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Yellow stickered in WA

  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    G'day lads

    Got yellow stickered this evening. Patrol car came out of a servo as I rode past and they lit me up immediately. Did me for the pipes, too loud apparently. V&H big shot staggered. 

    I know there's no way around it, I have 10 days to sort it out otherwise I can't ride etc. I'll have to find some stock pipes or try the steel wool trick. 

    My question is - to the WA folks - where should I take the bike for inspection? I've heard some good and bad stories and I'd rather be one of the good ones. 

    The bike isn't very heavily modified, so I can't see them whining about anything other than the pipes, but I'm hoping there are some more chill authorised places I'm less likely to have dramas with? 

  • WideglidingNZ
    WideglidingNZ
    5 years ago
    Quoting noctm on 30 Jan 2019 02:18 PM

    G'day lads


    Got yellow stickered this evening. Patrol car came out of a servo as I rode past and they lit me up immediately. Did me for the pipes, too loud apparently. V&H big shot staggered. 

    I know there's no way around it, I have 10 days to sort it out otherwise I can't ride etc. I'll have to find some stock pipes or try the steel wool trick. 

    My question is - to the WA folks - where should I take the bike for inspection? I've heard some good and bad stories and I'd rather be one of the good ones. 

    The bike isn't very heavily modified, so I can't see them whining about anything other than the pipes, but I'm hoping there are some more chill authorised places I'm less likely to have dramas with? 

    You should be able to get some quieter baffles from V&H and they should be easy to swap over and then swap back to the louder one's when required
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    5 years ago

    Agree on the quieter baffles. 

    Vance and Hines are just loud noise makers so I can understand why you got pinged.  I know loud pipes save lives and I see this all the time when I ride, But V&H can be heard from 3 blocks away and all they do is just piss people off. (that's my view anyway)

  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    I'll look into the quiet baffles.
    I also agree about V&H pipes, they were on it when I bought the bike. I usually like a nice 2-1 but I just haven't had the chance to change em over. 
  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    5 years ago
    Quoting noctm on 31 Jan 2019 12:17 AM

    I'll look into the quiet baffles.

    I also agree about V&H pipes, they were on it when I bought the bike. I usually like a nice 2-1 but I just haven't had the chance to change em over. 

    nows the chance
  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    Quoting noctm on 31 Jan 2019 12:17 AM

    I'll look into the quiet baffles.

    I also agree about V&H pipes, they were on it when I bought the bike. I usually like a nice 2-1 but I just haven't had the chance to change em over. 

    Quoting Soapbox2627 on 31 Jan 2019 12:42 AM

    nows the chance

    not really! i have plenty of other financial priorities at the moment like saving for a house, wedding etc. don't think i could get away with dropping 1k on a different exhaust system. hell, i'm not even happy about the ~$150 inspection fee
  • speedzter
    speedzter
    5 years ago
    Just be aware, pretty much any aftermarket pipe won't pass the test, quiet baffles or not.
  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    Quoting speedzter on 31 Jan 2019 01:25 AM

    Just be aware, pretty much any aftermarket pipe won't pass the test, quiet baffles or not.

    Yeah I figured this would be th case, especially V&H. I think my best option is to track down some stockies... 
  • keith
    keith
    5 years ago
    Just got to be bad luck they spotted you out ? What suburb ? 
  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    Quoting keith on 31 Jan 2019 01:50 AM

    Just got to be bad luck they spotted you out ? What suburb ? 

    Yeah I wasn't doing anything silly or anything, they literally just pulled out of a BP as I rode past and they lit me up straight away.
    It was the BP on Hester after the freeway northbound 
  • El Skitzo
    El Skitzo
    5 years ago
    Quoting keith on 31 Jan 2019 01:50 AM

    Just got to be bad luck they spotted you out ? What suburb ? 

    Quoting noctm on 31 Jan 2019 01:52 AM

    Yeah I wasn't doing anything silly or anything, they literally just pulled out of a BP as I rode past and they lit me up straight away.

    It was the BP on Hester after the freeway northbound 

    Just down the road from me.

    I hear sirens in the area all the bloody time

  • perthhog
    perthhog
    5 years ago
    Quoting speedzter on 31 Jan 2019 01:25 AM

    Just be aware, pretty much any aftermarket pipe won't pass the test, quiet baffles or not.

    Quoting noctm on 31 Jan 2019 01:30 AM

    Yeah I figured this would be th case, especially V&H. I think my best option is to track down some stockies... 

    For sure.    Oem pipes with slip ons   I don’t have any but maybe one of the other wa boys have a set collecting dust 
    You could borrow 
  • GTEEZ
    GTEEZ
    5 years ago
    What year Train you got? Have some stock headers with SE slip ons in my shed doing nothing. Coming to Perth tomorrow. Came of a 2004 Night train/Softail. Wont fit an injected bike. No O2 bungs.
  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    Quoting GTEEZ on 31 Jan 2019 10:20 AM

    What year Train you got? Have some stock headers with SE slip ons in my shed doing nothing. Coming to Perth tomorrow. Came of a 2004 Night train/Softail. Wont fit an injected bike. No O2 bungs.

    Not sure if you're replying to me mate, but I have a fatbob so I don't think your pipes will fit as the dynas and softails mount differently (someone correct me if wrong) 
    Very much appreciate the offer though 
  • Oz Dan
    Oz Dan
    5 years ago
    As someone else said above,  nothing will make those pipes complient - quiet baffles, steel wool.....nothing. Yiu’ll Definately need the stock pipes to pass. Dealers in Qld often have take offs the owners didn’t want....so maybe try ringing a few dealers. Good luck.
  • noctm
    noctm
    5 years ago
    Quoting Oz Dan on 02 Feb 2019 05:30 AMedited: 02 Feb 2019 05:30 AM

    As someone else said above,  nothing will make those pipes complient - quiet baffles, steel wool.....nothing. Yiu’ll Definately need the stock pipes to pass. Dealers in Qld often have take offs the owners didn’t want....so maybe try ringing a few dealers. Good luck.

    I think I may have sourced a set, but nothing concrete yet so i will definitely ask the dealers if need be. Thanks for the suggestion and luck! 
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