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AMA's Bill Dart on Thumper pipes; must read
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[QUOTE="mtngoat, post: 362120, member: 18818"] Please forgive me if this post re-states positions or appears mis-directed. I wrote it as a "stock" response to several other threads on other sites running on this topic and copied here. Balancing diverse rights is tricky business. A growing population, OHV popularity and dimishing public lands is creating a conflict where a no-compromise stance will not work and should not be taken. Noise is not a diversionary issue; it is a core issue. Loud thumper propogation is making it worse. I've tested several bikes and seen sound levels that are 2-3 times the legal limit (such limit has been in the Cal. Vehicle Code for a long time, just not enforced). The exponential nature of decibels means that 3dBs is a doubling of sound. The 85-90db range is considered hazardous to hearing, but of course we're wearing helmets, the people we ride by are not. There's a lot of bikes with aftermarket pipes approaching the 110 level. That level of noise will hurt our sport and we cannot establish our innocence by the guilt of others (e.g. Harleys, planes, chainsaws, whatever) More and more people will use public lands we ride. Most of them have no "green" agenda and have the right to use and enjoyment. Everytime we affect their rights with un-reasonable noise, we've turned a neutral party into an anti-bike advocate. Now, I don't like that a 96dB level is being considered, when the 99 level was never enforced. And, I think there's plenty of "over-reaching" by those that oppose us. But, I also know that people on the battle-lines of these issues (like Bill Dart) have to deal with a lot more issues than the ones we dissect and criticize. They need our support. Complaints without action may just as well be complacency. Take action however you see fit, but consider: (a)learning how loud your bike is; (b)if too loud, what you can do to quiet it; (c) spreading this attitude to others; and (d) throttling back the noise in the presence of others you encounter on public lands. [/QUOTE]
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