Cyclechaos Forums - View Single Post - If Loud Pipes Save Lives. Where is the documentation and Proof?

timberland1952 · 12-08-2008

There is none! It is a fantasy slogan made up to justify unlawful activity, to inflate a little peoples egos or to annoy people. Yep, dirt bags like to annoy people.Another point, is that the sound it projected BEHIND the motorcycle and with sound compressions it is difficult to hear. Why do people get hit by trains? The same effect.Harley Davidson and the American Motorcycle Association both condemn loud pipes and prove that bikes loose or limit their performance with modified exhaust. They further show that there is no difference in accident rates. Heck most motorcycle accidents are caused by just riding off the road and drunk riding. The National Transportation Safety Administration has some real good facts and data.The beat safety for a rider is EDUCATION. If the rider still feels he needs noise, J.C Whitney Company sells motorcycle horns with more dB then any pipes. With a horn your only annoying part time not all the time.I know, I've been with Harley's for over 50 years.

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timberland1952 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6	There is none! It is a fantasy slogan made up to justify unlawful activity, to inflate a little peoples egos or to annoy people. Yep, dirt bags like to annoy people.Another point, is that the sound it projected BEHIND the motorcycle and with sound compressions it is difficult to hear. Why do people get hit by trains? The same effect.Harley Davidson and the American Motorcycle Association both condemn loud pipes and prove that bikes loose or limit their performance with modified exhaust. They further show that there is no difference in accident rates. Heck most motorcycle accidents are caused by just riding off the road and drunk riding. The National Transportation Safety Administration has some real good facts and data.The beat safety for a rider is EDUCATION. If the rider still feels he needs noise, J.C Whitney Company sells motorcycle horns with more dB then any pipes. With a horn your only annoying part time not all the time.I know, I've been with Harley's for over 50 years.