Misc Biker Pics

[Flint]

The whistles go whoooooo!!!

[lushchocolateswirl]

That whistle thingy is illegal here.

How is it not illegal there?

[beauregaardhooligan]

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]

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]

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.