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[Jock]

Part One of Two...

A MESSAGE FROM JIM McCASLIN
President and Chief Operating Officer, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
 
Individuality has been an important part of the Harley-Davidson experience for more than 100 years. Harley

[Jock]

Part Two

Today, Harley-Davidson motorcycles have more power and performance than our predecessors could have ever imagined, but with all due respect, we love to hear them coming. That doesn't mean louder noise equals even more power, however. It's an interesting misconception. Testing has proven that straight pipes do not necessarily outperform pipes with lower noise levels. Pick the wrong pipes and you can severely reduce your horsepower and/or your torque. And while you're doing it, you'll awaken the sleeping giant of social concern that lives next door to all of us.

So what if you've picked the wrong pipes?

Then you have a very important individual decision to make. We all do. No one expects everyone to change out their straight pipes overnight. But we all must consider changing out our thinking. We need to think about the consequences our actions have on others, before others take action against us. As tempting as it is, maybe we resist cranking up the revs at the next stop signal. Maybe we fall in love all over again with the unique and mesmerizing sound "quality" of our own V-twin, not just the volume. Maybe we think about how we can assure that all those riders coming behind us can enjoy the same level of freedom we do today. Maybe we just take a time-out to remember that this is really something. And it's something we never want to lose.

 

[Jock]

As I understand it H-D will be discontinuing certain models of their Screamin' Eagle pipes along with a few other products...

I have my own opinions regarding this matter, however would be really interested in others perspectives.

[Jock]

The above information was taken from HERE

[HUBBARD]

Yeah, 'er 'uh, Jock,
  Here is my perspective:  If they think MY Motorsickle, or any other one, for that matter, is too loud for some miserable excuse for a human being, they can put their fingers in their ears, or buy them some ear plugs, or stay in the basement, or Drop Dead, for all I care.  I'd bet half of the ones complainin' wouldn't work in a pie factory, and are on some kind of government assistance, or drive a Volvo, or has an ol' lady so fat and ugly, that he wants to committ a murder, suicide!  BTW, I'm of the opinion "Spotted Owl", taste like Chicken!  There endeth the lesson.  Later--HUBBARD  

[Twolanerider]

Jock, for me it's an easy answer.

[SPIDERMAN]

[size=16]I will ride whatever the law allows me for however long god allows me to ride it ![/size]

[Twolanerider]

[size=16]I will ride whatever the law allows me for however long god allows me to ride it ![/size]

Yeap, that sums it up.

[Fired00d]

Jock,......[highlight]So screw it.

[spydglide]

I've actually heard some (drag) pipes make a V-Twin HD engine sound bad.  Now, that's doing something, in my book.  That 'irratating-fingernail-down-the-chalkboard' kinda raspy, blaty sound.  You definitely don't wanna ride beside that bike too many miles.   har!   [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]spyder

[RJ749]

Straight pipes and bad judgement got some to the best Thursday night ridin' anywhere nearly eliminated from Seattle.

[SPIDERMAN]

Straight pipes and bad judgement got some to the best Thursday night ridin' anywhere nearly eliminated from Seattle.

[Twolanerider]

Twolane,
It's not that it's not as loud as it was when we were 25, it's just that our hearing isn't what it was when we were 25. [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] I have 22.5 years of Q2 sirens, and air horns blasting in my ears along with loud rock and roll. So don

[Twolanerider]

so your answer to the question posed by this thread is you will quit riding rather than deal with reality ?

[Fired00d]

I hear ya Gary (pardon the pun).