How F***ing Loud!!!!

I believe loud cans make you safer - I used to regularly nearly get wiped out filtering on my bandit with stock can, but with scorpion can - baffle out on my SV is enough to get their attention.

[northwind]

When I had the Twin Cans O' Sonic Doom on, more than once I came up behind a car and the driver'd freak out, looking for where the noise wsa coming from- and while looking around, the car'd wander all over the road Filtering's the only time I can really see a loud can being an advantage with cars, and when you're filtering you should really be assuming nobody's seen you at all, IMO.

Originally Posted by northwind

When I had the Twin Cans O' Sonic Doom on, more than once I came up behind a car and the driver'd freak out, looking for where the noise wsa coming from- and while looking around, the car'd wander all over the road Filtering's the only time I can really see a loud can being an advantage with cars, and when you're filtering you should really be assuming nobody's seen you at all, IMO.

Defo, the first and most inportant part of riding IMHO is dont trust a single car driver, especially volvo and rover divers!!! lol
And altho i also agree that loud cans do help you also have to have your wits about you and if you are sencible it is pritty hard to get hit unless there is some **** who wants to hit u!!

Originally Posted by stu369

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IMHO loud 50cc's are the worst noise going - they really make me embarassed to be a biker.

Ok i take it back 50's are worse but thinking about it any highly tuned 2stroke is worse again, i will never forget my first visit to BSB all was good hearing the big duks roar past and then the f***ing 125's came out!!!!! OMG how much did that hurt my ears!!!!!!!!!!!!

A toot on the horn is best for pedestrians. As far as loud being safe, I worked for seven years with the New Orleans fire department. Pedestrians, bicyclists, cars with the windows open, etc., would regularly wander out in front of a big red engine with flashing lights, sirens and air horns all going at once. The most common problem was referred to earlier, confusion as to the source of the sound. This is a well-known phenomenon among law enforcement and emergency response personnel. On the road you don't hear loud bikes until they are past.

No more excuses for adolescent, anti-social exhausts, please.

Originally Posted by andyauger

No more excuses for adolescent, anti-social exhausts, please.

Sorry DAD!

[northwind]

Originally Posted by andyauger

A toot on the horn is best for pedestrians.

Yep, but in (for example) central London or Glasgow, you'd never have your thumb off the horn. I don't think it does a thing for cars, but pedestrians can and do react to it.

[21QUEST]

Loud cans are anti-social. Most of the newer bikes sound nice enough with the OE cans and there is really no reason (well apart from D**K extension) to have them.

loud can=tiny winkle

Fact

Cheers
Ben

[northwind]

TBH I think the SV sounds basically rubbish with the stock can. But that's not because it's quiet, it just sounds choked. You can have a good sounding quiet can, like the old CCC road legals (do they still do those? Not the baffled ones, but the chambered ones)

What you want is an Arrow race can MMMMMNNNNNN, it scares traffic out the way

Originally Posted by northwind

Yep, but in (for example) central London or Glasgow, you'd never have your thumb off the horn. I don't think it does a thing for cars, but pedestrians can and do react to it.

I learned in my advanced training to hovver your thumb over the horn as soon as any possible hazzards are spotted - mainly in built up areas - I just used to ride with my thumb at the ready most of the time through town