I would think that a noise canceling headset would be dangerous in it's own right. It would be much harder to hear sirens on emergency vehicles.
Viggy On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:17 AM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]>wrote: > A certain amount of noise from the exhaust is a safety thing. People may > not see you, but they certainly hear you and that is a good thing, as they > will tend to be more respectful of the noise than a light or the actual > machine. > I don't care for noisy exhaust, but on a bike, the helmet can reduce it > enough; if not, it may be too loud, or not. Maybe add extra padding; or > a noise canceling headset? > > *Stanley* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Marco <[email protected]> > *To:* Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2009 6:50:30 AM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Loud V&H exhaust: options? > > > As I recall the safety thing is an urban legend at best, a total non- > starter at worst. After all, sound is directional; alerting the people > (and deer) that you've already passed to your presence is not exactly > useful. The horn's mounted on the front for a reason :) > > I see deer around me all the time; they aren't spooked by my un- > baffled exhaust. They are only sometimes spooked by flashing high > beams. The horn is only slightly more effective. Literally, the little > bastards just stand in the middle of the street. Presumably the deer > population survival strategy is to breed like mad and accept high road > losses. > > "Like the sound" is entirely different. I like to hear that my > engine's running smoothly, too. (After all, it's a contrast to all the > H-D's around which have that "slightly out of tune" note - sharp-flat > sharp-flat sharp-flat). We all make a deal with the devil with respect > to how loud, how early, and how often. > > Anyhow, I was talking to an online retailer who found some replacement > V&H megaphone baffles for me; I'm going to order two, see if they fit > in my stock exhaust, and if not simply replace the single one on my > V&H street megaphone. Will report back with the results. > > Ciao, > > Marco > > On Jun 25, 6:16 pm, Music and Nighthawk Nut <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I tote a gun, but have never used the whistles. I just want loud > > exhaust cause I like how it sounds and also so people can hear you > > before they see you, kinda a safety thing. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
