Okay, argue all you want but the fact is: loud pipes are killing motorcycles with petition drives and legislation like in the following link popping up all over the country: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110917/GJNEWS_01/709179956/-1/FOSNEWS
Oh sure, this doesn't apply to our XSs but it's only the first step. If people get mad enough they'll petition and legislate our older bikes right out of existence. One of my XSs has stock pipes and still won't meet an 80 db limit but all my bikes are well below the 106 db limit even though loud pipes are less of an issue here in North Carolina than in other states.
I read this stuff every day. Type "motorcycles" into Google Blog Search any day of the week, 24/7 and you'll find new legislation and petitions against loud pipes: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=blg&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1377&bih=645&q=motorcycles&btnG=Search
Most of it is in the New England States but it pops up everywhere and people are getting really pissed off.
The argument is no longer about loud pipes saving lives. Like it or not the argument has become about loud pipes killing motorcycles. And responsible bikers who want to keep riding are putting mufflers on their bikes and getting their bikes to run quieter.
So the choice is fast becoming, do you want to keep riding or do you want loud pipes?
Remember: Less than 3% of Americans ride motorcycles-- loud pipes is not a fight that can be won.
Oh sure, this doesn't apply to our XSs but it's only the first step. If people get mad enough they'll petition and legislate our older bikes right out of existence. One of my XSs has stock pipes and still won't meet an 80 db limit but all my bikes are well below the 106 db limit even though loud pipes are less of an issue here in North Carolina than in other states.
I read this stuff every day. Type "motorcycles" into Google Blog Search any day of the week, 24/7 and you'll find new legislation and petitions against loud pipes: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=blg&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1377&bih=645&q=motorcycles&btnG=Search
Most of it is in the New England States but it pops up everywhere and people are getting really pissed off.
The argument is no longer about loud pipes saving lives. Like it or not the argument has become about loud pipes killing motorcycles. And responsible bikers who want to keep riding are putting mufflers on their bikes and getting their bikes to run quieter.
So the choice is fast becoming, do you want to keep riding or do you want loud pipes?
Remember: Less than 3% of Americans ride motorcycles-- loud pipes is not a fight that can be won.