Noise polution

Ive just had a friendly police officer at my house

My nextdoor neighbour called them because of the noise im supose to making with my bike
I asked the officer my rights as in how much noise can i make legaly. To which is replied the noise must be deemed 'unacceptable'.

Asuming my exhaust is legal , what would be deemed an unacceptable level of noise?

I know my bike is loud and always consider my neighbours (walk the bike out of the garden onto the road before starting it, in the morning).

Today at around 3pm i started my bike for the first time in a few days and let it idle at 3000rpm for 1min as my owners manual reccomends. Due to this 1min of noise the moaning old guy called the police

Anyone else had this problem?

[Sid Squid]

Just ride away as soon as you start the engine, gently of course, that'll keep the noise down a bit.

I can't understand people who complain about the sound of aftermarket pipes.

You have to pay lots of money to make it sound like that, everone else gets it for nothing.

Kill switch backfires at 2 in the morning give him a heart attack!!!!

Last place I lived at the old git next door complained to my letting agency about my gpz 500 with std can on

Had to move in the end got so fed up with the hassle...

Not sure where the law stands really, if the can is legal i'd assume he hasn't a leg to stand on if not however then who knows...


Police in your area must be REALLY bored to come out to that, normally the council for noise issues

Im moving in a few months, and after mentioning this the the officer and that it would take that long for the council to get anthing to court, he warned me that if it continued he could arrest me for 'breach of the peace' At which point i shut up and agreed with everything he said

more likely copper is a mate of guy next door, seriously doubt they could do you unless you were revving it up on purpose and your other neighbours are witnesses your not

What a bas***d. Wait until its a nice sunny day, just before you leave. Wait for him to open his windows...Burnout time

Lucky i've not had any issues. Leaving at 6am with my rene. Bad luck!

Dan

[fizzwheel]

I take it that you have a naughty exhaust on your bike then..

If it was anti-social hours then fair enough, but at 3 in the afternoon no way..

Does the old guy have dodgy hearing or something, maybe he is sensitive to it, I think I'd wheel it round the corner or just start it up and ride it off on the choke, which is what I do when I have to leave early for work.

If you bike is legal I doubt very much whether the police could do anything about it, why not have a chat with your other neighbours and see what they feel about it.

I had a chat with mine before I put my can on, they were OK expect the girl that lives next door says its loud and annoying, I told her that her dog was annoying as it barks all the time when shes not in and wakes me up at weekends when I am trying to have a lie in, she didnt say anythign more about it after that

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Does the old guy have dodgy hearing or something...

When I read that I automaticaly thought of Fawty Towers.

"So you think my bike is too loud eh?"

"You'll have to speak up, my hearing isnt so good."

"I said, so you think my bike is too loud?"

"Sorry, I can't hear you."

"I said..."*VROOM*

*hilarity ensues*

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

When I read that I automaticaly thought of Fawty Towers.

"So you think my bike is too loud eh?"

"You'll have to speak up, my hearing isnt so good."

"I said, so you think my bike is too loud?"

"Sorry, I can't hear you."

"I said..."*VROOM*

*hilarity ensues*

PMSL