OFF THE WIRE,
This is AMA. These Are AMA's policies. Anyone having any doubt about AMA being the enemy on motorcycle "noise," please just read it. These are the folks who try to insinuate themselves into municipal noise debates, the Trojan horse within the biker camp, always attempting to take over the "bikers side" and turn us into a bunch of snitches, complaining about the minority of bikers with modified pipes who fuck it up for the majority. Know thy enemy: but The AMA,says they are helping?
http://www.dailygate.com/articles/2010/08/31/news/doc4c7d5e2b01b1b977010248.txt Motorcycle organization makes recommendations for noise control Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 3:01 PM CDT Based on its opposition to excessive motorcycle sound, the American Motorcyclists Association recommends the following:
All motorcyclists should be sensitive to community standards and respect the right of fellow citizens to enjoy a peaceful environment.
Motorcyclists should not modify exhaust systems in a way that will increase sound to a level that is offensive. This includes the installation of unmuffled exhaust systems.
Organizers of motorcycle events should take steps – through advertising, peer pressure and enforcement – to make excessively loud motorcycles unwelcome.
Motorcycle retailers should discourage the installation and use of excessively loud replacement exhaust systems, including unmuffled “straight pipes.”
The motorcycle industry, including aftermarket suppliers of replacement exhaust systems, should adopt responsible product design and marketing policies aimed at limiting the cumulative impact of excessive motorcycle sound.
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Manufacturers producing motorcycles that meet the appropriate federal standards should continue to educate their dealers and customers that louder exhaust systems can decrease the performance of motorcycles.
Law enforcement agencies should fairly and consistently enforce appropriate laws against excessive vehicle sound and other sources of undesirable sound.
The motorcycle industry and the safety community should educate customers and riders that excessive sound can be fatiguing, thus impairing good riding skills and judgment, making riding less enjoyable.
