Loud SUCKS!

Post by **fasteer** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:40 am

http://ridestealth.com

I'm gonna order a t-shirt & some bumper-stickers.
Anybody else want some?

Post by **Spinalguy** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:33 am

Good site.
The time is now to be proactive in reducing noise. If GAMP did not wake you up, nothing will. Yes, i know that GAMP had no relationship to noise but they did shut down 1300sq miles of trails, so they could do it again based on the #1 public complaint.....noise.
Tom

MotorEd · Post by **MotorEd** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:16 am

Great site....100% agreed.

We all need to ride like ninjas throught the forest and not like top fuel dragsters.

Loud Sucks....spread the word.

WR_Dave · Post by **WR_Dave** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:48 pm

Spread the word to the bike manufacturers to start building competitive bush bikes that have compliant exhaust pipes from the factory, Not all of us ride Orange. Another $500 for a good ,quiet pipe is alot when you just drop over 8 grand for a new bike. My - 02. WR Dave

Post by **Dakota_c69** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:33 pm

Yeah Dave, your bike is too LOUD!!! Get a new ONE!!! Think that will work on the wife..."Honey, My old bike is just TOO loud!'

Glenn.

chucker · Post by **chucker** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:49 pm

Years ago, it was "cool" to have a loud pipe, and is still is today...to a point. My bike came with a White Bros E-series pipe, and it is wayyy too loud. Just ask the guys I have ridden with, they all have made comments, some good, some bad. I have tried repacking it, but it did not get any quieter. I added as many discs to the end cap, but with the same result.

I have the stock exhaust for the WR, and am planning to swap it back over to see how much power may be lost (if any). I like the "ride stealth" idea.

It pisses me off that Harley owners and the like don't get any flack for making noise. It's OK to have straight pipes in residential areas at 2am, but a noisy dirtbike in the woods gets you a fine.

Post by **Spinalguy** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:19 pm

chucker wrote:

It pisses me off that Harley owners and the like don't get any flack for making noise. It's OK to have straight pipes in residential areas at 2am, but a noisy dirtbike in the woods gets you a fine.

Loud Pipes Save Lives

MotorEd · Post by **MotorEd** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:10 pm

Loud Pipes Save Lives

...maybe on the road, but they also close trails

crazy2wheeler · Post by **crazy2wheeler** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:48 pm

As a guy who has ridden on the road for many years -

LOUD pipes DON'T save lives!!

All they do is freak out drivers of the other vehicles and make them more likely to swerve or move erratically. Oh, and they also PISS* OFF other drivers, pedestrians, and anyone else who happens to be within about 100 yards of the unnecessary and inconsiderate (and generally obnoxoius) noise.

The safest way to ride on the road (IMO) is to be moving faster than the traffic, if you can see the cars ahead you can anticipate what they are going to do, and pass them before they change course. Ya can't do this if you are driving right beside one (particularly if the driver would like to take out a maddeningly loud bike).

On the road as well, STEALTH is definately the way to go. Not to mention that it's alot harder for 'someone' to track and follow a quiet bike, than a loud one.

If ya can't afford a quiet pipe for the loud beast - at least stuff ur ol' lady's bra in there. That DDD oughta absorb some noise.

My 2 cents. Loud sucks.

Post by **Spinalguy** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:09 pm

i was referring to the Harley motto and on road only.

Shibby! · Post by **Shibby!** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:31 am

My pipe on my R1 has saved me many of times.

The pipe isn't that loud, but loud enough to let people know there is a bike beside you, or possibly in your blind spot. When I downshift it because extremely quiet and when riding like this in the city I have had more then one experience where the car nearly ran me off the road.

Once I got a ticket for this too as a Jeep was coming into my lane where I had a car tailgating me and a square edged cement boulavard beside me (Riding in proper blocking position). My only obvious choice was to speed up so I did. Passed the jeep after he was nearly completely in my lane and look up and there was a cop radaring me. Damn cop was on a power trip and never let me go with a warning and the judge on the ticket said "there is never an excuse to speed"

So I guess next time I will take the curb and jump off the bike where it would have likely smashed into a occupied building lining the street and possibly hit some pedestrian on the sidewalk. Sometimes the law is B.S.

I will never have a street bike with a quiet exhaust. Vehicle drivers are too stupid to look for motorcycles, where as the exhaust will let them know you are around them and some (not all) will take the time to look for you.

But I do agree with the quiet trails bike. Went into BF last weekend to buy a FMF Q and the guy said you can't get one for the RM. I know you can so I will likely end up buying one online.

YouTube · Post by **Dobi** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:09 am

Shibby! wrote:But I do agree with the quiet trails bike. Went into BF last weekend to buy a FMF Q and the guy said you can't get one for the RM. I know you can so I will likely end up buying one online.

Try Thumper Darryl @ Westech. I got an FMF Gnarly off him for my SX and it was cheaper than anyplace else in Calgary.
His ad is at the top of the page every now and then.

Brenan225 · Post by **Brenan225** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:27 pm

I just got my FMF Q for my WR450. Beware of ordering from FMF as they only ship with UPS and I got hit with an extra $90.00 brokerage fee. For what I paid I would have been better off ordering it local to support our dealers, I still saved but not that much.

Post by **rooster** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:34 pm

We should support the local dealers and make them aware the LOUD is BAD for off-road. They will surely be more willing to help our cause as well if the money is spent in good old Calgary

WR_Dave · Post by **WR_Dave** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:02 pm

What pipe did you use to bring the 450 in line with the noise issue Dennis? I'm thinking it may knock the WR db's down as well. WR Dave.