[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

From day break to 10pm (I think that is what it said in the deed restrictions) noise is permitted. I bet the same person complaining about the motorcycle on his/her street is the same type that will complain about the landscapers lawnmowers making too much noise. Hey, get up and live what little life you have left. Enjoy the strong sound of powerful machines. Harley bikes have a unique sound of their own. It's interesting to be able to pick a Harley sound out of other motorcycle sounds. Kind of like being able to tell the difference between an M-16 and an AK-47 at night in combat. Some of us can even tell the difference between a Triumph and a rice burner motorcycle sound. Not much of a talent, but I take my super powers seriously.......

The only time you here rice burner when it passed you and it long gone.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Do the rest of the neighbors feel like you? Then get together and buy him a set of mufflers and a gift card from the local Harley shop to have them installed, no substitutions, as a "Welcome to the neighborhood" gift. That would send the message, but in a nice (kind of passive, aggressive) way.

He took the muffles baffles out or replaced them with straight pipes. He’s not going to put them back or replace them.

[Velvet]

I mentioned that my first approach would be to reach out as a friend, but if my sick mother was living with us and the bike would make noise when she was sleeping and this person wouldn’t care - well, bikes are very vulnerable vehicles.

[JMintzer]

Wow, the amount of hatred and assumptions (not to mention threats) in this thread is astounding...

The OP never mentioned that he ever tried to approach the neighbor to see if they would try to quiet their bike, nor work on it later in the morning.

No, he just automatically labeled him "a turd"...

Just who is the better neighbor?

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Wow, the amount of hatred and assumptions (not to mention threats) in this thread is astounding...

The OP never mentioned that he ever tried to approach the neighbor to see if they would try to quiet their bike, nor work on it later in the morning.

No, he just automatically labeled him "a turd"...

Just who is the better neighbor?

I understand, but older people become more sensitive to sounds, at least I did. High pitch children’s voices used to give me joy as a kindergarten teacher. Now it goes through my head like a knife and seems to cause migraine like reaction. I still like the children, just the quiet ones more.

And we are at our absolute tolerance level with the constant lawn mowers and other gas equipment on a daily level. Even a small straw will break an overloaded camel’s back.

They can walk the bike to the main corner and start it up there if they were considerate. My hubby does and our rider friends too when visiting especially early or coming in late. We LIKE our neighbors.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

He took the muffles baffles out or replaced them with straight pipes. He’s not going to put them back or replace them.

Living north of Milwaukee most of my life, I was told by a Harley dealership that 90% of Harley motorcycles that leave the dealerships, replace the stock exhaust for louder pipes.

[frose]

just another day in the happiest place.. what a lifestyle!! maybe he can take his noisy bike with the 30mph golf carts that keep running me off the path.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by frose

just another day in the happiest place.. what a lifestyle!! maybe he can take his noisy bike with the 30mph golf carts that keep running me off the path.

I had a neighbor that stuck a motorcycle motor in his golf cart. That thing could move. I made the mistake of going with him to see a movie in it and had to hold really tight at the turns. It was The Watchmen in 2009. Watchmen (film - Wikipedia)

It was also rather noisy. Since then he had gone back to a normal golf cart engine and later got rid of the golf cart.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Wow, the amount of hatred and assumptions (not to mention threats) in this thread is astounding...

Not really.

[Paper1]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Living north of Milwaukee most of my life, I was told by a Harley dealership that 90% of Harley motorcycles that leave the dealerships, replace the stock exhaust for louder pipes.

I own and still ride one of those loud Harleys. I modified my baffles with metal punch 30 years ago. I'm aware of loud exhaust and always feather starting and motoring out of neighborhood. Harley's out of showroom are relatively quiet, it costs extra to make them loud.

[DylanTodd]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

moves in across the street with his Harley hog and no mufflers. I truly despise those who have zero consideration for others.

And NO I'm not jealous of these pretend cowboys of the road. Any reasonable person knows that anything that creates undue noise to satisfy someones ego is a person who could care less about others.

You claim the loud mufflers are a safety issue? Nah...jest get a bloody louder horn!!!

Yeh. Inconsiderate people **** me off.

I think you should get a louder Harley than your neighbor

[RICH1]

Loud Bikes save lives! as a rider who just parted with my Softail Deluxe because of a medical issue, remind him that he is messing with a whole new cat in The Villages... deaf, blind & entitled has become his worst enemy.. then offer to buy it off him, its less expensive than moving

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by RICH1

Loud Bikes save lives! as a rider who just parted with my Softail Deluxe because of a medical issue, remind him that he is messing with a whole new cat in The Villages... deaf, blind & entitled has become his worst enemy.. then offer to buy it off him, its less expensive than moving

Great idea.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by RICH1

Loud Bikes save lives! as a rider who just parted with my Softail Deluxe because of a medical issue, remind him that he is messing with a whole new cat in The Villages... deaf, blind & entitled has become his worst enemy.. then offer to buy it off him, its less expensive than moving

I agree Loud bikes save lives…Unless you road one, and had someone almost run you off the road, you wouldn’t understand. We have a bike next door, for us it’s not as annoying as the multitude of Diesel pick ups.

However, If they are deaf, why would they hear the bike? For the blind, it would be an asset, instead of the electric cart that could sneak up on them. As for entitled, one more person on their list is not a big deal.

Then again moving might be a large financial gain, and a very good thing.

[b0bd0herty]

Originally Posted by Retiring

I feel your pain. As someone that has rode HD, personally I don’t care for the bike. The vibration is fatiguing, feels like you’re in a paint shaker. I prefer to ride what is referred to as a “gentleman’s bike,” a bike that is super smooth and quiet. The kind of bike you can ride for two hours and not be exhausted. I had a bike for several years, the last one Honda PC800. I don’t see a motorcycle in my future, I’ll stick with planes.

I luv the PC 800! Took an 8,000 mile trip on my with no issues whatsoever!