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We wouldn't need "Big Brother" if we could police ourselves. The young squids around here aren't using any pipes at all, just remove the stock muffler and rev'it till it bangs the rev limiter. :banghead
Although that advice might apply to some, for those of us who have a sport bike that we like to ride on the street occasionally and ride on the track a bunch...it really doesn't apply...especially the part about getting a commuting bike (not everyone can afford the luxury of having multiple bikes).sportbikes are not for commuting, they are for goin fast. if you are riding on public roads, and arent breaking the law, you really arent riding a sportbike the way it was intended...
sportbikes are not for commuting, they are for goin fast. if you are riding on public roads, and arent breaking the law, you really arent riding a sportbike the way it was intended. get a commuter bike if you have a problem with breaking the law. when i commute, i commute on a commuter. try it sometime. this is a non issue for the people that ride their sportbikes the way they were intended to be ridden. its also funny that most of the people i know that street race and have no concern for legality also have legal commuter bikes they dont try to turn into polished turds, they use them for what they are intended to do, commute and not be conspicuous.
I whole heartedly agree.You are part of the problem: folks telling folks what to do when in every aspect of their lives, and then making it law. Stop it. If I wanna commute on my racebike it's none of your [email protected] business.
+1,000,000,000Sucks for the Harley and squid crowd, but it was long overdue. Something had to be done about those godforsaken Harley straight pipes.:banghead
First of all Larry, you are wrong. If you guys above think this will just affect Harley's and clones, think again. This will become a costly impedance (trying to meet standards which do not exist in other parts of the country or the rest of the world) for all OEM's of street bikes whom are already having a tough time making ends meet. This will increase their costs which will inevitably lead to jobs lost. Not to mention jobs lost in or related to the aftermarket and custom manufacturers segment (well, like you for example Larry, making pipes for your wrestler friend...).My biker customers are really sore at Arnold for signing the law...
but I told them that if I install the straight Hell Bent pipes people
would complain to the government for relief... after all riding is a
privileged not a right... you want Government out of your life then
muffle your stead...
Big E's Duce that was my winter project that won an award...
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Are they excluded from the law? Is there a Harley addendum in the law?If you guys above think this will just affect Harley's and clones, think again.
Many, many years ago. And there's no going back....When did we become a country that caters to the stupid and the weak, and that anything outside the apparent safety of one's bedroom closet needs to be legislated, taxed or demonized out of existence?...
First of all Larry, you are wrong. If you guys above think this will just affect Harley's and clones, think again. This will become a costly impedance (trying to meet standards which do not exist in other parts of the country or the rest of the world) for all OEM's of street bikes whom are already having a tough time making ends meet. This will increase their costs which will inevitably lead to jobs lost. Not to mention jobs lost in or related to the aftermarket and custom manufacturers segment (well, like you for example Larry, making pipes for your wrestler friend...).
Second, I can't help but think you are a giant hypocrite, making a straight pipe for your WWE buddy whilst wagging your finger at him telling him and his ilk what he should or should not do because of some imaginary social responsibility to protect other people's sensibilities.
Who is going to be left standing to protect your rights for you to do what you want or make a living at when the time comes? Larry, what if I don't like your de Havilland flying over my neighborhood and think it's unnecessary and a nuisance and it's ugly and noisy? Don't you think this type of legislation just gives all these legislative nanny's more ammo to preemptively come after aircraft or collector cars, radio controlled hobbies, closed circuit racing, fireworks, high wattage stereos, pets, etc, etc. This is how rights are lost and despair is spread folks, one little bit at a time. One seemingly insignificant piece of nuisance law gives more credence and necessity to the next.
When did we become a country that caters to the stupid and the weak, and that anything outside the apparent safety of one's bedroom closet needs to be legislated, taxed or demonized out of existence?
Here's another one, (didn't have to look far): Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials - Yahoo! News
You're being sarcastic again but I'll answer your questions as if you're not.Are they excluded from the law? Is there a Harley addendum in the law?![]()
How much ya wanna bet that after the last decade of this guy gettin' juiced on 'roids, his balls are the size of raisins.......Compensate much? :woot:My biker customers are really sore at Arnold for signing the law...
but I told them that if I install the straight Hell Bent pipes people
would complain to the government for relief... after all riding is a
privileged not a right... you want Government out of your life then
muffle your stead...
Big E's Duce that was my winter project that won an award...
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I volunteer you to go check.How much ya wanna bet that after the last decade of this guy gettin' juiced on 'roids, his balls are the size of raisins.......Compensate much? :woot:
It's chumps like this that are the reason behind the law we speak of.
Semper Fi :rockon
-Rocky-