Compensating.

I had sensitivity to LOUD sounds at age 25 and I certainly had no dementia then. Many sound experts say that loud noises can be tiring to everyone, Although many will say that it doesn't affect them. As a child I had many ear infections and that could explain my sensitivity. When the local firetrucks turn on their sirens close to me and other people, I notice that I will cover my ears and they will NOT. Musicians playing loud music are notorious for having ear damage. Same for people working around large aircraft engines and also loud factories.

Here in The Villages, the commercial lawn mowers are often louder than the motorcycle, cars, and trucks. I can get annoyed by lawnmowers 2 and 3 houses down from me. I will turn up my TV or music to block it out. A really aware residential area would FORCE the use of electrical commercial lawn mowers. I don't expect that here in my lifetime.

Electric cars, carts and mowers are killing the atmosphere!

This is like, "your wrong (loud dog) is worse than my wrong (loud motorcycle)". Flawed logic - because BOTH are wrong.

That's a good visual - hanging on the ceiling fan.

The loud pipes on motorcycles SAVING lives - may have been true in 1950 before automobile A/C when cars rode around with their windows DOWN. But, today the windows are up and sealed tight letting in very little sound. So, the LOUD motorcycle noise has NO FUNCTION. It just got handed down for decades with no reality. It has become an excuse and it hurts the hearing of the motorcycle rider and annoys people on the street, all the while providing NO additional safety for the motorcyclist.

The solution would be to make a recording of a LOUD motorcycle and play it OFTEN in your OWN home.

Do you do your own yard work or do you require that electric mowers are used by the people you contract?

It's the leaf blowers and weed whackers that get me.

& I agree with you (don't tell anyone). Only Electric landscape equipment should be allowed.

Or, get a nice set of headphones or ear pods and listen to it 24 hours a day ... anywhere they go.

Remember a couple years ago Harley Davidsons company was posting this all over on mugs, jackets, even condoms.

The slogan was, "Screw It, Let's Ride."

Now that was attitude and intelligence at it's best.

You're not buying a motorcycle with Harley, you're buying into a cult with beards, dirty shirts, and big beer bellies.
Believe me I know, I lived in Milwaukee.

Muffler????
 

My truck doesn't have mufflers, I like the sound my truck makes. I built it for me.

Without any concerns about obnoxious noise to other people, nice!

I am thinking they like it - not sure but thanks for asking.

Ohiobuckeye
 

Load mufflers we’re cheap, they made their car sound fast or it got them attention!

There’s a YouTube channel where a group of people get together....in the dozens....and parade into subdivisions and neighborhoods of ‘Karens’ with their classic and modified hobby cars. All the other neighbors friends, families and children line the streets in solidarity of the organizers. I will post the link at some point.

IMO....if it’s without malice, I have no issue with it. If someone was idling and holding court in front of my house....different story.

Way back when I was 21 I drove a souped-up lowrider 1968 VW bug around. After I replaced the stock fan housing with an aluminum one to "pretty up" the engine it began to have a whistling sound while driving. Perhaps because of the hole I drilled for the clutch cable to go through. A co-worker thought that I had upgraded the performance and asked if I had "gearing." Hmmm, I liked that assessment. I never minded the attention at a few stoplights, but I was also wary of driving through the quiet neighborhoods during late nights/early mornings. Ever since I changed vehicles a few years later I never missed the sound. These days I don't want to have my car attracting any noisy attention to myself and I have embraced having a quieter engine. Apparently not true for some.

It seems like the only thing old people can do is complain. This forum needs to change it's name, Whine of The Villages.

Absolutely agree...
If it’s not uniform or to their liking....or, they don’t agree with a competing position on a topic...they pick up their ball and run home. Even the developer figured it out by welcoming families, schools and commercial spaces (Middleton/ Eastport etc). Forget the forum changing.....the ground game is about to change around here. IMO, a good thing. I applaud the developer on this ‘cultural shift’!

The saying goes, LOUD PIPES SAY LIVES!!!

If that is what you think, then perhaps you're not paying attention. Like when a dog barks or a baby cries there is a reason. Rather then just ignoring it, it might require a serious look to get to the root. Jmho. 🤔🤔🤔

? Never heard that one.

It isn't just "old people". It is everyone with that "my way or the hiway" attitude.

Keep repeating it over & over & over again.

When you get to the 100,000th time you said, it still won't be any truer than the first time.

:1rotfl:

They are lacking in size and need to show off

From an ATL motorcycle attorney.....




What Do Studies Say About The “Loud Pipes Save Lives” Motto?

I found a study that studied this phrase and whether the loudness of the pipes, and exhaust pipes of the bike, lead and correlate to fewer motorcycle wreck events.

They found no, it is an absolute myth, and the reason is interesting. The main reason why it’s a myth is because most motorcycle wrecks do not occur where a motorist is striking the biker from the rear.

This is because head-on collisions minimize the effect of the loudness of your exhaust pipes, for obvious scientific reasons: your exhaust pipes are pointed behind you.

The noise is going backward, not to the sides or the front, so it’s less likely that the motorists that are going to potentially wreck with you aren’t going to hear you coming.

The second reason this is a myth is that most motorists have their windows up. They’re not driving convertibles, they typically have at least the radio on, they are talking with someone in the vehicle, they’re on the phone, etc. They’re distracted, and they’re not likely to hear the noise from your motorcycle.

* Apologies in advance if this has already been brought up

I posted the Top 3 Links on Google, related to actual tests. There's no question, the saying is complete and utter BS, but of course, the proponents don't want to read facts.

I'm lucky enough, to live in the center of Laconia Bike Week, which begins 5 days from now. Before the week is over, we'll have 3 deaths, at least 6 serious injuries, and be bombarded 24 hours a day, by noise and squealing tires.

Laconia Bike Week is dying an increasingly faster death. In 2004, we attendance was estimated at 375,000. Last year's "100th Anniversary", drew less than 100,000 visitors. It was just a blip on the radar screen. Hotels had rooms available and restaurants weren't crowded.

The Poser Bikers have worn out their welcome most everywhere. The "Loud Pipes Saves Lives" slogan is one of the major reasons.

We're also home to one of the largest chapters of the Hell's Angels, who happen to own much of the land around Weirs Beach.

I'm sure sure what most of those guys do in their "spare time", but when they're riding, most of them are riding RoadGlides with full face helmets and quiet exhausts ... and laughing at all the wannabes that show up and buy "I support 81" T-Shirts for $30.

They also messed up Laconia when it was dropped from 2 weeks to 1 week in duration. Agree...the week is a shell of its former identity. Don’t even get me started with Myrtle Beach missteps on their bike weeks!

nice second post

barf

Charlie St. Clair who's been Executive Director of Laconia Bike Week for 20+ years has taken Laconia Motorcycle Week from 400,000 Vistors to 100,000 ... this year will probably be announced at 75,000 and really be closer to 50,000.

I was VP of the local/Host HOG Chapter for a bit and had to deal with Charlie (who was also a state rep. Of course, in NH, state reps don't get paid and you always get what you pay for.)

So that experience must’ve come in handy navigating on this forum! :1rotfl: *

*sarcasm

The entire Villages in general.

Talk about a Jerk!!!

Which jerk? Do you have a preference? Or, will any jerk do? 😶

Sounds like whine to me:undecided:

Imagine how safe learning to properly ride would be.

Loud pipes are for attention. Harley Davidsons perform better with some back pressure.

There is a reason Cobra Exhaust markets slip on pipes with the model name "Neighbor Hater."

They hardly "perform" under any circumstances.

My Suzuki SV650 could blow the doors off my FLSTS and my BMW would leave them both in the dust.

My dad told me in his early life he rode a Indian motorcycle that had a decal attached on the gas tank, which in itself was unusually for any warning labels back in the 1920's.

The decal read: "If you abuse me, I will kill you."

interesting.

What a coincidence! My wife came with a tattoo that said the same thing! 😯