My next door neighbour has asked me to refrain from starting my bike to early on Sunday due to the music coming from the pipes. Seems the whole street seem to have their heads up when I ride out. Anyone had any hassles from the "Noise Police".

have had one or three comments... lucky because in a street of 25 houses at least 4 people own bikes and couple with noisy V8's... saying that I try to be as quiet as possible.

I think the more we talk about it and agree that it is inevitable the sooner it will happen, we need to take the attitude that it is just not acceptable!!!!! F##K em. Whats the point of owning a harley if it sounds like a singer sewing machine (no, the noise is not the only reason I own one). I read the latest HOG mag and even H.D. is trying to convince us it is the best thing for all. Bull$#!t, it's just another way to raise revenue, so why spend all our time agreeing when we can spend it fighting??At least we can make it hard for the bastards.

Nobody's ever complained to me but I'm lucky with nieghbours, and where I live.

The ACT has gone from being more strict about rego compliance than any other state / territory, to being the least. No inspections required other than on change of ownership. As a result every teenager has gone and stuck a bazooka exhaust on their hyundai or shitbox so there's loud cars everywhere. It's gonna be real hard to target bikes before they address that problem.

There was an article in the newspaper here in Sydney a few weeks ago,about how the government was going to start clamping down on cars with noisey exhausts,will only be time before they start to look at bikes AGAIN.It seems to be cyclic,seems to pop its head up every few years and then they become lax again.They need to do something about the Doof Doof idiots in their little tin tops before anything else,and all the idiots doing burnouts in tin tops annoying the neighbourhood.And I don't care what they say "LOUD PIPES DO SAVE LIVES" we need to take a few Politicians for a ride down a busy city road and show them how people notice a Harley with loud pipes and generally give them a wide berth,and then take them for the same ride on a Ricer,and show them what being scared is like when idiot want to change lanes on top of you.Mind you,I still think that pipes without baffles are too noisey and just bring the heat on everyone,besides that,they normally crackle and sound harsh,rather than a nice loud rumble.

nobody

I think pipes are only the first instalment, when we put aftermarket pipes on we alter the tune of the bike, like in my case all the polution control gear has been elliminated, so not only does the bike sound louder (better) it also runs richer and does not have catalytic converters etc. Should it need to go over the pits all the original stuff will need to go back on. That's why I have a big box of spares sitting in my shed just in case.

Bob

"the more we talk about it and agree that it is inevitable the sooner it will happen" - Thats it Peter. Speak it out all the time and it will happen!
"LOUD PIPES DO SAVE LIVES" - It was a good article, but I agree with you. They only have to save you once to be worth it.
"do something about the Doof Doof idiots" - Absolutely. They can't hear a bloody thing, or see over the dash with their seats layed back on a 45 degree angle.
"pipes without baffles are too noisey" - I agree. Your pushing their buttons.

Do this don't do that can't you read the sign !

No mate. He wants to sleep in till 9:00 AM, I like to be up nice and early and on the road, but you got to warm up the bike before you hit the road. The exhaust bounces of the walls. He is a good bloke who loves nothing better than have a couple of coldies with the neighbours.

Given most rice grinders with P plates or Recycled cans (Hyundai's) have the proverbial Milo Tin exhaust fitted, your right about needing to sort that out first, supercharged blowfly's really don't do it for me.

Additionally will the noise police curb the boom boom crap eminating from the streo that has more pollution than any HD twin will have?

We need all the pipe decibels we can muster to ensure we have some chance of them realising there are others on the road before your cut off 9 times out of 10 between their texting on their mobiles.

Not that when I was 17 the Holden wouldn't have had the sweet sounds of Lukey eminating from the pipes while Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple serenaded the ears of those passers by in close vicinity, But that was different wasn't it.........!!!!