Why do you need to rev it early in the morning for 5 minutes waking up the neighborhood?

  • some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Electric cars and trucks will reduce a lot of noise pollution, but electric motorcycles will take us from quieter to eerily quiet… Can’t happen soon enough.

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      11 days ago

      It’s not about running right or wrong. Engines run differently at different temps. Idling after start isn’t necessary if you get on and ride immediately though. But I did have to choke mine a bit for the first few minutes.

      Got rid of it though. It was stupid noisy and I hated myself on it until I could get out of the city.

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    11 days ago

    I seem to remember South Park having a word for inconsiderate people like this, but I can’t remember what it was…

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    10 days ago

    They’re assholes.

    Been riding in a European city with a bike that can go from 2k to 12k rpm. Of course in resident areas I kept it so low to be indistinguishable from the cars around me.

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    11 days ago

    Once I was home in the afternoon, with my months-old baby finally napping after god knows how long nursing her (very difficult to fall asleep between chronic stomach ache attacks, choppy nights, really miserable at that time).

    I hear a motorbike in the street, revving up the engine. I step outside, go to the (young) guy and tell him that my baby is trying to nap. The fucker says nothing, looks me in the eye and takes off at maximum speed/noise.

    Not that I really wished it at the moment, but statistically, the bastard is dead by now. Or maybe he has kids of his own and he’s doing good, being nice to people - who knows?

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    11 days ago

    Depending on the bike, you may need to rev it a bit to warm it up and keep from stalling.

    My monster Harley is loud as hell, which is why I bought the Suzuki. Harley is for long trips, and the Suzuki, which is far quieter than the neighbors kids, is for riding to work or the corner store.

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    9 days ago

    Attention seeking behavior. They have an internal desire to be noticed all the time.

    Most aren’t trying to be assholes, just noticed.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    An arroyo runs through my neighborhood (dry river bed). The kids ride their dirt bikes through it. I noticed a couple of years ago a few kids had electric versions. They’re very quiet, and the kids have just as much fun, it seems. I was happy to see that.

    We still have the small-dicks who rev their cars, trucks, and bikes on their way to work every morning, though. Probably the same fools who set off near-professional grade fireworks every night for several days around the 4th of July. It used to be only on the 4th, but now it spreads across a week, plus New Years, and Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

    Can’t wait for genetic modification that gives every male the same size dick.

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    11 days ago

    How else are they supposed to let everyone else know they’re riding a motorcycle?

    Have you ever noticed when walking on the sidewalk that motorcyclists always make eye contact? They need to be sure people are observing them.