If I have a small hole in the muffler on my truck, I'm likely to get pulled over for excessive noise. While the officer is writing me a ticket, a Harley will go by making enough noise to shake my fillings loose. How is he legal while my far quieter truck is not?
2007-03-24 12:56:49 · 12 answers · asked by Rick N 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
He's not legal. And today, he's probably not on a Harley.
The Fed says the exhaust can't be modified, and must meet certain limits. In practice, States have their own limits, which vary. The police only really bother with local and state laws. A lot of us run near the upper limit. The ones that go beyond, which are illegal, are starting to get the rest of us caught in the crunch.
2007-03-24 14:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is illegal for motorcycles as well as cars. However, since motorcycles get much less use than cars, it is seen as an insignificant nuisance, and not a big enough deal to bother about. The really sad part of this is that almost all of these bikes are actually making LESS power than before they messed with the exhaust system.
Pity. I prefer quieter bikes.
2007-03-24 20:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Now dude don't you know most of the police are Harley riders? LOL so it goes without saying... They will let that slide with illegal exhaust on a bike than a car making the same amount of noises. However, be on their bad side and I bet no matter what kind of Harley you have they will ticket the rider.
2007-03-24 20:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by Kill_Me_Now! 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its ok if it comes from the factory that way your truck probably didn't come factory equiped with a hole in the muffler
2007-03-24 20:01:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because bikers are way cooler than pickup drivers with bad mufflers.
2007-03-24 22:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by guru 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all I would like to say that Alan is a moron. Second, it is because everybody today seems to like motorcycles that sound like rattle trap pieces of crap aka: Harley Davidson. They sound like ****, they look like ****, they run like ****, and they are extremely overpriced for a piece of **** that will resurface your garage floor with a nice coat of pennzoil.
2007-03-24 23:12:00 · answer #6 · answered by Kwijibo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any modification of the exhaust from factory specifications on any vehicle can lead to a ticket. Of course, HD's from the factory are loud, therefore they aren't modified, are they?
2007-03-24 20:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
the can get away with loud exhausts because they are smaller vehicles and need to be heard then seen not seen the heard
2007-03-24 20:10:31 · answer #8 · answered by Grant Y 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
loud pipes save lives!
2007-03-25 00:01:39 · answer #9 · answered by feel/the/need/to/fly 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
motorcycles are cool, and loud trucks/cars are just stupid and annoying.
2007-03-24 22:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by Alan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋