whitzoo
Adjunct
Reged: 06/13/05
Posts: 146
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
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Denver Colorado ordinance just bans anything without an EPA stamp, regardless of decible level-so virtually all aftermarket pipes, including long and short TORS, are illegal.
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hill8586
Oil Expert
Reged: 01/26/05
Posts: 2152
Loc: Muldrow,OK/Ft. Smith,AR
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I saw that bike on that "southpark" episode !
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ssjones
Check Pants
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 5527
Loc: Hagerstown, MD
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In PA, just North of my Maryland border, the local police were very interested in sound levels and last year set up "listening" posts and were handing out a lot of tickets. The word spread on where these spots were (they love to sit around the Ephrata/York area on Bike Breakfast Sunday's) and folks were trying to avoid them. I never got stopped, only HD guys who were running straight pipes. But, this year, I haven't seen or heard of any such stops. I guess priorities/funding changes. (no Sunday OT $$ for stop sites...)
On my America, I have lightly modified Specialty Spares pipes that are in no way "too loud" and much quieter than most HD's.
On my '66 chopper, I have straight pipes, no mufflers. It's pretty loud and raspy. But, that thing is so tiny and without some noise, the bike seems to be invisible. I don't ride it nearly as often as my America, but the folks who turn over on me or pull out in front of me is far higher than the America. A crack of my throttle alerts folks changing lanes who don't see me in their mirrors. I don't think there is a completely steadfast rule on this, but in that scenario, the pipes definitely help me avoid an accident. I am respectful with the throttle when starting and putting out of my neighborhood.
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Al
Edited by ssjones (08/27/10 05:00 AM)
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satxron
Loquacious
Reged: 01/16/06
Posts: 3778
Loc: San Antonio, Texas--- 05 TBA
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In a very controversial topic we have come to at least one conclusion.
Newt is jealous of his neighbors yard. 
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05 Green
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locopony
Loquacious
Reged: 09/01/10
Posts: 4287
Loc: Texas, Houston
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if you want freedom why do you move into a H O A. they are like little socialist experments to see if you will buy in. I choose a small neighbor hood 50 miles out to be free, yea I have neighbors and they hate me because I dont play the game. Because I want to be free to have my load bike my diesel truck and mow at my convienience. So at 8:00 am saturday morning if i start up my welding machine and start building something they are free to complain. and I say p**s off freely. Thier teens drive in at all hours of the night thats freedom.
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locopony
Loquacious
Reged: 09/01/10
Posts: 4287
Loc: Texas, Houston
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i have straight pipes and the bike is not that loud the pipes do point down not out i doubt if i reach 95 DBs at 24 inches
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marty
Learned Hand
Reged: 03/23/08
Posts: 1152
Loc: Alberta,Canada
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I live just west of edmonton where they have this 96db law,it is a complete waste of tax payers money and police time as far as I'm concerned.I'll tell ya what burns my rump is those pick up trucks that are chipped with there extra loud exhuast and blow clouds of black soot into the air I'm trying to breath,its thoes guys and the punks who are trying to deafen you with there over powered boom boxes who should be getting tickets.But no,up here there targeting bikes.Many of the stock harleys comming out the dealership door will not pass.
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Runner0023
Adjunct
Reged: 01/17/06
Posts: 435
Loc: NSW, Australia.
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I was riding down a freeway (under speed limit) and a coppa pulled me over, he said he was working for EPA and I had to follow him to an inspection station they had set up on the side of the road. Anyway the maximum aloud is 96db, and my D&D's got the record for the day at 114db!!! but it cost me $500 and had to get bike re-inspected to comply.
The coppa actually said to me that they only do this approx every 12 months so I 'could' just put them back on and chances are I would never be checked again (he was an old triumph rider), also I was far away from my home....
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TBA, Stainless extractors / drag pipes, 65mm over forward controls, Thruxton needles, 904cc, head ported, lowered 1-inch, Console removed, relocated battery box, Australia.
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locopony
Loquacious
Reged: 09/01/10
Posts: 4287
Loc: Texas, Houston
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sounds to me like you need to take back your governing bodies by going down to vote. throw all off them out every time till you get what you want, you bikers should stick together and let them know that you want your freedoms. or they lose thier jobs. YOUR GOVERNMENT SUPPRESSES YOU BECAUSE YOU KEEP ELECTING THE SAME A** HOLES OVER AND OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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stevieB
Learned Hand
Reged: 08/19/10
Posts: 1738
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I was riding down a freeway (under speed limit) and a coppa pulled me over, he said he was working for EPA and I had to follow him to an inspection station they had set up on the side of the road.
Crapp! which freeway was that?  Cause I better steer clear of it.   I aint drivin down there.  
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