV!
Some level of compromise is obviously needed and the only question I have is where does it fall, at 92DB? 96? 102? Will we have to get it measured annually? How much will that cost?
And all because of a portion of riders are loud? I think if you get convicted of having a loud bike, you should have to get it checked each year otherwise, not required.
just my opinion, YMMV!
slayerofsouls
Well-known member
I agree, I live in downtown Toronto and every night at 3am I can hear Rossi revving at yonge and bloor.. this isnt just sport bikes but everything from 250 Ninjas to Lambos. Its a bit ridiculous.
I love the sound engines, but not at a stand still.
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