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Ear plugs... IMO the primary concern addressed with ear plugs is wind noise. Yes, loud pipes can be a contributing factor that needs to be mitigated, but wind noise is the primary enemy. Even with a quiet bike, wind noise is most often quite/dangerously significant and needs to be dealt with. So, no matter what, IMO, one should be wearing some hearing protection. As to loud pipes save lives... Meh... perhaps in some cases... But there is the Doppler effect and all that.
Listen to a jet take off, front to back, or get buzzed by an F-16, or F18 US fighter ( i'm near a naval air weapons base), and you'll know loud pipes are faced the wrong way to be heard effectively. No one in LE or ambulances faces their sirens to the rear.
@@feloniousmonk3049 Great to know that motorcycles whatever make they are can travel faster than the speed of sound. If you can't hear a jet, siren or motorcycle when in front of it in the distance there's something wrong with your hearing not the exhaust.
My favorite thing about riding is meeting other riders and just talking. I have probably met more cool people in my 20 years of riding than any other way. I think there are negative people out there that just don't get it but there are far more great people that love to talk even if they are not a rider. Love your channel, it is one of my top bucket list items to travel to Australia and ride. Some day I hope. Thanks for the great content.
@@Shadrach666 When I come out of the shop with an armful of steak, vegetables and couple of bottles of red wine and load it into my saddlebags on my H-D, ladies see me and smile at me. By the way, did I mention that I'm addicted to steak?
I have experience, but definitely don't need it to know that pipes save lives. Just driving home i heard really loud pipes from 30 metres behind me, i was able to move to the side and let the rider pass comfortably. I have had many times silent bikes zoom past me and scare the crap out of me because i didnt know they were there.
The EVO Dynas didn't handle too bad. Much better than the soft tail of the era. The new revised soft tail are pretty damn decent. I swore I'd never own a soft tail. The sales manager kept parking new motorcycles in front of my parts counter. I finally bit when they parked a 2022 Street Bob there. I took it on a test ride and was pleasantly shocked. I bought it. Good suspension, good handling, mucho fun! And I'll go anywhere the bagger crew will go. Just have to make more fuel stops 😂⛽
Great info once again Aymen thank you , suppose when it’s time to get another bike I’ll need to re visit this and many other of your videos ! I’ve never worn plugs but have thought many times I probably need them particularly when riding with others !! I’ll be getting some !
Thanks for the video! I agree load pipes saves lives, I want to let drivers that I am on the road with them and to be seen! I never wore a helmet but I have grown old and wiser it is unbelievable on how much better you feel and how much further you can ride with a helmet on and in the rain it’s a must. Ride safe
Riding a motorcycle / HD in particular .. a lifetime of free mental and physical therapy/ escapism. In my case, 50+ continuous years riding .. 40 on various HD's. Seriously couldn't imagine life without the option of being able to go for a ride/ run.
Great video Aymen. I notice you've folded the sleeves back on your sherpa jacket. My sherpa fits well on my torso, though the sleeves were about 10cm too long. Found a wonderful clothing alteration shop and now have a well fitted jacket with the sleeves fitting under my glove cuffs. Love the points you make, particularly the ear plugs. I love being approached by people wanting to talk about my Harley.
I bought a Harley Sportster and I'm not interested in mods that don't improve the ride or handling. Only thing I've bought are mirror extensions to improve rear view. The branded stuff is a total waste of money. Mine is standard and looks and sounds great. I got over the loud pipe phase in my 20's - a low rumble is fine, standard pipes do it for me.
I always wear earplugs but for the last 15 years or so I’ve been wearing Plugfones, foam Earplugs w speakers built in them. Take about 25-30 db off but you can hear music and/or directions as you ride. Just rode 1000 miles back from Key West, had my own private concert!
I don't own a Harley, never owned a Harley and possibly never will. I have been riding on the road for almost 40 years, most of them on Suzuki Bandits and what I've figured out is that it doesn't matter what you ride. I will say for the record, Harley Davidson make some awesome bikes and I will never be and have never been a Harley hater, I love them but they're just not for me. Whatever you ride you've gotta find your groove, what suits you best. Ride whatever you like fellas, and I hope you all live to ride every day. I know, riding is a way of life for me and I respect everyone else's choice of bike.
you always put a smile on my face with your video presentation. for what it is worth, my helmet works rock solid on both my bikes a sport naked Zed 900 and my 2023 FXST with the stage 3 Screaming Eagle 119 C.I. upgrade and drag bars. I wear a AGV full face on both bikes it is very colorful on purpose, a #46 Valentino Rossi model. thanks for your work and I am still doing the push-ups. stay in the wind👍👍👍
Many thanks Aymen. Another great clip, loving your work. Enjoyed the tips. Yip love loud pipes, that's for sure. Interesting about the sound levels on whats recommended for hearing protection. Cheers 🍻
I agree 100% with your comment loud pipes, save lives. Others have made videos saying it makes no difference, but in my experience, I know people in vehicles can hear louder motorcycle around them or at least you’re in the area compared to a bike that doesn’t make any noise at all I’ll take the one that’s a bit louder. I would think it would be common sense ! Keep up the great videos my friend ! Respect from Alberta, Canada.
Agreed. My experience both with and without loud pipes is that they prevent a lot of incidents or near incidents. Anyone trying to convince me otherwise - save your breath. Whatever contrived scenarios you want to come up with does not outweigh my experience.
Well, I don't own a Harley (Victory Vegas 8-Ball rider) but I relate and agree with what you're saying. Loud pipes definitely DO help to warn of your approach from in front as well as behind - Doppler effect, bollocks - unless someone is stone deaf! Ear plugs are a must-have no matter what, for wind noise which is damaging AND fatiguing. And I was able to claim for my custom moulded plugs due to my work 👍. And yes, the have-a-chat factor is always there whenever you pull up anywhere. Possibly even more so for me, because few of the general public have heard of Victory, and most think they must be made by Harley! 😅😅 Love the channel mate, keep up the great work. Cheers from South Oz. 👍👍👍🇦🇺
Honestly- “I got loud pipes because it’s cool and announces my cool presence, not because it may save me” Speaking real. Car drivers don’t SEE the bike they are about to hit. No one is seeing much less listening. Loud pipes did not save all the Harley riders who were killed.
Thanks for your always informative content👍on a side note I’de ridden over 30 years wearing half helmets but recently switched to full due to the wind noise “ buzz” in my ears after long riding days. It’s got to be bad for your hearing when you wake up the next morning and still feel it and at my age (66) I’ve got to keep my eardrums protected.
It's really nice to hear someone who knows what they're talking about say loud pipes save lives. There are so many people on youtube that don't know shit and they are running their mouth about loud pipes don't save lives (I'm looking at you Noob). They go on and try to back it up with some bullshit science. Anyone that has spent time on a Harley with a proper exhaust knows those pipes have saved their life a few times.
I owned 2 Harley-Davidson sportster in India 🇮🇳 and Softail slim in London that’s make me luckiest man in town. When I go back home Delhi I enjoy riding with local Hog group and when I back to London I ride with my local Hog group. And above all it keeps my Mental wellbeing in top order.👌👌
Stock - the torque on my Road king came in at around 3k RPM, installing a torque cam dropped it to 2k RPM. This after purchase mod is a definite ‘need’ not a ‘want’ for me. Out of the factory the engines are not tuned to my liking and ride style.
I know that mentioning H.D.'s and Vespas in the same conversation could be considered sacrilegious, but having ridden a few different motorcycles, I currently ride a Vespa 300GTS and find that more often than not, anywhere I go, people come up to me and have questions or start conversations about my bike. And Vespa owners are very much a friendly cult. The nicest thing is that I often go to various biker hangouts (including the big Harely dealer 2 miles from my house) and there's always mutual respect and friendship - many Harley guys have said to me - it's not what you ride, it's that you're on two wheels.
Personal choice? Yes In general, the more expensive ones usually are better though. Because there is always gonna be an expensive model that fits your head. They also tend to fit better since they offer more shell sizes conpare to cheap-mid options
I've been riding crotch rockets for 45 years and still ride a ZX14R. In 2021 I purchased a Street Glide Special because for some odd reason my girlfriend wouldn't ride on the 14. The Harley really surprised me with its cornering ability due to it's low center of gravity. I dont scrape the boards anymore now its the mounts for them. Does anyone make mounts and boards to specifically increase cornering clearances? If it wasnt for tire differences and ground clearance I think the Harley could keep up with the 14 in the twisties.
i had a cbr f1000, softail springer classic, dyna wide glide, and now i got a road king special, realized i spend all my time on the road king, im getting older , and im from edmonton alberta, the great white north, lol, only get about 3-4 good months of riding in a year. ended up getting rid of everhthing except the road king and got myself a 131. its the best of all worlds let me tell you. loud pipes do save lives, and whom ever says harleys cant be quick, well, they havent tried a new milwakee, i was fucking impressed the diffrence between 107 and 131. still havent full throttled that monster yet, it put the fear back into me. woke me the fuck up so to speak.
I have a rxt half face that I bought from the naked racer cafe. Gotta say it’s the best. Second to that for crappy days I have the M2R retro look black helmet perfect and cheap and safety rated. I stuck my OND stickers on it this weekend ha ha the wife said that I was 50 and the stickers seem childish. Lol 😅
not the helmet, it's the harley buffeting wind coming up from under the tank that is on every one if you don't have the fork wind deflectors or "fangs"
I have a Johnny Reb low profile open face and a Shoei full face, both Matt Black, of course. I use the open face on 90% of my rides. It's not because of looks but because of the great visibility you get from an open face. Weight is also a factor for me. With my full face, I can't even see my oil pressure gauge mounted on top of the rear cylinder because of the chin piece. I use aviation style goggles instead of sunglasses because they won't let in any wind or grit in my eyes. Even a full face still lets bugs and grit in from below. I feel more free and comfortable with an open face, but I can understand it's not for everyone.
I need a video for Harley riders relocating to Australia 🦘 do I want to live in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Darwin, Perth or somewhere in between? Lifelong dream now it seems like I have friends there 😊
Been rideing all sorts of bikes for around 40 yrs , a fxdb for the last few few , best bike yet , but have noticed last coupla yrs is hard to get a wave back from fellow riders , especially other harley riders , must be to much effort to wave back when tryin to be tuff , once upon a time every motorcycle rider you passed and waved to would wave back now not so often
Hi yep the helmet choice is a sticky thing on you tube Alway thought wear what makes you feel comfortable But some you tube channels Would slorter me for that open faced track better in the wind and field of view loads better Ride safe stay free great vid
Was riding harleys for over 30 years unfortunately got defected for loud bikes way too many times : I'll never own another one gone back to sports bikes at least i get left alone now
Number 2... HA! Bought my 2018 Sport Glide used. Previous owner was tall like me, and left it pretty much stock, except for adding a GPS, mustache bars, and HD 6" risers with 2" pullback so the bike was already quite well set up. Best part, it sounds like a factory HD sewing machine, which I love, with a bitchin, bone stock 2 into 1 exhaust system. Quiet most of the time, growls a little bit when I get on the throttle hard and make the engine work a bit. But... aside from services like brakes, tires, battery, oil and filters, she's been pretty easy on the pocket book. 6000 miles per year on her, we ride year round in California. Hard to beat Dunlop tires for long lasting wear and miles per tire. I'll go with bright Clearwater yellow running lights to be seen, before I go with loud pipes save lives. Everyone here had Iphone pod earbuds stuffed in their ears, listening to who knows what. Installed the Clearwaters on my other bike, a BMW R1250 GS and have noticed it's better to be seen with obnoxious lights that to be heard. Do you see the flashing lights of the Popo, or hear their siren first, in your rear view mirror? The torque down low with any M8 107 or 114 is just amazing right off of idle, stock. Farkle your bike as your budget allows.
Wish I knew that mods don't always come with items you think they would. Foot pegs need a fastener kit sold separately, sissy bar no hardware to attach to side plate.... Also tired of my local dealer telling me an 07 is too old for finding parts.
Earplugs- are first of protecting you from the wind noise, which is at the pitch to cause the most hearing damage. i use the ones that allow a certain decibel through. Cuts the wind noise and i can still hear the exhaust and the wife on the intercom. Helmets, to each their own, %70 of the strikes to the head during a crash are to the face, just chose knowing that. Helmet design- those that are designed to go through the air sitting level, so touring helmets, not sportbike helmets seem to work better. at least on Harleys without windshields. Even with the vent open, and with different Klockwerks windscreens, there is still turbulence , (Ultra Limited) unless i completely remove the windscreen then its nice clean air. lean angle is reduced for a given speed with some positive upper body position. you dont need to be mimicking a MotoGP racer, just bend that inside elbow and get your head to inside of center, goes a long ways. remember dragging hard parts is the warning that you are about 1 degree or less from picking a tire up off the pavement.
one day i will own and ride a Harley, but in the mean time i have always been welcomed and felt included on group rides within the Harley community. Thats another reason to love Harleys
You Rock. The song - David Allan Coe "a Harley some day" sums it up. You Will do it, if you really want it. Do it and you will smile wider than you ever smiled in your life I guarantee it.
I call out the BS on loud pipes saves lives, just an excuse to have loud pipes and poor riding positioning choices and poor anticipation of the unexpected - and that's from my experiences, including near misses. I have a Low Rider with an S&S 2 into 1 system which is relative loud and a Pan America with the stock exhaust (the resonator was removed for a deeper throatier sound but not really noticeably louder). I can tell you, I've put about the same km of both bikes but the number of folks changing lanes on me has occurred more when riding on the LR with the loud pipe than on the PAm with the stock exhaust. In fact, it has never happened of the PAm [touch wood]. I did a Stay Upright advanced motorcycle training course back in the Warwick Schuberg days and the one take-away that has kept me alive and definitely having avoiding accidents that I was taught is to 'expect the unexpected'. This is what saves lives, not loud pipes - and you cannot convince me otherwise. There are idiot drivers out there and your loud pipes ain't gunna' stop them from changing lanes or running a stop sign or giving way to you even if you have right of way.
@@harleyhawk7959 Or maybe you're the exception... it's based on perspective. Or we could have the Nanny State do a study to find out. You piss off enough of the wrong people with loud pipes, and things get banned and you'll be stuck with silent electric motorcycles, sooner, rather than later. Be careful of how your actions and mods affect others, piss them off too much and the ban hammer comes down, despite your freedom claims.
The pan American has a bright headlight set up high where everyone can see it. I don't want you riding behind me with a dam day maker but they are hard to miss when you see them coming your way.
@@ssstryker6136The headlight on the PAm is easily adjusted, just 2 bolts on either side, losen them and position the head light stream. If adjusted correctly, it shouldn't be blinding anyone (except when going on speed humps, coming over a steep crest). Cheers. The trick is not loud pipes, the trick is to position yourself where the driver can see you (not in blind spots) and even then, expect that they won't even look in their mirrors and ride accordingly. If they change lanes , you ain't gunna be there.
Loud pipes absolutely DO save lives! Any experienced rider in heavy traffic understands this obvious fact. Those who say otherwise are completely ignorant and inexperienced. Experience is the greatest teacher. Great video.
Loud pipes definitely wake up sleepy drivers, but so do the stock pipes on my M8 with a little throttle blip. I'm happy with 80% of the safety if it preserves what's left of my hearing, and keeps the peace with the people around me. But to each his own.
old guy says bikes are loud and to use ear plugs lmao...cmon my aussie brother, if its too loud your too old! I will say @11:20 is something that hits deep. God bless you my harley brother.
One of the first helmets I bought was a German military style helmet...., I think it was called the Fly 9mm. Miserable. The helmet itself was constructed very well, but above 30mph jt caught the wind like a parachute. Above 60mph, it felt like the wind was trying to tear my head from my body.
People keep pulling out numbers and studies to dismiss the “loud pipes save lives” argument. Honestly …. I don’t care about those numbers. I’ve been riding bikes for 35 years and I’ve worked as a taxi and truck driver. I don’t know if hearing the bikes in advance actually prevented any accident, maybe I was gonna see them anyway….. but at least they made my life and job way easier.
Thanks Aymen, Modifications......I spend money every month on Mods. WHEN WILL IT END, (never i hope). I love Harleys. I push my Ultra over so far it makes my ribs hurt like hell.......there seems to be a poker connected to the floor boards, when they scrap the poker, also attached to her arms hits my ribs hard, LOL. not often she rides too . Thank you , Thank you!!
ua-cam.com/video/ipDmsxQVxIM/v-deo.htmlsi=vC-UCoEHyqbR4oMp I've been riding for 50+ years. loud pipes are a shity attempt to make your little peebug appear bigger, especially with modern cars that once you roll up the windows and turn on the ac you can't hear shit on the outside. you know all those big red trucks with the flashing lights ,they can't even be heard. lighylting means way more than noise. put two bright lights as far apart as you can on the front of your bike and your more likely to be seen. I have conducted this experiment myself many times ,though it may be anecdotal ( like your study) .Ill turn my floods off going though town and get pulled in front of twice as much. I first noticed this on a day i thought the world gone mad as i was getting pulled out in front of way to much only to realize my floods were off. I turned them on and the rest of my ride was uneventful.
You need a good tool box and you need to know how to use the tools. My Harley needs some type of repair every year. My Hayabusa only wants an occasional oil change, and nothing has ever broken in 10 years.
I worked for Harley Davidson for a long time. I used to tell the shop owner we need shopping carts at the door! Harley Davidson. Making boys outta men since 1903.
Torque is better than horsepower? Only if you need to pull a lot of weight. But bikes aren’t supposed to weigh half a ton. After paying huge amounts of money for a Harley, you’re supposed to consider it a good thing to have to blow $thousands more for things that should be there already.
For helmets don’t buy the cheapest one, its mostly low quality. Don’t buy the most expensive one ($700+) because it can get stolen and its definitely very inconvenient having to lock it all the time.
We don’t have to wear helmets here in many of the U.S. states mate! We are free to bash our brains in and live off the support of the government in a comatose state! God Bless America.
Apart from personal experience, where’s your data about loud pipes saving lives? Disclaimer, I have a full exhaust, but I just like the sound of it and I don’t pretend it’s doing me any good. I’ve ridden behind my bike and with a helmet on at 60+kph, I can’t hear my bike past 10 meters behind. I think only pedestrians can hear it with any advance awareness
Lol jump in your car wind up the window ...and then get someone to ride up behind you. You will hear them. Why do I need to show you stat's? What makes you think 40 years plus, riding and driving experience is not valid? I think if you watch the video and actually listen carefully to my words you will understand what I'm saying because from your comment you don't.
Torque is not pulling power. Torque is a component of power. So is rpm. Gasoline makes neither. It burns and the rate at which it is converted from potential energy to heat is POWER. HDs simply make more POWER at lower rpms than some other bikes. Other bikes make more POWER at higher rpms. Mathematically impossible to be otherwise. And humans don't "feel" torque. We feel acceleration. I guess there is one exception to that. With sufficient torque, you won't feel the bike stall out when you take off with a big mama on the back. 😉 Do you consider yourself torquey? You can spin a wrench right? Doesn't that make you torquey? But how torquey are you? Are you more torquey with a short wrench or a long wrench? If you're more torquey with a long wrench, is there a downside? Maybe it's going to take you longer to make a revolution as your hand has to travel much further. So you trade off rpm for force. Hey, that's just like a gearbox! You put the bike in 1st gear and get a lot of torque to the rear wheel to get it moving at the expense of very little rear wheel speed. And if you put the bike in 6th gear, you get a lot of speed at the expense of little torque. Want to experiment? Put your bike in 6th gear and try to take off. Report on its torquiness at your next opportunity.
You are 100% correct. Most people don't understand what "torque" is. It's not "pulling power" at all. That is absolute nonsense. Power is what moves things. As you correctly assert, in the case of Harley Davidson, they are tuned to produce power at low RPM. And no, we don't "feel torque", we feel acceleration. It seems to be an innate human thing that if that acceleration is somewhat effortless and easy, we derive joy from that. I'm one of those people. The way that I encourage people to understand torque and power is to picture a 200lbs. man on a 50' breaker bar attached to the hub of trucks wheel. If he stands on the end of the bar, he'll be producing 10,000 ft.lbs. of torque but the truck will only move forward an inch or so until he repositions the lever and repeats the process. And power is how many times per minute (or over time) that breaker bar can be repositioned and have weight applied to it, again. If you can do that lots of times in a minute you have 10,000lbs of torque and a lot of power and a lot of work done as a result. The truck will accelerate forward quicky and reach a high speed. If you can only do it once, you still have 10,000ft.lbs. of torque, but almost no power and almost no work done.
Most helmets are rubbish - because a sphere (ball-shape) is dreadfully inefficient aerodynamically. Given new materials (carbon-fibre, Kevlar etc), they should not be based on a ball-shape. They are bigger than they need to be because they are still using thick bloody polystyrene-type inners to provide cushion and sound protection whilst the outer lid provides impact and wear-resistance (when you're sliding down the asphalt). Carbon fibre, Kevlar and modern, thinner, noise-reduction materials mean more aerodynamic helmet designs are possible but manufacturers are following 1960's dogma like it can't be improved upon. It most definitely can. Loud pipes save bikers (and pedestrian lives) in my experience. Anybody who doesn't ride bikes has no idea. I have been riding since I was a kid, and loud pipes Do save lives, they help the drivers of cars and trucks know you are there. Do they Like to see bikers and pedestrians dead? Are they frightened and upset at the noise? Bleeding wusses. Everybody I ever met loves my Harleys when they see me park my chops. Those who didn't, didn't have the strength of conviction to hate And say so.
after years of riding, people turning left kill people. some rear enders, a lot of no look lane changes. pulling out and not looking. most all are from drivers inattentive distracted driving. the other percentage are riders who ride impaired or think they are speed racer. then the small percentage of obstacles and animals. loud pipes wasn't a factor at any.
At the risk of being banned from this channel can I play the devils advocate. Harleys, BMW, Goldwings, Indians, Triumphs etc are all good bikes particularly all the later models. These companies all have one thing in common and that is through great marketing is to normalise the high pricing on these expensive bikes. In the US 90% of consumers buy these bikes on finance on average over a 6 year period. I understand this works well for the harden biker who lives and breathes the cultural. For many the novelty wears off quickly and/or life gets in the way of the grandest of plans. The loan then ends up being an albatross round the neck with monthly repayments that is destroying their bank accounts. This can lead to buyer’s remorse and resentment. To sell the bike you will have a loss and the extras you may have put on the bike might make it more saleable if a prospective buyer has similar taste to you but it won’t necessarily make the bike any more valuable. If you can go out and buy a $40k Harley for cash and it has little or no impact on your savings go for it I am sure you’ll end up with a fantastic bike to be proud of. But in this age of cost of living crisis would a better choice be for the normal punter is to save for a cheaper older Japanese cruiser for half to quarter of the price of their fancied Harley. There is also a good feeling of freedom on a bike you are riding that has served you well and that owes you nothing. I’ve owned many older Japanese bikes some with high mileage and not 1 has ever let me down. They are not as technology savvy as the new Harleys but they are easy to service maintain yourself again making a saving on a new bike dealer service costs required to keep the new bike warranty. Also another big saving for riders is the cheaper insurance on your older bike. As far as recognition of a brand goes most people outside the motorcycle world would not see any difference between a big Harley and a big Kawasaki Vulcan. I pulled up at a pub once, well more then once, with friends one had a new Indian Scout and the other a newish Kawasaki Ninja 1400. I was riding at the time my old Yamaha FJR with 70ks on it. A person came straight past there bikes and started telling me stories about his FJR. So I think most bikes can be a conversation starter. Don’t get me wrong if I won the lottery I would have a Road Glide in my garage tomorrow. (don’t block me for being a Road Glide lover). Anyway rant over I hope I may have given people something to think about before overcommitting themselves. Keep up your good work I love the channel. 😊.
and your Old Helmet is now beyond its usefulness...with age come deteriation and you are wearing a helmet that no longer will protect you in the event of an accident..
Never understood why most Harley riders spend a fortune customising their Harley to make it individual, and yet they all dress pretty much the same! Leather waistcoat and wallet on a chain anyone? Loud pipes just p*ss off everyone. They are only heard by car drivers when you're very close, so make very little difference to safety except in slow city traffic.
As the old saying goes, you can polish a turd, but it will always be a turd. Save your money and buy a real motorcycle. Silly Rabbit HD's are for kids 😮
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One thing I didn't know until after I bought a Harley Davidson was I wish I had owned one sooner.
Excellent point
Ain't that the truth!! 🇺🇸
I just bought my first Harley last year at age 70! I now know I should have bought my first one at age 20!
I felt the same way.
I was 46 and said the same thing. I was into Aviation and now wish I would have gotten a Harley instead of buying an aircraft. Young and dumb….
Ear plugs... IMO the primary concern addressed with ear plugs is wind noise. Yes, loud pipes can be a contributing factor that needs to be mitigated, but wind noise is the primary enemy. Even with a quiet bike, wind noise is most often quite/dangerously significant and needs to be dealt with. So, no matter what, IMO, one should be wearing some hearing protection.
As to loud pipes save lives... Meh... perhaps in some cases... But there is the Doppler effect and all that.
Listen to a jet take off, front to back, or get buzzed by an F-16, or F18 US fighter ( i'm near a naval air weapons base), and you'll know loud pipes are faced the wrong way to be heard effectively. No one in LE or ambulances faces their sirens to the rear.
@@feloniousmonk3049 Great to know that motorcycles whatever make they are can travel faster than the speed of sound. If you can't hear a jet, siren or motorcycle when in front of it in the distance there's something wrong with your hearing not the exhaust.
They’re actually illegal in some US states
@@izzojoseph2 Loud pipes are illegal in all states. The hidden license plate trick and loud pipes kinda go hand in hand.
@@langhamp8912 ~ ahh!
I did NOT know that.
Thanks for the info
Agree on the helmets. I wasted a lot of money until I learned our heads are “oval” or “round” and you have to choose or size the helmet for that.
Spot on
My favorite thing about riding is meeting other riders and just talking. I have probably met more cool people in my 20 years of riding than any other way. I think there are negative people out there that just don't get it but there are far more great people that love to talk even if they are not a rider. Love your channel, it is one of my top bucket list items to travel to Australia and ride. Some day I hope. Thanks for the great content.
Thank you very much, hope to see you here one day
@@Shadrach666 When I come out of the shop with an armful of steak, vegetables and couple of bottles of red wine and load it into my saddlebags on my H-D, ladies see me and smile at me. By the way, did I mention that I'm addicted to steak?
At speed the engine noise is overcome by wind noise. Protecting hearing is essential.
Well said always great information on your channel !
Thanks for watching
Another great video…..appreciate the thoughts and comments you bring to the table!
Thanks, I appreciate that!
I have experience, but definitely don't need it to know that pipes save lives. Just driving home i heard really loud pipes from 30 metres behind me, i was able to move to the side and let the rider pass comfortably. I have had many times silent bikes zoom past me and scare the crap out of me because i didnt know they were there.
Definitely rather hear a bike than have them sneak up
On me , 100% agree !
Loud pipes save lives !!
Thank you
You mend to be aware what is behind you at all times, be it a truck, a car or another bike.
That way there is no “ sneaking” up.
Same here!
I know more cars and pedestrians are aware of my presence because of my loud Harley pipes.
Thanks for speaking the truth about Harleys.
The EVO Dynas didn't handle too bad. Much better than the soft tail of the era. The new revised soft tail are pretty damn decent. I swore I'd never own a soft tail. The sales manager kept parking new motorcycles in front of my parts counter. I finally bit when they parked a 2022 Street Bob there.
I took it on a test ride and was pleasantly shocked. I bought it. Good suspension, good handling, mucho fun!
And I'll go anywhere the bagger crew will go. Just have to make more fuel stops 😂⛽
Great info once again Aymen thank you , suppose when it’s time to get another bike I’ll need to re visit this and many other of your videos !
I’ve never worn plugs but have thought many times I probably need them particularly when riding with others !! I’ll be getting some !
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video! I agree load pipes saves lives, I want to let drivers that I am on the road with them and to be seen! I never wore a helmet but I have grown old and wiser it is unbelievable on how much better you feel and how much further you can ride with a helmet on and in the rain it’s a must. Ride safe
Riding a motorcycle / HD in particular .. a lifetime of free mental and physical therapy/ escapism.
In my case, 50+ continuous years riding .. 40 on various HD's.
Seriously couldn't imagine life without the option of being able to go for a ride/ run.
Best therapy. Best church. Best self. No other bike gave me the same experience.
Great video Aymen. I notice you've folded the sleeves back on your sherpa jacket. My sherpa fits well on my torso, though the sleeves were about 10cm too long. Found a wonderful clothing alteration shop and now have a well fitted jacket with the sleeves fitting under my glove cuffs. Love the points you make, particularly the ear plugs. I love being approached by people wanting to talk about my Harley.
Thanks I just had mine altered too.
Mars Leather, was in Elizabeth st, now in Coburg. Great at alterations.
Don't own a Harley, can't afford it, and yet I can't stop watching your videos...
I bought a Harley Sportster and I'm not interested in mods that don't improve the ride or handling. Only thing I've bought are mirror extensions to improve rear view. The branded stuff is a total waste of money.
Mine is standard and looks and sounds great. I got over the loud pipe phase in my 20's - a low rumble is fine, standard pipes do it for me.
Loud pipes could help, but I prefer a nice bright led headlight set to high for daytime riding
That helps too
That’s awesome you used a clip from the movie “Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man”; that is truly one of my all time favorites.
I always wear earplugs but for the last 15 years or so I’ve been wearing Plugfones, foam
Earplugs w speakers built in them. Take about 25-30 db off but you can hear music and/or directions as you ride. Just rode 1000 miles back from Key West, had my own private concert!
Heard the Aussie accent subscribed immediately.
Cheers cobber.
lol thanks, welcome aboard
Lots of great advice in this one mate......great video! 😎
Thanks 👍
I don't own a Harley, never owned a Harley and possibly never will. I have been riding on the road for almost 40 years, most of them on Suzuki Bandits and what I've figured out is that it doesn't matter what you ride. I will say for the record, Harley Davidson make some awesome bikes and I will never be and have never been a Harley hater, I love them but they're just not for me. Whatever you ride you've gotta find your groove, what suits you best. Ride whatever you like fellas, and I hope you all live to ride every day. I know, riding is a way of life for me and I respect everyone else's choice of bike.
you always put a smile on my face with your video presentation. for what it is worth, my helmet works rock solid on both my bikes a sport naked Zed 900 and my 2023 FXST with the stage 3 Screaming Eagle 119 C.I. upgrade and drag bars. I wear a AGV full face on both bikes it is very colorful on purpose, a #46 Valentino Rossi model. thanks for your work and I am still doing the push-ups. stay in the wind👍👍👍
Thanks for watching. My favourite helmet for a l9ng time was my sun moon Rossi, the first one that came out. Unfortunately it's not with us anymore
😎👍
Big thumbs up for the channel...
Big thanks
Many thanks Aymen. Another great clip, loving your work. Enjoyed the tips. Yip love loud pipes, that's for sure. Interesting about the sound levels on whats recommended for hearing protection. Cheers 🍻
Thanks again!
I agree 100% with your comment loud pipes, save lives. Others have made videos saying it makes no difference, but in my experience, I know people in vehicles can hear louder motorcycle around them or at least you’re in the area compared to a bike that doesn’t make any noise at all I’ll take the one that’s a bit louder. I would think it would be common sense ! Keep up the great videos my friend ! Respect from Alberta, Canada.
Agreed. My experience both with and without loud pipes is that they prevent a lot of incidents or near incidents. Anyone trying to convince me otherwise - save your breath. Whatever contrived scenarios you want to come up with does not outweigh my experience.
Another great clip mate. Loving the advice & tips. Keep up the great channel!
Thanks Aaron, will do!
If you bought a 2019 with the M8, I’d trade it off before the motor takes a crap. Harley knows there’s issues but won’t cover the damages.
You only need to change the oil pump to an upgraded one, not that big a deal
@@OldNotDead-Club or in my case both head gaskets, lifters, pushrods.
@@RichT-s2r ouch!
Well, I don't own a Harley (Victory Vegas 8-Ball rider) but I relate and agree with what you're saying. Loud pipes definitely DO help to warn of your approach from in front as well as behind - Doppler effect, bollocks - unless someone is stone deaf! Ear plugs are a must-have no matter what, for wind noise which is damaging AND fatiguing. And I was able to claim for my custom moulded plugs due to my work 👍. And yes, the have-a-chat factor is always there whenever you pull up anywhere. Possibly even more so for me, because few of the general public have heard of Victory, and most think they must be made by Harley! 😅😅 Love the channel mate, keep up the great work. Cheers from South Oz. 👍👍👍🇦🇺
Thanks
If loud pipes and being heard makes even a slight difference they’re worth it. Just don’t rely on it!
Spot on, thanks
Good advice!
Always enjoy your videos sir.
Tjank you, I appreciate that!
Ear plugs, also great for reducing wind noise on long rides.
spot on thank you
Honestly- “I got loud pipes because it’s cool and announces my cool presence, not because it may save me” Speaking real. Car drivers don’t SEE the bike they are about to hit. No one is seeing much less listening. Loud pipes did not save all the Harley riders who were killed.
Thanks for your always informative content👍on a side note I’de ridden over 30 years wearing half helmets but recently switched to full due to the wind noise “ buzz” in my ears after long riding days. It’s got to be bad for your hearing when you wake up the next morning and still feel it and at my age (66) I’ve got to keep my eardrums protected.
It's really nice to hear someone who knows what they're talking about say loud pipes save lives.
There are so many people on youtube that don't know shit and they are running their mouth about loud pipes don't save lives (I'm looking at you Noob). They go on and try to back it up with some bullshit science.
Anyone that has spent time on a Harley with a proper exhaust knows those pipes have saved their life a few times.
Thanks spot on!
I owned 2 Harley-Davidson sportster in India 🇮🇳 and Softail slim in London that’s make me luckiest man in town. When I go back home Delhi I enjoy riding with local Hog group and when I back to London I ride with my local Hog group. And above all it keeps my Mental wellbeing in top order.👌👌
Stock - the torque on my Road king came in at around 3k RPM, installing a torque cam dropped it to 2k RPM. This after purchase mod is a definite ‘need’ not a ‘want’ for me. Out of the factory the engines are not tuned to my liking and ride style.
Agree 100% best bang for buck change you can make
I know that mentioning H.D.'s and Vespas in the same conversation could be considered sacrilegious, but having ridden a few different motorcycles, I currently ride a Vespa 300GTS and find that more often than not, anywhere I go, people come up to me and have questions or start conversations about my bike. And Vespa owners are very much a friendly cult. The nicest thing is that I often go to various biker hangouts (including the big Harely dealer 2 miles from my house) and there's always mutual respect and friendship - many Harley guys have said to me - it's not what you ride, it's that you're on two wheels.
Great comment thank you. I started my road riding days on a vespa before I was even licenced as a teenager lol
Oh so true. And not only for the HD crowd, Triumph and Indian as well! 😊
yes that's true
Helmets are a very personal choice expensive is not always the best Mango
Great point, thanks
Personal choice? Yes
In general, the more expensive ones usually are better though. Because there is always gonna be an expensive model that fits your head. They also tend to fit better since they offer more shell sizes conpare to cheap-mid options
I've been riding crotch rockets for 45 years and still ride a ZX14R. In 2021 I purchased a Street Glide Special because for some odd reason my girlfriend wouldn't ride on the 14. The Harley really surprised me with its cornering ability due to it's low center of gravity. I dont scrape the boards anymore now its the mounts for them. Does anyone make mounts and boards to specifically increase cornering clearances? If it wasnt for tire differences and ground clearance I think the Harley could keep up with the 14 in the twisties.
i had a cbr f1000, softail springer classic, dyna wide glide, and now i got a road king special, realized i spend all my time on the road king, im getting older , and im from edmonton alberta, the great white north, lol, only get about 3-4 good months of riding in a year. ended up getting rid of everhthing except the road king and got myself a 131. its the best of all worlds let me tell you. loud pipes do save lives, and whom ever says harleys cant be quick, well, they havent tried a new milwakee, i was fucking impressed the diffrence between 107 and 131. still havent full throttled that monster yet, it put the fear back into me. woke me the fuck up so to speak.
Thanks mate..😊
I have a rxt half face that I bought from the naked racer cafe. Gotta say it’s the best. Second to that for crappy days I have the M2R retro look black helmet perfect and cheap and safety rated. I stuck my OND stickers on it this weekend ha ha the wife said that I was 50 and the stickers seem childish. Lol 😅
Awesome!!🙌
Thanks! 😁
Shoei rf-sr best full face for upright riding
The vrod is a decent bike ,it goes good in straightline just like my vmax 1200 only slower and with a fuel gauge.
not the helmet, it's the harley buffeting wind coming up from under the tank that is on every one if you don't have the fork wind deflectors or "fangs"
Correct for some of it bit all my helmets react differently and only 2 are suitable with this set up.
I have a Johnny Reb low profile open face and a Shoei full face, both Matt Black, of course. I use the open face on 90% of my rides. It's not because of looks but because of the great visibility you get from an open face. Weight is also a factor for me. With my full face, I can't even see my oil pressure gauge mounted on top of the rear cylinder because of the chin piece.
I use aviation style goggles instead of sunglasses because they won't let in any wind or grit in my eyes. Even a full face still lets bugs and grit in from below. I feel more free and comfortable with an open face, but I can understand it's not for everyone.
I need a video for Harley riders relocating to Australia 🦘 do I want to live in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Darwin, Perth or somewhere in between? Lifelong dream now it seems like I have friends there 😊
I must be the odd one out. I like Road Kings and Softtail Slims and I like them standard, not modified.
Thanks both good bikes
Been rideing all sorts of bikes for around 40 yrs , a fxdb for the last few few , best bike yet , but have noticed last coupla yrs is hard to get a wave back from fellow riders , especially other harley riders , must be to much effort to wave back when tryin to be tuff , once upon a time every motorcycle rider you passed and waved to would wave back now not so often
Yes its 2024 now... lotsa gerbils on bikes
In Town I just ' nod and smile' whereas out of town, different story eh !
Hi yep the helmet choice is a sticky thing on you tube
Alway thought wear what makes you feel comfortable
But some you tube channels
Would slorter me for that open faced track better in the wind and field of view loads better
Ride safe stay free great vid
Thank you
Was riding harleys for over 30 years unfortunately got defected for loud bikes way too many times : I'll never own another one gone back to sports bikes at least i get left alone now
Number 2... HA! Bought my 2018 Sport Glide used. Previous owner was tall like me, and left it pretty much stock, except for adding a GPS, mustache bars, and HD 6" risers with 2" pullback so the bike was already quite well set up. Best part, it sounds like a factory HD sewing machine, which I love, with a bitchin, bone stock 2 into 1 exhaust system. Quiet most of the time, growls a little bit when I get on the throttle hard and make the engine work a bit. But... aside from services like brakes, tires, battery, oil and filters, she's been pretty easy on the pocket book. 6000 miles per year on her, we ride year round in California. Hard to beat Dunlop tires for long lasting wear and miles per tire. I'll go with bright Clearwater yellow running lights to be seen, before I go with loud pipes save lives. Everyone here had Iphone pod earbuds stuffed in their ears, listening to who knows what. Installed the Clearwaters on my other bike, a BMW R1250 GS and have noticed it's better to be seen with obnoxious lights that to be heard. Do you see the flashing lights of the Popo, or hear their siren first, in your rear view mirror? The torque down low with any M8 107 or 114 is just amazing right off of idle, stock. Farkle your bike as your budget allows.
Wish I knew that mods don't always come with items you think they would. Foot pegs need a fastener kit sold separately, sissy bar no hardware to attach to side plate....
Also tired of my local dealer telling me an 07 is too old for finding parts.
Oh, that's to get your money, HD wants you in a brand new bike, every 2 or 3 years.
I relate with point 6 😊😊
Earplugs- are first of protecting you from the wind noise, which is at the pitch to cause the most hearing damage. i use the ones that allow a certain decibel through. Cuts the wind noise and i can still hear the exhaust and the wife on the intercom.
Helmets, to each their own, %70 of the strikes to the head during a crash are to the face, just chose knowing that.
Helmet design- those that are designed to go through the air sitting level, so touring helmets, not sportbike helmets seem to work better. at least on Harleys without windshields. Even with the vent open, and with different Klockwerks windscreens, there is still turbulence , (Ultra Limited) unless i completely remove the windscreen then its nice clean air.
lean angle is reduced for a given speed with some positive upper body position. you dont need to be mimicking a MotoGP racer, just bend that inside elbow and get your head to inside of center, goes a long ways. remember dragging hard parts is the warning that you are about 1 degree or less from picking a tire up off the pavement.
one day i will own and ride a Harley, but in the mean time i have always been welcomed and felt included on group rides within the Harley community. Thats another reason to love Harleys
Thanks Wendy
You Rock. The song - David Allan Coe "a Harley some day" sums it up. You Will do it, if you really want it. Do it and you will smile wider than you ever smiled in your life I guarantee it.
I call out the BS on loud pipes saves lives, just an excuse to have loud pipes and poor riding positioning choices and poor anticipation of the unexpected - and that's from my experiences, including near misses. I have a Low Rider with an S&S 2 into 1 system which is relative loud and a Pan America with the stock exhaust (the resonator was removed for a deeper throatier sound but not really noticeably louder). I can tell you, I've put about the same km of both bikes but the number of folks changing lanes on me has occurred more when riding on the LR with the loud pipe than on the PAm with the stock exhaust. In fact, it has never happened of the PAm [touch wood]. I did a Stay Upright advanced motorcycle training course back in the Warwick Schuberg days and the one take-away that has kept me alive and definitely having avoiding accidents that I was taught is to 'expect the unexpected'. This is what saves lives, not loud pipes - and you cannot convince me otherwise. There are idiot drivers out there and your loud pipes ain't gunna' stop them from changing lanes or running a stop sign or giving way to you even if you have right of way.
there are exceptions to every rule. You must be the exception.
@@harleyhawk7959 Or maybe you're the exception... it's based on perspective. Or we could have the Nanny State do a study to find out. You piss off enough of the wrong people with loud pipes, and things get banned and you'll be stuck with silent electric motorcycles, sooner, rather than later. Be careful of how your actions and mods affect others, piss them off too much and the ban hammer comes down, despite your freedom claims.
The pan American has a bright headlight set up high where everyone can see it. I don't want you riding behind me with a dam day maker but they are hard to miss when you see them coming your way.
@@ssstryker6136The headlight on the PAm is easily adjusted, just 2 bolts on either side, losen them and position the head light stream. If adjusted correctly, it shouldn't be blinding anyone (except when going on speed humps, coming over a steep crest). Cheers. The trick is not loud pipes, the trick is to position yourself where the driver can see you (not in blind spots) and even then, expect that they won't even look in their mirrors and ride accordingly. If they change lanes , you ain't gunna be there.
Disagree with you. Many times I’m in a car and I did not see a motorcycle until I heard them first.
Loud pipes absolutely DO save lives! Any experienced rider in heavy traffic understands this obvious fact. Those who say otherwise are completely ignorant and inexperienced. Experience is the greatest teacher. Great video.
Thank you
Loud pipes definitely wake up sleepy drivers, but so do the stock pipes on my M8 with a little throttle blip.
I'm happy with 80% of the safety if it preserves what's left of my hearing, and keeps the peace with the people around me. But to each his own.
@@DonEberley Noise commands attention and awareness.
If they don’t see you, they don’t see you. Noise won’t make them see you
B S that's not baloney sandwich
old guy says bikes are loud and to use ear plugs lmao...cmon my aussie brother, if its too loud your too old! I will say @11:20 is something that hits deep. God bless you my harley brother.
Customising is a choice but it’s also a curse. When you start you can’t stop 😂
Lol, true
One of the first helmets I bought was a German military style helmet...., I think it was called the Fly 9mm. Miserable. The helmet itself was constructed very well, but above 30mph jt caught the wind like a parachute. Above 60mph, it felt like the wind was trying to tear my head from my body.
Believer too 😶🌫️
People keep pulling out numbers and studies to dismiss the “loud pipes save lives” argument. Honestly …. I don’t care about those numbers. I’ve been riding bikes for 35 years and I’ve worked as a taxi and truck driver. I don’t know if hearing the bikes in advance actually prevented any accident, maybe I was gonna see them anyway….. but at least they made my life and job way easier.
Thank you
Helmets, now in the US . Having a DOT helmet is like wearing a Planet on your head. Need to get one from the 70s. Good luck with that.
Thanks Aymen,
Modifications......I spend money every month on Mods. WHEN WILL IT END, (never i hope). I love Harleys.
I push my Ultra over so far it makes my ribs hurt like hell.......there seems to be a poker connected to the floor boards, when they scrap the poker, also attached to her arms hits my ribs hard, LOL. not often she rides too . Thank you , Thank you!!
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I've been riding for 50+ years. loud pipes are a shity attempt to make your little peebug appear bigger, especially with modern cars that once you roll up the windows and turn on the ac you can't hear shit on the outside. you know all those big red trucks with the flashing lights ,they can't even be heard. lighylting means way more than noise. put two bright lights as far apart as you can on the front of your bike and your more likely to be seen.
I have conducted this experiment myself many times ,though it may be anecdotal ( like your study) .Ill turn my floods off going though town and get pulled in front of twice as much. I first noticed this on a day i thought the world gone mad as i was getting pulled out in front of way to much only to realize my floods were off.
I turned them on and the rest of my ride was uneventful.
You need a good tool box and you need to know how to use the tools. My Harley needs some type of repair every year. My Hayabusa only wants an occasional oil change, and nothing has ever broken in 10 years.
Helmets, windshields, suspension, seat, and boots
I found out their warranty is hardly worth the paper it's written on
doesn't sound good - what happened?
Loud pipes do save lives great video .
Thanks
I worked for Harley Davidson for a long time. I used to tell the shop owner we need shopping carts at the door! Harley Davidson.
Making boys outta men since 1903.
Torque is better than horsepower? Only if you need to pull a lot of weight. But bikes aren’t supposed to weigh half a ton. After paying huge amounts of money for a Harley, you’re supposed to consider it a good thing to have to blow $thousands more for things that should be there already.
One thing I learned after I bought a Harley was man I have to pay back all this money!
Harley Davidson. World's fastest tractor!👍🏁
AGREE WITH YA
For helmets don’t buy the cheapest one, its mostly low quality. Don’t buy the most expensive one ($700+) because it can get stolen and its definitely very inconvenient having to lock it all the time.
Amen Aymen
You should make some indian motorcycle reviews
Sure thing, get me an Indian and I will lol
@@OldNotDead-Club demo rides lol
@@speaktruth247 thats an option but its a very limited ride
We don’t have to wear helmets here in many of the U.S. states mate! We are free to bash our brains in and live off the support of the government in a comatose state! God Bless America.
Lots of power in choice
Apart from personal experience, where’s your data about loud pipes saving lives? Disclaimer, I have a full exhaust, but I just like the sound of it and I don’t pretend it’s doing me any good. I’ve ridden behind my bike and with a helmet on at 60+kph, I can’t hear my bike past 10 meters behind. I think only pedestrians can hear it with any advance awareness
Lol jump in your car wind up the window ...and then get someone to ride up behind you. You will hear them. Why do I need to show you stat's? What makes you think 40 years plus, riding and driving experience is not valid? I think if you watch the video and actually listen carefully to my words you will understand what I'm saying because from your comment you don't.
Torque is not pulling power. Torque is a component of power. So is rpm. Gasoline makes neither. It burns and the rate at which it is converted from potential energy to heat is POWER. HDs simply make more POWER at lower rpms than some other bikes. Other bikes make more POWER at higher rpms. Mathematically impossible to be otherwise.
And humans don't "feel" torque. We feel acceleration. I guess there is one exception to that. With sufficient torque, you won't feel the bike stall out when you take off with a big mama on the back. 😉
Do you consider yourself torquey? You can spin a wrench right? Doesn't that make you torquey? But how torquey are you? Are you more torquey with a short wrench or a long wrench? If you're more torquey with a long wrench, is there a downside? Maybe it's going to take you longer to make a revolution as your hand has to travel much further. So you trade off rpm for force. Hey, that's just like a gearbox! You put the bike in 1st gear and get a lot of torque to the rear wheel to get it moving at the expense of very little rear wheel speed. And if you put the bike in 6th gear, you get a lot of speed at the expense of little torque.
Want to experiment? Put your bike in 6th gear and try to take off. Report on its torquiness at your next opportunity.
You are 100% correct. Most people don't understand what "torque" is. It's not "pulling power" at all. That is absolute nonsense. Power is what moves things. As you correctly assert, in the case of Harley Davidson, they are tuned to produce power at low RPM. And no, we don't "feel torque", we feel acceleration. It seems to be an innate human thing that if that acceleration is somewhat effortless and easy, we derive joy from that. I'm one of those people.
The way that I encourage people to understand torque and power is to picture a 200lbs. man on a 50' breaker bar attached to the hub of trucks wheel. If he stands on the end of the bar, he'll be producing 10,000 ft.lbs. of torque but the truck will only move forward an inch or so until he repositions the lever and repeats the process.
And power is how many times per minute (or over time) that breaker bar can be repositioned and have weight applied to it, again.
If you can do that lots of times in a minute you have 10,000lbs of torque and a lot of power and a lot of work done as a result. The truck will accelerate forward quicky and reach a high speed. If you can only do it once, you still have 10,000ft.lbs. of torque, but almost no power and almost no work done.
Most helmets are rubbish - because a sphere (ball-shape) is dreadfully inefficient aerodynamically. Given new materials (carbon-fibre, Kevlar etc), they should not be based on a ball-shape. They are bigger than they need to be because they are still using thick bloody polystyrene-type inners to provide cushion and sound protection whilst the outer lid provides impact and wear-resistance (when you're sliding down the asphalt). Carbon fibre, Kevlar and modern, thinner, noise-reduction materials mean more aerodynamic helmet designs are possible but manufacturers are following 1960's dogma like it can't be improved upon. It most definitely can.
Loud pipes save bikers (and pedestrian lives) in my experience. Anybody who doesn't ride bikes has no idea. I have been riding since I was a kid, and loud pipes Do save lives, they help the drivers of cars and trucks know you are there. Do they Like to see bikers and pedestrians dead? Are they frightened and upset at the noise? Bleeding wusses.
Everybody I ever met loves my Harleys when they see me park my chops. Those who didn't, didn't have the strength of conviction to hate And say so.
Thanks, great comment
I thought helmets were illegal to wear on a Harley? Must just be in the states.
Lol, compulsory here
Reality....After fifty years of motorcycle riding 99% of the deaths I have seen on motorcycles the riders had loud pipes.
after years of riding, people turning left kill people. some rear enders, a lot of no look lane changes. pulling out and not looking. most all are from drivers inattentive distracted driving. the other percentage are riders who ride impaired or think they are speed racer. then the small percentage of obstacles and animals. loud pipes wasn't a factor at any.
@@harleyhawk7959 I agree, just a fact loud pipes don't save lives
At the risk of being banned from this channel can I play the devils advocate. Harleys, BMW, Goldwings, Indians, Triumphs etc are all good bikes particularly all the later models. These companies all have one thing in common and that is through great marketing is to normalise the high pricing on these expensive bikes. In the US 90% of consumers buy these bikes on finance on average over a 6 year period. I understand this works well for the harden biker who lives and breathes the cultural. For many the novelty wears off quickly and/or life gets in the way of the grandest of plans. The loan then ends up being an albatross round the neck with monthly repayments that is destroying their bank accounts. This can lead to buyer’s remorse and resentment. To sell the bike you will have a loss and the extras you may have put on the bike might make it more saleable if a prospective buyer has similar taste to you but it won’t necessarily make the bike any more valuable. If you can go out and buy a $40k Harley for cash and it has little or no impact on your savings go for it I am sure you’ll end up with a fantastic bike to be proud of. But in this age of cost of living crisis would a better choice be for the normal punter is to save for a cheaper older Japanese cruiser for half to quarter of the price of their fancied Harley. There is also a good feeling of freedom on a bike you are riding that has served you well and that owes you nothing. I’ve owned many older Japanese bikes some with high mileage and not 1 has ever let me down. They are not as technology savvy as the new Harleys but they are easy to service maintain yourself again making a saving on a new bike dealer service costs required to keep the new bike warranty. Also another big saving for riders is the cheaper insurance on your older bike. As far as recognition of a brand goes most people outside the motorcycle world would not see any difference between a big Harley and a big Kawasaki Vulcan. I pulled up at a pub once, well more then once, with friends one had a new Indian Scout and the other a newish Kawasaki Ninja 1400. I was riding at the time my old Yamaha FJR with 70ks on it. A person came straight past there bikes and started telling me stories about his FJR. So I think most bikes can be a conversation starter. Don’t get me wrong if I won the lottery I would have a Road Glide in my garage tomorrow. (don’t block me for being a Road Glide lover). Anyway rant over I hope I may have given people something to think about before overcommitting themselves. Keep up your good work I love the channel. 😊.
Put on straight pipes and then wear earplugs …😂
What is this “ facebook groups”?
And what is this “ soul”?
the ball probably has a warranty the bike has a crappie one
and your Old Helmet is now beyond its usefulness...with age come deteriation and you are wearing a helmet that no longer will protect you in the event of an accident..
Thats what they say, now look at how they test them perhaps you will rethink it
The new owner will not realize he can't control that thing for crap. Too many comic books.
Kevin is a nobody that thinks he knows it all😂
lol
Never understood why most Harley riders spend a fortune customising their Harley to make it individual, and yet they all dress pretty much the same! Leather waistcoat and wallet on a chain anyone?
Loud pipes just p*ss off everyone. They are only heard by car drivers when you're very close, so make very little difference to safety except in slow city traffic.
Pigs Ar$e
try 140 kph in Kangaroo countyr for hours-on-end.. dawn and dusk are the worst times,,
Loud Pipes DO save lives Matey !
Blerbblerbblerbblerb
Lol
400$ oil change
Heesus Where ?
At a dealership maybe - in which case hahahah sucked-in !
As the old saying goes, you can polish a turd, but it will always be a turd. Save your money and buy a real motorcycle. Silly Rabbit HD's are for kids 😮
see my video "you don't know anything about motorcycles if you..."
@honestlion
So what doest thou reccomend then, oh super-guru ?
I got 9 bikes, only 1 is a Harley - but I love and enjoy them all...
And You ?
@bluddyrowdy8757 Thank you for the compliment. Just respect is what I am looking for. You can go now🤣
@@honestlion17
You Never answered the Query ... If Not a Harley what then ( in your Opinion ) ?
This guy is ridiculous
Who Kevin?