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Not wanting to start a big debate, but the loud
noise on bikes is/can be a safety item. I hated the loud pipes before I
started to ride, but now I like them as folks know I am there and since
soooooooo many seem to not notice riders otherwise every little bit
helps. Just another perspective.
FWIW.
All the best,
Chris
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Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:30 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mufflers
I couldn't agree more Todd. Well said.
I
also think that should apply to Harley motorcycles (and clones). There
was a time when it was cool to have a loud bike, because they were so few and
far between. Nowadays, it seems the streets are filled with
unnecessarily loud motorcycles and supped up Hondas (etc). IMHO, riding
something loud is no longer unique, and is not cool, and should not be
acceptable.
The only exception is a true war bird. There are only
so may of them left, and they will always be cool!
Dave Leonard
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Todd Bartrim < bartrim@gmail.com> wrote:
Yesterday someone
said something to the effect that since the muffler posed so many risks he
was going to omit it and get a good pair of noise canceling headsets
instead. You really need to reconsider this. All of general aviation needs
to address this, but us rotary enthusiasts in particular. No other motor
vehicle is allowed to operate in public with out a muffler (other than at
raceways, etc.). The growing green movement is demanding an end to all the
fun that we powersport enthusiasts enjoy, and when we call their attention
every time we fly over, they will make more noise of their
own.
As the unmuffled rotary is perhaps the worst offender, we even have a
reputation amongst the Lycosaurus crowd as being obnoxiously loud. This is
unacceptable in my opinion. We may not need their support but we certainly
don't need to generate any more opposition from
them.
Let's lead by example and take
the muffler off our heads and put it on the engine where it
belongs.
Todd
Bartrim
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