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Now This Is Just Plain Stupid
On Sun, 29 May 2005 09:56:39 -0700, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Way to go, California Legislature. It's ILLEGAL for these assholes to > modify their exhaust systems - if they want to save their hearing, then > they need to obey the ****ing law. Passing laws that make it easier for > these pricks to break other laws is counterproductive, to say the least. Have you ever ridden a normal motorcycle with legal exhaust? The exhaust is not the problem, the wind noise on the helmet is. I doubt that many of the 'I am such a hardass' straight-pipe-Harley riders wear ear protection, judging by the number of them that doesn't even wear head protection. Most riders around here wear earplugs, simply because they do a good job filtering the distracting, tiring and damaging hissing wind noise on the helmet and making hearing the important things, like sirens from emergency vehicle, that are usually masked by the wind noise, much easier. But of course it is easier to pass judgement on something one doesn't understand instead of researching something first... Chris |
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"C.H." > wrote in message
news > But of course it is easier to pass judgement on something one doesn't > understand instead of researching something first... > > Chris Would you deprive us of Scott's daily rants (against people who drive just like him)? |
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On Sun, 29 May 2005 09:56:39 -0700, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote: > >Way to go, California Legislature. It's ILLEGAL for these assholes to >modify their exhaust systems - if they want to save their hearing, >then they need to obey the ****ing law. Passing laws that make it >easier for these pricks to break other laws is counterproductive, to >say the least. > >To every legislator who voted in favor of this law: may a thousand >Harleys with straight pipes ride through your neighborhood all night, >every night, wearing their earplugs. > >-- here, here - those ****ing assholes shoud be shot on sight. Okay, maybe that's a bit extreme, but they should be required to conform to certain noise ordincances. Loud pipes DO NOT save lives - they merely **** people off and actually result in more lost lives. |
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> I've never ridden a motorcycle,
Yes, please do ask someone with a clue before you post next time. |
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On Sun, 29 May 2005 17:33:34 -0700, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:15:27 -0700, "C.H." > wrote: > >>On Sun, 29 May 2005 09:56:39 -0700, Scott en Aztlán wrote: >> >>> Way to go, California Legislature. It's ILLEGAL for these assholes to >>> modify their exhaust systems - if they want to save their hearing, then >>> they need to obey the ****ing law. Passing laws that make it easier for >>> these pricks to break other laws is counterproductive, to say the >>> least. >> >>Have you ever ridden a normal motorcycle with legal exhaust? The exhaust >>is not the problem, the wind noise on the helmet is. > > I've never ridden a motorcycle, but I know several people who have. None > of them every mentioned wearing earplugs. I am sure that they are wearing earplugs - at least if they are smart. Few motorcyclists (except for the hardasses mentioned above) think turning deaf in your 40s is funny. > I'll be sure to ask next time I talk to them. Please report back, chances are they are wearing earplugs. I don't tell every friend I wear earplugs either, but I still do. And not only because I am scared of going deaf, but also because I don't want to chance not hearing a siren or even horn in time. Chris |
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On Sun, 29 May 2005 20:52:05 +0000, Skip Elliott Bowman wrote:
> "C.H." > wrote in message > news >> But of course it is easier to pass judgement on something one doesn't >> understand instead of researching something first... >> > Would you deprive us of Scott's daily rants (against people who drive just > like him)? Nah Chris |
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> here, here - those ****ing assholes shoud be shot on sight. Okay,
> maybe that's a bit extreme, but they should be required to conform to > certain noise ordincances. > > Loud pipes DO NOT save lives - they merely **** people off and > actually result in more lost lives. I hate those weekend warriors. When one of them goes by at full throtle blasting 120 decibel blatts all I can think is they're saying to themselves "Look at me, I'm an ASSHOLE!" The upside is most of them will end up as grease spots against a concrete wall or better yet some equally offensive SUV. |
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On Sun, 29 May 2005 21:37:38 -0700, , said the following in
rec.autos.driving... > > here, here - those ****ing assholes shoud be shot on sight. Okay, > > maybe that's a bit extreme, but they should be required to conform to > > certain noise ordincances. > > > > Loud pipes DO NOT save lives - they merely **** people off and > > actually result in more lost lives. > > I hate those weekend warriors. When one of them goes by at full throtle > blasting 120 decibel blatts all I can think is they're saying to themselves > "Look at me, I'm an ASSHOLE!" Same as those pricks with the fart can mufflers and the morons with the sub-woofers that make the body panels of the car rattle. They *think* they are cool, but in reality, they look (and sound) like f*cking idiots and annoy the hell out of everyone else. > The upside is most of them will end up as > grease spots against a concrete wall or better yet some equally offensive > SUV. Sadly, a ricer or a "Pimp 'Nigilac," as some call them here can't get to the appropriate speed to become a grease spot on a wall... |
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"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:
> > On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:15:27 -0700, "C.H." > > wrote: > > >On Sun, 29 May 2005 09:56:39 -0700, Scott en Aztlán wrote: > > > >> Way to go, California Legislature. It's ILLEGAL for these assholes to > >> modify their exhaust systems - if they want to save their hearing, then > >> they need to obey the ****ing law. Passing laws that make it easier for > >> these pricks to break other laws is counterproductive, to say the least. I would guess that hog-riders with loud exhausts are not the target of this law. > >Have you ever ridden a normal motorcycle with legal exhaust? The exhaust > >is not the problem, the wind noise on the helmet is. > > I've never ridden a motorcycle, but I know several people who have. > None of them every mentioned wearing earplugs. Wind noise is even a problem on a bicycle at about 30 mph. I don't know if it's the wind whistling by my ears or the wind whistling through the holes in my helmet (I always wear a bike helmet and I always wore a MC helmet), but it's pretty damn loud. When I was riding my street motorcycle it got a whole lot quieter when I got a full-face helmet with close-fitting padding, and I had nice legal Suzuki GS550 mufflers. It actually never occurred to me to wear earplugs because I want to hear as much outside noise as I can. I hate driving a car when I can't keep the driver's window open a smidge. > I'll be sure to ask next time I talk to them. -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ Why should I be tarred with the epithet "loony" merely because I have a pet halibut? --Monty Python |
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wtrplnet wrote:
> > > here, here - those ****ing assholes shoud be shot on sight. Okay, > > maybe that's a bit extreme, but they should be required to conform to > > certain noise ordincances. > > > > Loud pipes DO NOT save lives - they merely **** people off and > > actually result in more lost lives. > > I hate those weekend warriors. When one of them goes by at full throtle > blasting 120 decibel blatts all I can think is they're saying to themselves > "Look at me, I'm an ASSHOLE!" The upside is most of them will end up as > grease spots against a concrete wall or better yet some equally offensive > SUV. A member of a group of hog-riders lives on the next street over. Six of them sounds like WAY more than six, and I really LIKE the sound. You guys are just a mess of wimps. -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ Why should I be tarred with the epithet "loony" merely because I have a pet halibut? --Monty Python |
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