Failing Sound Check

[fredintoon]

Thing is, loud pipes can save lives. I had joined the majority of careless road users by going 1,000 miles to visit grandma driving a car with wife & kids inside and towing a utility trailer full of camping gear besides. So there we were, stuck behind a Winnebago on an upgrade.
Came to a passing zone, checked the mirror and was preparing to pull out when I heard a noise like a Bofors gun. Here comes Mr. 1% on his open drain Harley, right in my blind spot. Now my neck don't swivel the way it used to when I was younger so my shoulder check didn't see him neither. Only his loud pipes saved that rider's arse from the consequences of my inattention.

[DJinNH]

Fred, down in the FL Keys, I use to run 42' Fountain boats that had what was called a "Silent Choice" exhaust system. There was a switch on the dash the operator could hit when running lower than 3400 rpms, the exhaust would switch from going out the pipes in the back to an underwater exhaust.

If I could rig that on my bike, I'd just have to tow around a small kiddie pool. That would sure look cool, huh?

Don