Misc Biker Pics - Page 8

LabRat · 03-21-2008, 12:23 PM

Bwa hahaha!!!

I love how bub rub and lil sis about get into an accident driving away to show off their new 'pipes'... Oy.

richlevy · 03-21-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Bwa hahaha!!!

I love how bub rub and lil sis about get into an accident driving away to show off their new 'pipes'... Oy.

Well, the cops have them on tape running a stop sign. The next woooo woooo he hears might be a police siren.

Flint · 03-21-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

The next woooo woooo he hears might be a police siren.

The beauty of it is, he won't be able to hear the police siren.

Elspode · 03-21-2008, 05:22 PM

I do not understand this need to draw attention to oneself. Why is there such a cultural need to point out that you are stupid and inconsiderate, and fuck all if they don't like it?

lushchocolateswirl · 03-21-2008, 06:45 PM

That whistle thingy is illegal here.

How is it not illegal there?

beauregaardhooligan · 03-21-2008, 07:57 PM

I think the topic isn't about trying to showing off, rather it's about being safe.
You can certainly hear any bike with straight pipes well before it comes into view, unless you just happen to be looking that way.
BrianR's statement that "all they do is cause noise ordinances." ignores this fact.
Noise for the sake of noise is surely dumb, but noise for the sake of safety is a proven fact.
One of my pet peeves is bikers that sit at the light and constantly goose the throttle, as if their motor was going to stall. But that doesn't change the fact that loud pipes will let you know there is a bike around, and that *can* save a life.

jinx · 03-21-2008, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by beauregaardhooligan

and that *can* save a life.

Probably doesn't though, and they're annoying as fuck all to people that live in popular biking areas.

monster · 03-21-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by beauregaardhooligan

But that doesn't change the fact that loud pipes will let you know there is a bike around, and that *can* save a life.

Not if every potentially dangerous item on the road made a loud noise. people would either go deaf or wear ear defenders. No added safety. also, loud bikes (and other vehicles) can prevent blind pedetrians hearing the pedestrain crossing signals.

Perhaps, though, we could kill two birds with one stone, so to speak, by forcing people with dangerous driving points on their licenses to have these noisemakers attached/mufflers removed. So (a) we can hear the idiots coming, and (b) the noise might lose it's fashion appeal for those who are actually good drivers. I certainly find that operating under the assumption that if i can hear a car a mile away, it is likely to be being badly driven works for me.

lumberjim · 03-21-2008, 08:46 PM

how do you feel about shifting into one gear higher than you should be in, and goosing the throttle in a tunnel.....BWAAAAAGGGHT!

I kinda like that.

TheMercenary · 03-22-2008, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Mufflers generally point backward, so, by the time you hear the motorcycle, it's already going past.

As a motorcycle rider, I don't like loud pipes because it gives non-riders a bad image of riders, and more reason to make rules against them.

Some neighborhoods, condo associations and other municipalities have banned motorcycles, primarily due to noise issues.

I did a search and here are some of the hits that came up:
http://www.canyonlakemotorcycleclub.com/
http://www.noisefree.org/motorcycles/loudpipes.html
http://www.mrf.org/articles/1998/chicago.html
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...55C0A960958260

Here is a quote from the first link:

A noise study showed that a single loud motorcycle traveling through Paris in the middle of the night would be heard by 200,000 people. That's a lot of people to irritate just so you can have loud pipes.

WHAT HE SAID.

Loud pipes may be good for attracting attention from the car next to you if you are driving at an identical speed, but they have to be really loud and then that invokes the "just pisses people off and makes them hate bikes more principle", so it sort of negates the effect.

spudcon · 03-24-2008, 09:05 PM

I've still never heard how it can be safer for a biker to be sitting still next to my apartment building, and revving his loud engine and pipes. It has always been unsafe for them.

TheMercenary · 05-27-2008, 08:36 PM

Pics of the latest bike meet I attended:

Myrtle Beach 2008

http://picasaweb.google.com/AnesMerc...chBikeWeek2008

xoxoxoBruce · 05-27-2008, 10:14 PM

Good show, thanks.

Dingleschmutz · 05-27-2008, 10:24 PM

Where are the tits and tats? This should be a NSFW thread.

03-21-2008, 12:23 PM	#106
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03-21-2008, 05:22 PM	#109
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I do not understand this need to draw attention to oneself. Why is there such a cultural need to point out that you are stupid and inconsiderate, and fuck all if they don't like it? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-21-2008, 06:45 PM	#110
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03-21-2008, 08:46 PM	#114
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05-27-2008, 08:36 PM	#117
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Pics of the latest bike meet I attended: Myrtle Beach 2008 http://picasaweb.google.com/AnesMerc...chBikeWeek2008 __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-21-2008, 07:57 PM	#111
beauregaardhooligan Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 323	I think the topic isn't about trying to showing off, rather it's about being safe. You can certainly hear any bike with straight pipes well before it comes into view, unless you just happen to be looking that way. BrianR's statement that "all they do is cause noise ordinances." ignores this fact. Noise for the sake of noise is surely dumb, but noise for the sake of safety is a proven fact. One of my pet peeves is bikers that sit at the light and constantly goose the throttle, as if their motor was going to stall. But that doesn't change the fact that loud pipes will let you know there is a bike around, and that can save a life.

03-24-2008, 09:05 PM	#116
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I've still never heard how it can be safer for a biker to be sitting still next to my apartment building, and revving his loud engine and pipes. It has always been unsafe for them.

05-27-2008, 10:14 PM	#118
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good show, thanks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-27-2008, 10:24 PM	#119
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