Minneapolis is pristinely quiet in comparison.
This is a city anyway, so that's what we get for
living here, in my opinion.
I know it's a city, which requires accepting other people's noise. But I
second the question of where are the mufflers? Cars have to have decent
mufflers, why do
There's a Harley a coupla doors down and he gets on that thing, revs it up,
then TAKES OFF real fast and real loud! It makes my windows rattle as
much as some of those boom cars. At least the boom cars are just passing by
but that Harley comes and goes, comes and goes and most often late
I don't know whether this was just meant as a stick to beat the
smoking ban with, or whether it was serious.
If it was serious, then those motorcycles were modified to make them
noisier. They should be just as citable as people with boom-cars.
Unfortunately, they are probably just as likely to
Mike,
I agree that some motorcycles can be very loud and annoying, and I drive one
myself. I am not a fan of the loud motorcycles. Motorcycles should have to obey
the same noise ordinances as cars. If your car is loud, or has limited exhaust
equipment, even sound system, the police can write
I want to chime in with Ken Bradley. I ride a Honda 550 (that I bought new in
1983) that costs me about $10 a month in gas. This particular bike is fairly
quiet running. But in comparing to SUVs, I'd prefer a little noise pollution
over the added exhaust emissions. I taught my kids to ride
Mike Jensvold wrote:
I know it's a city, which requires accepting other people's noise.
But I second the question of where are the mufflers? Cars have to
have decent mufflers, why do motorcycles get such a pass?
When I rode motorcycles, I remember being scorned by my fellow riders
for
I'm sitting enjoying an otherwise lovely uptown evening with the cool air
drifting through the windows. I try to restrain my cursing as the calm is
shattered frequently by the primal grunting of the big hogs and the
sickening whine of the crotch-rockets.
Motorcycles are far more annoying
PM
Subject: [Mpls] Motorcycles
I'm sitting enjoying an otherwise lovely uptown evening with the cool air
drifting through the windows. I try to restrain my cursing as the calm is
shattered frequently by the primal grunting of the big hogs and the
sickening whine of the crotch-rockets
, June 02, 2005 9:22 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Motorcycles
I'm sitting enjoying an otherwise lovely uptown
evening with the cool air
drifting through the windows. I try to restrain
my cursing as the calm is
shattered frequently by the primal grunting of the
big hogs and the
sickening whine
