Quite Days
 

Just wondering about quite track days.

The limit is 98 Dbs. Is this based on a bike being able to pass and MOT.

For example if a bike meets the noiseresrictions of an MOT then it will pass for the quite day and 98 Dbs???

Re: Quite Days
 

Not if it exceeds 98db :-D

They can be very strict with the limits, and can and do turn folk away if they exceed it. However, the last quiet day I went on was anything but - full blown race bikes with full blown race systems. They sounded gorgeous, but didn't have a hope in hell of meeting the set limit.

A road can with baffle in is usually under or at the 98db limit.

Re: Quite Days
 

Noise (decibel) level isn't checked when a bike is MOT'd, If the tester thinks it's too loud he can fail it. So, you could have a fully MOT'd bike that exceeds 100db. If you're not sure get it checked on a noise meter. You need to know at what RPM the test is done at and the distance/angle from the exhaust outlet that the test is taken at. We have a meter at work, it's not calibrated but would give an indication.

Re: Quite Days
 

And anyway your MOT is only valid until you ride out the test centre.

Brands trackday i di last year i was the last to arrive so with all the running about etc i was also the last to go for noise testing. He asked me to get it up to 5k revs but i knew my can had no baffle in and really needed repacking too. he asked me if i had the baffle and cos i did told me to hurry up and put it in and get going cos my group were waitign to go out on track. I got lucky.
The fact i didnt have the right size bolt to hold the baffle in meant it flew out somewhere on the 1st session but thankfully there were a couple of KTMs that were way louder than my bike, so no one really noticed.
But i do know peeps who were sent home so dont be risking it will you :shock:

Re: Quite Days
 

Some quite days are really strict.....like any MSV circuit :( they test every bike and you get a sticker to say you have passed.

Re: Quite Days
 

The last no limits track day I did was full noise, but the guy giving us the chat said that the K7 & 8 Gixxers are about 103 as standard so wouldn't pass a quiet day.
As said before MSV circuits do seem fairly strict

Re: Quite Days
 

So just because a motorcycle passes an MOT doesn't mean it conforms to any sort of noise restrictions. Are there no set decibel requirements for road riding???

Re: Quite Days
 

There probably is, but usually its only IF the tester finds it offensively loud lol

Re: Quite Days
 

Took my bike for it's MOT yesterday,(which it passed). There was no test on exhaust level at all.

Re: Quite Days
 

correct, hence why bikers try to find garages with the oldest mot testers they can.