nobody got hurt.. but he was close enough to hear my stock horn, so i can only assume that he could have heard HD stock pipes... but yea, drivers tend to tune them out and drive like assholes anyway... and i hate the super loud pipes anyway..
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > Depending on what kind of car he was in, being on a louder bike > wouldn't have helped you at all. Any of the various "high end" and > "luxury" cars are so isolated from outside noises that only the > absolute loudest of bikes is going to be able to be heard well enough > for you to tell it's "close." > > Add in the fact that most drivers are /annoyed/ by the super-loud > bikes, and annoyed drivers tend toward more aggressive, less > thoughtful driving, and I can only see this becoming a vicious cycle. > As Tim can attest, I have several times made the comment that "some > pipes are loud enough you /want/ to hit that guy." And remember that > up until a couple months ago, I was a very confirmed car-driver, and > diesels besides. > > Hope all is well after this, > > -Kurt > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:55 PM, yeti <[email protected]> wrote: > > i wrote this out on facebook.. please follow the link, read and > > comment... > > > > > http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=126136737437482#!/note.php?note_id=126136737437482 > > > > for those without facebook... > > > > > > so, this morning i got a little scared on my way to work. driving > > through daytona (the motorcycle capital of the world!!!) and a guy in > > a car decided to merge right into me. now this isent big news, anybody > > that has driven a bike for any amount of time has had the chance to > > share a lane with a car. but today was different, i had krissie on the > > back and that makes me drive more carefully, but on top of that i > > dident see the guy start to come over. i was passing him in the left > > lane and right when i was at the drivers window he was so close i > > could smell hes morning coffee through the glass. i was able to find > > my horn button quickly (not an easy task in a rush on the wing) and he > > pulled back over in a rush. but not before i could react and get my > > foot out... > > > > my point is that i love my wing, but i cant help thinking that if i > > were on a louder bike (like an HD) he might have head me and not tried > > to merge right then. on the other hand why should i sacrifice my > > comfort (mostly talking hearing here) by driving a noise machine just > > to get other motorists to pay attention like there supposed to > > anyway.. guess it goes back to what one of my friends keeps saying "i > > would rather be wrong and alive then dead and right" > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
