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Seems especially weird considering motorcycles are naturally louder because the exhaust is shorter, the muffler is smaller, the engine’s exposed. Maybe they we
by Swizec 5y ago
Seems especially weird considering motorcycles are naturally louder because the exhaust is shorter, the muffler is smaller, the engine’s exposed.
Maybe they went off of average engine size / power?
Funny thing is a smaller engine needs to rev higher to make any power. Small bikes are ridiculously loud in cities because they need so much throttle to go anywhere. A stock 50cc moped is way louder than a stock 1000cc adventure bike.
- kube-system 5y agoIIRC the decibel rating that is used in the official testing is done at a specific RPM, it isn’t the maximum sound level.
- Swizec 5y agoOk but how would a street “camera” know your rating vs the noise you just made?
- kube-system 5y agoIt wouldn’t, I’m just commenting on the origin of those sound regulations.