Noise levels for exhaust noise ,NSW

[Yellow Meanie]

 
Leigh, I thought you had cored stock pipes. Have I seen the arrows?
Has it been that long between rides? 

[techno]

Leigh, I thought you had cored stock pipes. Have I seen the arrows?
Has it been that long between rides? 

I've had them since July this year. Purchased from BigMic on this site when he sold his S2R800. Must be time for another ride.

PM sent two dogs.

[Yellow Meanie]

2 weeks, it's on. 

[Brett76]

Took the bike out for a short run down to Manly yesterday afternoon to scope a position for the 9pm fireworks. Given the experience BW had below i decided to find the baffles for my Arrow system - no more legal but less attention... This is the 1st time i have fitted them & i cannot believe the difference, i could actually hear the road noise, not to mention my lazy/sloppy throttle control 

Those things have to go

[Blackmarble]

Thought you guys might find this interesting....

http://www.mccofnsw.org.au/a/174.html

[Betty]

Thought you guys might find this interesting....

http://www.mccofnsw.org.au/a/174.html

That was the action that I refer to in my earlier posts.

But this from your link is where the current problems stem from:

In it’s justification, the then EPA claimed this labelling requirement allowed the Police and EPA officers to readily identify less effective mufflers that may exceed the prescribed noise limits

So their current modus operandi is to just send people off for a test (at the expense of the owner) ... in effect they are trying to prove that the labelling was an effective system. Although it remains to be seen whether they would accept the label on face value anyway ... wouldn't surprise me if they still sent you for a test (just to be sure there was no funny business going on).

[Blackmarble]

The other thing i heard after speaking to a bloke at pie in the sky few months back was that, if modifications were carried out by a qualified mechanic at the dealer where you purchased your bike from then they would deem that as "legal"? Ive spoken to a few dealers about after market exhausts and most of them tell me the same thing, just depends on who pulls you over and what mood theyre in!

Thats the thing that irritates me, theyre not consistent!

[Betty]

The other thing i heard after speaking to a bloke at pie in the sky few months back was that, if modifications were carried out by a qualified mechanic at the dealer where you purchased your bike from then they would deem that as "legal"? Ive spoken to a few dealers about after market exhausts and most of them tell me the same thing, just depends on who pulls you over and what mood theyre in!

Thats the thing that irritates me, theyre not consistent!

That I find very hard to believe ... and impossible to verify at the roadside. I'd suggest many mechanics wouldn't put their name to it ... similar to the reason Ducati dealers won't install termis on initial purchase - often fitted at the first service (though that may be related to emissions as much as noise).

[Roaduser]

i had an rbt the other night, they chased me down on the kingsway. both got out and went over the bike, one at the front and one the rear. the guy are the rear taps the other on the shoulder and pointed to the ducati performace painted onto my remus cans and nodded then went back to the car. the other guy pointed out "those sprokets" meaning the lack of belt covers and i said i hadnt put the covers back on as i just put new oil lines on and pointed out the shiney new oil lines. he accepted that, then he asked where the rego label is, and i told him the rear plate (pointing at the tail chop number plate holder) had broken off and that i had had to make a whole new section to fix the plate on, the rego label is under the seat till i work out a better way to mount it than std. and he watched me try to get the lid off the under seat tool box for a sec before he said dont worry.. i said bloody ducati dont make them simple and he looked at me me and said, "yeah but they are supposed to look better or sumthing" as he walked off...

point of the story, i think the DUCATI PERFORMANCE on the cans was what saved me as they seemed to be chasing me cause of the noise i made accelerating up the hill... so much so that im thinking of getting some plates cut out with DUCATI on them to weld onto the cans of my next set of cans, much like the label on car performance headers.

[J5]

That I find very hard to believe ... and impossible to verify at the roadside. I'd suggest many mechanics wouldn't put their name to it ... similar to the reason Ducati dealers won't install termis on initial purchase - often fitted at the first service (though that may be related to emissions as much as noise).

because by law you can go back to the dealer and get a refund because they have supplied you a vehicle that does not meet the ADR's