15 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I don’t like loud exhausts on my bikes because I just don’t like the noise. 

 

But, whenever I’m driving I always hear the bike with the loud exhaust....  ‘Loud pipes save lives’ is the saying and its very true... A loud bike is always far far more noticeable in traffic, you always hear it before you see it -thats defiantly safer. 

 

On my moo-baan there is a Triumph Speed Twin which is obviously quite loud, but the rider is always very considerate when riding through the moo-baan, I hear the bike but never hear him raving etc.

 

On the other hand the security has a pocket-rocket (Yamaha R300 or something similar) , when he arrives and departs his shift he revs his bike - that irritates the cr@p out of me !

 

I don’t mind bikes that made noise...   I mind the riders who rev the s#it out of their bikes while knowing they are loud. 

 

Now... this thread has given a few who can’t help but post hyperbolic over reactions an opportunity to spout their nonsense.. (below)... 

 

 

 

 

No nonsense spouted,,,just more BS from people who seem to think it is their right to make all the NOISE they want disturbing others who have no desire to hear a loud bike just so they can pretend to be some macho motorbike man child....i hope somebody opens a karaoke bar next to you some day and see how u feel about NOISE then....

10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

How often are you stopped in Bangkok ?....  I find that the BiB are really not interested in me (in a car or on a bike)... 

Since Covid I don't think they every stopped me. Before that maybe once a month. And then most of the time because I didn't ride on the left side or my gf preferred to leave the helmet at home. Most of the time they had a reason and I don't mind giving them that 100B.

 

Funny enough, my smaller bike, a Suzuki Raider, has an obvious aftermarket exhaust. It's, let's say, a little loud, not extreme. They never stopped me or fined me because of that exhaust.

2 hours ago, pomchop said:

No nonsense spouted,,,just more BS from people who seem to think it is their right to make all the NOISE they want disturbing others who have no desire to hear a loud bike just so they can pretend to be some macho motorbike man child....i hope somebody opens a karaoke bar next to you some day and see how u feel about NOISE then....

I love the exhaust sounds coming from a great engine like a Ducati with Termi pipes, a Honda 4 cylinder winding it up to max RPMs., a V8 muscle car, the orgasmic exhaust shriek of a 10 banger Carera GT, Lamborghini, Lexus LFA and I might even get a discharge at the howl of classic 12 cylinder Ferrari or Jaguar. 

 

17 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Yes, but that was before all these Coups started

I don't think politics affects traffic laws?

6 hours ago, LarrySR said:

14 hours ago, Moonlover said:

A chain guard on a scooter?

 

6 hours ago, LarrySR said:

Probably a Honda Wave but I wasn’t really paying close attention. 
Small motorbike with chain drive. How’s that?

 

I'll forgive you. ????

6 hours ago, LarrySR said:

Probably a Honda Wave but I wasn’t really paying close attention. 
Small motorbike with chain drive. How’s that?

 

Failing the registration inspection because of lack of chainguard has been covered in posts on the Motorcycle in Thailand section. 

 

Install one for the inspection, take it off after.

4 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Failing the registration inspection because of lack of chainguard has been covered in posts on the Motorcycle in Thailand section. 

 

Install one for the inspection, take it off after.

 I presume it comes under the classification of 'unauthorized modification'. If that's case, there are a lot of 'naked Waves' racing around the countryside that would never pass an inspection.

On 4/5/2022 at 8:46 PM, dsmiththailand said:

I've been stopped a few times for having a loud exhaust on my Honda Rebel and have been able to convince the locals it is stock from the factory, so they have let me go.

No matter what the sound level is, if you're upsetting  the locals, don't you think you should do something about its loudness?    What  is it about the loud sound you like?

 

 

33 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Failing the registration inspection because of lack of chainguard has been covered in posts on the Motorcycle in Thailand section. 

 

Install one for the inspection, take it off after.

 

With all due respect, the chain guard is for protection against personal injury, yes?     Why on earth would you want to remove it?

 

 

Don't know not my concern. Each rider makes his own decision.????

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

I don't think politics affects traffic laws?

No. I was referring to Thailand meaning Freeland.

^ So was I . Freedom is real not some western ideology.

On 4/7/2022 at 5:37 AM, pomchop said:

No nonsense spouted,,,just more BS from people who seem to think it is their right to make all the NOISE they want disturbing others who have no desire to hear a loud bike just so they can pretend to be some macho motorbike man child....i hope somebody opens a karaoke bar next to you some day and see how u feel about NOISE then....

That post should win an award - well done sir !

Reading these posts, it seems to me that all these retards with loud pipes, its just a "look at me" stunt.

Sad or what?

8 minutes ago, hackjam said:

Reading these posts, it seems to me that all these retards with loud pipes, its just a "look at me" stunt.

Sad or what?

Written by a guy who’s never ridden a motorcycle. 

 

Many of the motorcycles are really ‘loud’ from the manufacture, sports bikes, Harleys, Triumphs are generally louder than your average scooter !!!....  

 

 

Personally, I don’t want a loud bike, I don’t like them. But, IF a motorcycle is already loud with an OEM exhaust from the manufacturer then it simply is what it is...  just as long as guys are not ’thrashing’ and raving their motorcycles in residential neighbourhoods... 

 

So, the issue isn’t so much loud pipes - its the mentality of guys who unnecessarily ‘rev’ their loud bikes. 

 

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There are  couple of guys in my Moo-baan - one with a  Triumph Bobber another with a Speed-Twin, both ride conscientiously - I hear their bikes when they ride in and out, but I also hear some cars and scooters... they’re not much louder, just more notable because of the ‘put-put’ sound. 

 

 

so.... Loud exhausts not the problem - its the mentality of ’some riders’ with loud exhausts that make the problems. 

 

 

Then of course there are the grumpy old farts who would just complain and b!tch about anything, reinforce their views with confirmation bias and fail to recognise issues with any sense of balance....   they seem prevalent on this thread. 

 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Written by a guy who’s never ridden a motorcycle. 

 

Many of the motorcycles are really ‘loud’ from the manufacture, sports bikes, Harleys, Triumphs are generally louder than your average scooter !!!....  

 

 

Personally, I don’t want a loud bike, I don’t like them. But, IF a motorcycle is already loud with an OEM exhaust from the manufacturer then it simply is what it is...  just as long as guys are not ’thrashing’ and raving their motorcycles in residential neighbourhoods... 

 

So, the issue isn’t so much loud pipes - its the mentality of guys who unnecessarily ‘rev’ their loud bikes. 

 

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There are  couple of guys in my Moo-baan - one with a  Triumph Bobber another with a Speed-Twin, both ride conscientiously - I hear their bikes when they ride in and out, but I also hear some cars and scooters... they’re not much louder, just more notable because of the ‘put-put’ sound. 

 

 

so.... Loud exhausts not the problem - its the mentality of ’some riders’ with loud exhausts that make the problems. 

 

 

Then of course there are the grumpy old farts who would just complain and b!tch about anything, reinforce their views with confirmation bias and fail to recognise issues with any sense of balance....   they seem prevalent on this thread. 

 

 

 

 

 

the nerve of those grumpy old men who like to enjoy sleeping or enjoying a touch of peace and quiet rather than having to listen to loud bikes roaring by.....200 people in a condo suffering the noise of one or two loud bike morons.

42 minutes ago, pomchop said:

200 people in a condo suffering the noise of one or two loud bike morons.

From NY Times, 21 Feb -

“According to a study by Bruitparif, a state-backed center that monitors noise in the Paris area, a modified scooter crossing Paris at night can wake as many as 10,000 people.”

On 4/7/2022 at 12:37 AM, pomchop said:

No nonsense spouted,,,just more BS from people who seem to think it is their right to make all the NOISE they want disturbing others who have no desire to hear a loud bike just so they can pretend to be some macho motorbike man child....i hope somebody opens a karaoke bar next to you some day and see how u feel about NOISE then....

Tell this to all the small bike and car drivers constantly cutting in front of us big bikers because they don't see or hear us! You sound like someone who doesn't ride motorcycles in Thailand. 

3 hours ago, SS1 said:

Tell this to all the small bike and car drivers constantly cutting in front of us big bikers because they don't see or hear us! You sound like someone who doesn't ride motorcycles in Thailand. 

Such nonsense, thinking a loud engine is a safety feature! You are deluded..... Car drivers are cocooned in an airconditioned box with their music blasting out, motorcyclists are on their phones and only beeping the horn might get their attention. In this area 'noise' is everywhere because brats modify their exhausts... I thought my neighbour had a Harley until I saw his bike!

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8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Such nonsense, thinking a loud engine is a safety feature! You are deluded..... Car drivers are cocooned in an airconditioned box with their music blasting out, motorcyclists are on their phones and only beeping the horn might get their attention. In this area 'noise' is everywhere because brats modify their exhausts... I thought my neighbour had a Harley until I saw his bike!

I don't like silly loud exhausts either (they're just annoying), but having an aftermarket pipe with a decent sound makes a huge difference when filtering in heavy traffic. I'm not talking about riding at speed on highways, but when riding e.g. through Bangkok during rush hour. You can very clearly see small bike riders turn their heads and make way when they hear you coming through.. same with car drivers, once they hear you they are much less likely to do a sudden lane change in front of you. I do drive a car too and can very clearly hear the rumble of a big bike before it passes in slow traffic. It doesn't make much difference at highway speeds. 

2 hours ago, SS1 said:

I don't like silly loud exhausts either (they're just annoying), but having an aftermarket pipe with a decent sound makes a huge difference when filtering in heavy traffic. I'm not talking about riding at speed on highways, but when riding e.g. through Bangkok during rush hour. You can very clearly see small bike riders turn their heads and make way when they hear you coming through.. same with car drivers, once they hear you they are much less likely to do a sudden lane change in front of you. I do drive a car too and can very clearly hear the rumble of a big bike before it passes in slow traffic. It doesn't make much difference at highway speeds. 

 

Unnecessary loud noise is still rude and inconsiderate.

On 4/5/2022 at 6:19 PM, pomchop said:

just what we all need...more idiots roaring around seeing how much noise they can make thinking it makes them cool to disturb the hell out of everyone

Thank you

15 hours ago, SS1 said:

I don't like silly loud exhausts either (they're just annoying), but having an aftermarket pipe with a decent sound makes a huge difference when filtering in heavy traffic. I'm not talking about riding at speed on highways, but when riding e.g. through Bangkok during rush hour. You can very clearly see small bike riders turn their heads and make way when they hear you coming through.. same with car drivers, once they hear you they are much less likely to do a sudden lane change in front of you. I do drive a car too and can very clearly hear the rumble of a big bike before it passes in slow traffic. It doesn't make much difference at highway speeds. 

Yep. A loud pipe is a safety feature and it's proven in this discussion that they do hear us coming.

34 minutes ago, LarrySR said:

Yep. A loud pipe is a safety feature and it's proven in this discussion that they do hear us coming.

My little scooter has a horn on it which seems to get attention when needed.....

A noisy engine is a safety feature, how delusional, perhaps everyone should drive around in tractors!

On 4/6/2022 at 6:29 AM, vandeventer said:

Maybe if he put the baffle back in he won't have so many problems.

Yes, check to see if your DB Killers are fitted. 

 

My Ducati has TERMIGNONI exhaust fitted, with the baffles in the bike is much quieter. 

 

5 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

My Ducati has TERMIGNONI exhaust fitted, with the baffles in the bike is much quieter. 

 

They are easily removable?

12 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

They are easily removable?

Yes, 1 bolt only on each baffle. 

 

Easily lost also, many of my mates have removed and forgotten where they have put. 

 

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yes, 1 bolt only on each baffle. 

 

Easily lost also, many of my mates have removed and forgotten where they have put. 

 

That would justify the actions of police in my mind, a deliberate 'modification' solely to make more noise like a Thai teenager. In reality I don't feel that the factor of a motorcycle being still 'stock ex factory' is relevant.... too noisy is too noisy, made that way or not. 

22 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

That would justify the actions of police in my mind, a deliberate 'modification' solely to make more noise like a Thai teenager. In reality I don't feel that the factor of a motorcycle being still 'stock ex factory' is relevant.... too noisy is too noisy, made that way or not. 

I've been riding motorcycles from the age of 10yo.

 

I love the feeling, the freedom, the wind and all the great things that come with riding.

 

I also love the sound of a Harley, a Ducati, a big twin. 

I've had a few 4 cylinder Jap. bikes which sound awesome. 

 

The smaller twins, around 300cc just sound awful and what I don't like are the scooters with loud exhaust, they sound like a lawn mower and perform just as well.

 

At the end of the day I reckon the cops are doing a good job, stopping these noisy bikes as most are really annoying. 

 

It's a shame the bigger bikes are policed in the same way.