"full disclosure, I do know a little about generating noise. I have an electric wood chipper that can scare off crows and terrify small pets. But I don’t fire it up unless somebody goes first with their leafblower. And I certainly don’t go riding it up and down the street to show off."
"if you need to wallow in the noise, rent Climate Pledge Arena and do it indoors the way nature intended. Instead of forcing your noise on people who just want to get home without feeling like they’re being buzzed by the Blue Angels."
for the full grouch out, https://mynorthwest.com/3990292/ross-enough-of-broken-muffler-noise-motorcycles/
Here in Wisconsin, home of the Harley, they have a saying, "Loud pipes save lives". They don't know much about physics around here, I guess.
ReplyDeleteAnd if the loud pipes weren't bad enough, they for some reason want to listen to music when they ride around. So, they install a crazy loud stereo system that is blasted louder than the loud exhaust.
When I used to ride a bike it was about wind in the hair, the freedom of the open road, and getting away from it all. Now it seems to be about being as obnoxious as possible.
As much as I dislike the noise of motorcycles, I find that it protects these men and women because that may not be seen but they WILLBE HEARD. Believe men, when I am working at my computer, my work involves listening to people. I have to stop for the time it takes when a motorcycle roars past. Yet I know that this noise is beneficial to the safety of the cyclists.
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