unwanted attention - Ducati.ms

GTMuzz · Aug 27th, 2007, 7:39 am

hey there fellow duc lovers

was just wondering if anyone has been pulled over due to "noise pollution"?

I find myself always getting a little paranoid when in the vicinity of coppers, tho there are plenty of rowdy hogs out there with straight pipes!!

maybe i need to grow a beard, a beer pot and wear an open face, neo mask and dark glasses... oh and maybe show a tatt or two

dietrichpfeifer · Aug 27th, 2007, 8:52 am

I have not had a problem, and there are at least 3 towns around here with signs posted that they have noise ordinances in effect. I just make sure to be in "cruise" mode around those areas (i.e. short shifting and low revs).

I know in one of the towns the local LEO was giving some of the local sport bike riders some grief when stopped for lunch, but no tickets, just warnings. I think a noise infraction is really hard to prove without specialized equipment. I guess you could get a fix it ticket, but have not heard of that happening to anyone on here....

geospencer · Aug 27th, 2007, 8:53 am

I'm never concerned . . . but the baffles are still in my Termis. Most Harleys make a lot more noise than I do and around here Harleys are plentiful.

corks67 · Aug 27th, 2007, 10:04 am

youré pretty fine here in sunny wa, but i wouldnt like to try them in dark olde nsw or vic - whichever one it is with the epa nazi's - nsw i think ?

Bly · Aug 27th, 2007, 2:59 pm

NSW here, haven't been so much as looked at yet, apparently they have bigger fish to fry than loud motorbikes. I think half the lawyers in town ride Harleys on the weekend - that might have something to do with it.

EGGMAN · Aug 27th, 2007, 4:02 pm

Never had a problem in Chicago. I have total control over my Staintunes.

GTMuzz · Aug 27th, 2007, 5:20 pm

i havent even heard mine with the baffles in, the shop kindly rowdy-fied her for me

i must say us WAers are so lucky to have had a tunnel built just for us arent we

had my first graham farmer moment the other day.. sounds great!!

anyelse lucky enough to have a tunnel local?

YNOT · Aug 27th, 2007, 6:37 pm

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Originally Posted by GTMuzz

i havent even heard mine with the baffles in, the shop kindly rowdy-fied her for me

i must say us WAers are so lucky to have had a tunnel built just for us arent we

had my first graham farmer moment the other day.. sounds great!!

anyelse lucky enough to have a tunnel local?

I know what you mean,the Polly pipe is the best place to hear those Termi's Growl.

OldSkoolCool · Aug 27th, 2007, 6:39 pm

after riding beside my buddy's fat boy with V&H pipes i realise mine arent that loud...as a matter of fact, i can't hear my bike or anything at all when i am beside him....and thats with baffles in.

and the tunnel thing, we have a blocks worth of railway over passes....and parkades are always fun, especially on a busy shopping weekend.

corks67 · Aug 27th, 2007, 8:04 pm

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Originally Posted by YNOT

I know what you mean,the Polly pipe is the best place to hear those Termi's Growl.

oh yeah the polly pipe

been thinking 1. must organise a group run of us throught there 2, must do a run down there with a voice recorder or a camera with video and sound capability