Surely that goes for your chav exhaust too?
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Surely that goes for your chav exhaust too?
Of course it does, you don’t have to act ignorant to the positive sides of a loud exhaust.
Obviously not everyone appreciates them but if a car pulls up to a junction, I’m hoping they look left and right a few more times if they hear me before seeing me.
Well if a super loud exhaust is necessary for safety, anyone daft enough to ride a near silent electric bike has pretty much signed their own death warrant.
Not really. The exhaust is more of a constant reminder. The equivalent with a horn would be to hold it down everywhere you rode. Surely that would be more annoying?
Nowhere have I said it’s necessary to have a loud exhaust, I said it helps drivers be more aware of bikes on the road.
You did say it's the "most important reason" you bought a loud exhaust though, which implies it's pretty safety critical.
It's not really though is it? You bought it because you like it and the sound of your bike with a nice exhaust, so just say that.
Any perceived benefit to safety is a secondary convenience, nobody is genuinely going out buying new exhausts as a safety feature.
Yeah the most important reason to me, not everyone else.
I did say that? Look at my post and you’ll see I said I bought it because it’s fun.
I promise you, cars in front can hear you better too.
I just want to see people embrace the fact they buy these things because they enjoy them above all else, there's nothing wrong with that being the primary purpose for buying an exhaust rather than pretending it was some sort of safety purchase that happens to be enjoyable.
Yeah, that's fair point. I liked my Austin Racing stubby can for it's low burble as much as it's volume, as well as the great look of a stubby on a single sided swing arm.
Or sound it as you approach a junction?
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With me a loud exhaust on my bike was a fantasy that I was a cool racing biker. Whereas I was rattling around on an SV650 annoying everybody and nobody thought it was cool except me.
It was fun to kid myself though.
It was fun to kid myself though.
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The SV is a fantastic racing bike. Most people won’t use 20% of their bikes capability. With a SV you’re more likely to use more of the bike.
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This beer is as boring tasting as they come, but I've been wanting to try using these mini kegs with homebrew for a while. If you buy them empty they cost about £10, so when these popped up on Amazon at £10 for 2, I snapped them up. Just got a lot of old man dishwater beer to drink now
This beer is as boring tasting as they come, but I've been wanting to try using these mini kegs with homebrew for a while. If you buy them empty they cost about £10, so when these popped up on Amazon at £10 for 2, I snapped them up. Just got a lot of old man dishwater beer to drink now
I was probably 10 years old the last time I bought Lego. I often see some kits that take my fancy but have always decided against it, until yesterday. I'm not even really a motor racing fan, just seemed like a decent deal in Costco. Was fun to build.
This beer is as boring tasting as they come, but I've been wanting to try using these mini kegs with homebrew for a while. If you buy them empty they cost about £10, so when these popped up on Amazon at £10 for 2, I snapped them up. Just got a lot of old man dishwater beer to drink now
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Everyone's taste is different obviously, but it's a bit too bland for my taste. I do like real ale but this is one of the worst for me. It's a pretty poor example of an Amber too, which I also like.
If those mini kegs are like the bottles it is brewed in Burton and tastes like something bear grills would drink.
Some new (to me) knives
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Sure, if you only want people to notice you at junctions... you could probably be invisible the rest of the time and be fine.
Yeah it’s best just to keep quiet if you don’t actually ride one yourself.
On a serious note, it is interesting, the first time you ride a motorbike, just how vulnerable you feel and actually maybe those that haven't just don't get that?