Triumph Bonneville fails noise test

[atreewithnolife]

wot a load of bollex!

[undergroundman07]

Looks like those are Arrow aftermarket pipes. But still not that loud....? My Bonnie with classic pipes is much louder!!!!!

[rotaxhead]

LOUDER THE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Deer and other critters know your coming their way. Unless your with a piped Harley Davidson then let them take the lead! Now here is noise pollution.

[mdurlingmk1]

106db is loud!



[rhdmgman]

That's basically a stock new bonnie. Too loud? Sounds too quiet to me. My 70 is many times louder.

[Vertigoomg]

Noise regulations aren't all that stupid. Tracks wouldn't be allowed to operate if there weren't some kind of sound regulation due to neighbors complaining about all the noise coming from the track. Hell, some tracks would never get built without some regulation. The only reason the NHRA can allow Top Fuel dragsters to be as loud as they are is that A. they have a whole lot of weight on their side and B. motors that powerful would eat through mufflers like crazy.

[Westyrulz]

Loud pipes help to alert car drivers that there is a bike in the vicinity and therefore makes riding a bike a little safer.

[MrHasie]

@Westyrulz that's actually a common misconception, a driver will drown you out, due the noise. Similarly, riding with your brights on. Lane placement and lighter colored gear will make riders more aware. 

[jfb17042]

ha ha! what a joke. Noise test on a race track.

[miken16]

triumphs are true mavericks!

tested the 500 twin at cadwell for the beezumph and hit 112db...

needed a rethink.

[TRodification]

Now that's a proper track bike! Lovely noise glad you got it out on track. I did 104dB at Cadwell Park on my Street Triple, 1 under the limit :D

[NOUFGT]

Can someone tell me why it needs to be loud? So it can be heard by other riders on the track? What?

[gumphlumph]

It doesn't need to be loud, but it does need to breathe to get the best from the engine, a consequence of which is loudness.

There is a noise limit because the track can only produce so much noise in a year. The track day noise has to be limited, so the races can be as noisy as they want without exceeding the annual amount. The noise from oulton Park travels along way for some reason.

I had to stuff some gloves up the pipes to pass the test (then I took them out when the noise boys had gone.)

[CeebeeNorway]

@gumphlumph The same reason that you turn your head when you hear a V8 driving by. If you love the sound wyou want to hear the sound. And have people see you and move away when you come near. I use my engine sound as a horn istead of the horn..

[LedZeppelin13k7]

well the more flow you have the more power its kind of obvious. Plus the louder the better. :)

[crazyRyoga]

@NOUFGT Loud pipes save lifes ;)

[granitePillar]

106 dBA? Is that all?

C'mon guys, I can fart louder than that!!!

[JAMESbG00D]

search " BRITISH IRON INTERNATIONAL RIDERS ASSOCIATION "

[Ayrshirenutter]

noise regulations for a track ??????,what next

[VanTonks]

@Ayrshirenutter A government that does its job. haha

Just kidding. But yeah rules and regs are stupid.

[KeNNeYg77]

@Ayrshirenutter

The reason they have noise regulations is because some real smart people decided to move into houses and live next to a race track. They however did not like the noise living next to a race track because they are assholes.

[1300zagato]

@KeNNeYg77 Goodwood is the same, surrounded by retards, but that's the residence of Chichester for you, they complained to the War Department during WW2 about the noise of the Spitfires.

[SpeedTriple59]

good job it wasnt aG60..

[travelbytommy]

that was too loud for the track guy? I guess that rules out TT pipes. hehehehe

[madbiker53]

they calll that loud i goy louder pipes on my roadbike ;D and im not saying much more

[gravesrus]

What was up?

Was it not loud enough?

[fusilier45]

@gravesrus,lol your joking right?

[JAMESbG00D]

google "NEW BONNEVILLE RIDERS"