Maybe the dude's seen some action and didn't appreciate the noises triggering a PTSD flashback. (It's not like the movies, it's an extreme emotional response that's out of proportion to the trigger, but recalls appropriate responses from the original situation that the trigger brought up. In other words, the pops sounded enough like gunshots that it flipped an internal switch in his brain, releasing the kinds of extreme emotions he'd felt in an actual gunfire situation. Following that sometimes comes rage even if that wasn't triggered by the flashback itself due to the feeling of powerlessness from the loss of emotional control and/or possible unresolved feelings from the original incident, like say, he didn't get to kill some bastard shooter or shooting him wasn't enough, so rage from that event springs up.) Either way, that popping shit is annoying, anyways. It was cool when it was rarely encountered vintage performance cars with vintage engines that saw overly rich exhaust events, but this artificial, intentionally tuned stuff is the new fart can.

 

That sucks man. I'm in Sonoma. The shop I went to probably recycled my stock cat-back. I'll check. What exhaust are you using?

 

 

Fair play

 

This state sucks!!!! I have my OEM in storage because it’s just a matter of time.

 

Definitely, I keep my OEM in my garage for this very reason even though I got a super tame exhaust. Just feel like it's good practice when living in Cali to have your stock parts, saved my ass once already when I got reffed a few years ago on my FRS. I'll always say to keep your stock parts, you never know if you might need em!

 

The one thing California has going for it is the weather, but like everything else in California, even that causes cancer. 😂

 

But...but....but.... you got.... 😍

 

The Raiders went to Vegas.. the A’s went to Vegas.. it’s only a matter of time.

 

I am no big proponent for loud street cars, but I don't see how they can enforce noise laws it if they're not enforcing the same laws on motorcycles equally and I've not seen that enforced at all. Loud pipes do NOT save lives, they just say mommy-mommy look at me! I have exhaust cut outs on my 70 Olds, but do not go through neighborhoods with open headers, that's just being an inconsiderate ass to society.

Good luck finding the OEM stuff. I hope you can get some help here.

 

Cant agree there. I have had everything from quiet little japanese bikes that purr like a sewing machine to loud snarling 'murican bikes. I always try to ride very defensively but still every way too close call I have ever had was on a quiet bike where drivers were just plain oblivious that I was there. Its just instinctive that when you hear a motorcycle, you become more alert trying to spot it.

 

Do you have the AWE Touring exhaust, or AWE Track exhaust?

 

@TRU-BOOST we see eye-to-eye on a lot of things but I'm a loud-pipe skeptic, lol. A lot of the loud-pipes guys seem obsessed with safety when it comes to loud pipes, but they are wearing no helmet, no gear, and riding a chopper with ape hangers, a skinny front tire, no front brakes, and just left the Bottom of the Barrel biker bar at midnight after their eighth tall boy.

 

All the more reason they cant afford to get hit...!!
But seriously, I fully understand because I literally play both sides of the debate. On sport bikes I do gear up. I know they are quieter and I have a higher risk of not being heard\seen. I also tend to do more foolish things on them. I say I drive "defensive" in the sense of making sure I dont get hit, but believe me I have no problems doing crazy speeds and leaning hard.
However when I hop on my muscle bike I do the exact opposite. Jeans, t-shirt and some sunglasses are all I leave with. I justify it by saying there is know way anyone can NOT hear and therefore see me. I also dont do any goofy shenanigans on that bike. I just cruise. Totally a Jekyll and Hyde situation depending on which bike I am on. I wont claim it to be smart or defend the behavior in any way. But I have been doing it for 20 years and I own it...!!

 

It's sad what happened to California. It 60-70 years ago it was the epitome of the American Dream.

 

I see Harleys zipping with no issues.

IIRC the 95db limit is only applicable to cars, not motorcycles. That's why they can get away with being straight piped. A couple of weeks ago, I was in Malibu and there were like 3 dudes on Harleys doing wheelies for 10 mins straight with no repercussions.

 

Dudes on Harleys doing wheelies? 🤔

 

had a loud pipe personally, just a slip-on (but at 15k rpm it's enough to make the ears ring), but people still tried to merge into me almost every time I rode through the town lol.

 

I got the loud exhaust ticket and just paid a fine a few years back. $250 or so.

 

Can’t you just get the existing cleared? Or get one that can?

 

 

My stock exhaust is for sale?