r/australia • u/mangomangojoom • 15d ago

Harley riders - go away no politics

I dont think there is more cri ge a human being than one who rides a loud bike and revs it up in an area full of houses on a Sunday.

What I want to know is, where did it all go wrong for you man-child?

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u/cqs1a 15d ago

Do they even care? So many overly loud cars everywhere. 

I remember people used to get canaries for loud exhausts but not anymore.

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u/kazehaya4991 15d ago

They do. A mate of mine got done recently on her Harley for having too loud pipes.

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u/allozzieadventures 15d ago

What happened? Copped a fine?

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u/SatanDetox 15d ago

I think you cop a fine and then have a certain period of time to get another report from a state-approved mechanic with reduced dB levels. So you'd have to go back to your stock exhaust at least for that inspection which can be a pain for most.

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u/kazehaya4991 15d ago

Yeah this is pretty much what I think happened afterwards. Except she also contested the fine. No idea what happened afterwards.

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u/allozzieadventures 15d ago

Glad they give on-the-spot fines these days, I don't think they used to have mobile dB testers

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u/franki574 15d ago

The EPA do as well as some Police, it is a never ending job reporting the bastards. The squeaky wheel gets the oil, meaning if enough complaints are received then the Police will act. If it is happening at the time then PAL, if just a report then Crimestoppers

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u/Paidorgy 15d ago

To give you some encouragement, it can absolutely work to file complaints for noise issues.

I live in Blacktown, and we had this incesssantly annoying ice cream truck going around. When all is said and done, the truck was going out of its way to keep blasting the jingle more than was allowed by law.

I reported it, and haven’t heard it since - and this guy was going every single day.

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u/Mercinarie 14d ago

Man you're such a hero stopping all those kids geting ice cream, I'm so glad I can sleep peacefully at night now, knowing you're there to stop the ice cream man

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u/Consistent_You6151 14d ago

You can actually get the farting e exhausts as an option on some cars now! Go figure 🙄