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Offline Seagoon

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« on: February 10, 2006, 09:20:55 PM »
Ok every morning ever since it started getting cold, my entire family is woken up between 6 and 6:30 am by one of our neighbors. She wakes up and starts her Harley so it can idle for roughly 15 minutes. This bike has the loudest pipes I've ever heard, and she comes out every once in a while to gun the throttle because the idle is rough and it will occasionally conk out - restarting it is even louder. When she guns it, my teeth rattle.

Most of our neighbors are military, so they are already up when this ritual begins, but we don't have to be out of bed till 7:30 AM, so we are being woken up an hour before we need to be and needless to say, a 2 year old, a 3 year old, and a 5 year old don't go back to sleep after being rattled for 15 minutes.

Now we are moving next month, so the ordeal will end soon, but I'm at a loss as to what I would have done had we not been moving. It seems unreasonable to ask the woman to stop riding her bike to work in the morning, but does it really need to idle for 10-15 mins when its cold? Also, I know "Loud Pipes Save Lives" but this thing makes a Stuka Siren seem mild by comparison. Isn't there a maximum legal noise limit for bikes somewhere below "Nuclear Exchange?"

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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2006, 10:04:33 PM »
Yup.  Check your local town laws.  There are noise ordinances out there.  It'd be very odd to find out you have no noise ordinances.  Chances are if it's a set up community it'll be right in the homeowner's manual

If this person is breaking the decibal count or being excessively loud at odd times, you can hit them with disturbing the peace.
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2006, 10:28:50 PM »
Its a lady, she probably thinks its cool to burn half a tank just letting it idle and "warm up" every time she goes out. On the other hand, she probably has no idea there is no need to let a bike warm up for 10-15 minutes. Really, the oils today are so good that starting a bike up and taking off within a minute or two is all that is needed for a warm up. The only thing she's doing by letting it sit that long is creating an annoyance and fouling up a few plugs. I'll bet she's fat too. Most are... the annoying stupid ones. No offence if you are friends with her or anything. Its stupid to have a bike THAT loud.
A friend of my fathers owns a soft tail, another LOUD hog. I got an offer to take it for a ride and it was nice besides the fact that it was so freaking loud I felt bad for anyone around me in a 1 mile radius.
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2006, 10:38:57 PM »
Wouldn't hurt to mention to her (at some time other than in the morning when the bike is idling and she's getting ready for work) that it's loud and wakes you up.  This may be easier to do if it's a next door neighbor, and you wave to each other, etc. and are on neighborly terms.  I've discovered that problems involving noise solve themselves often times though, because other neighbors don't like it either and will say something to her about it.

If it was only me living there I may weigh the pros and cons of being first to approach the matter, but if it was affecting my family I would do so right away.  I would feel obligated.  In any event I'd talk to her about it in a friendly way if I did mention it.  It's amazing how reasonable people can be.



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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2006, 11:16:15 PM »
If it is truly a disturbance you can call the police, try talking to her first.  Maybe have her idle it in the garage, if that is any better.  Or you could make a tater gun and pop her tail pipes.
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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2006, 11:41:16 PM »
Hi Guys,

Thanks, for the advice. I don't want to sic the cops on her, and no she isn't a next door neighbor. Believe it or not she is two houses away and across the street. Also, she lets it idle in the garage with the door open. That's how loud the bike is. At this point, I would bet her foundation is beginning to show stress cracks.

I'll give some serious thought to going over there, but I'm afraid I'm probably going to have to do it during the morning attack, as she keeps weird hours.

Oh and Morph, I'm probably being an utter cad for doing this but I refer to her as "Large Marge."

Never thought I'd prefer to be woken up by instead of bummm, potato, potato, potato>

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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2006, 11:54:58 PM »
just tell her its not a real harley and was made by a japanese firm.


any true hog owner would dump it in a second.


My step father has always had harleys, he has a sign by their house.


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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2006, 12:13:05 AM »
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Oh and Morph, I'm probably being an utter cad for doing this but I refer to her as "Large Marge."


I knew it!!! :D

9/10 hot chicks are riding on the back of a bike...

LOL Large Marge.
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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2006, 12:35:50 AM »
break her arm

Offline Leslie

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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2006, 01:35:07 AM »
I wouldn't suggest approaching during dark hours, but after daylight.  No big deal really.  If she doesn't have time to talk, condense it to the point and  say you came over to say the muffler noise is too loud and is waking you up.  Leave it at that.




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« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2006, 01:38:58 AM »
On second thought stick some old rags into the pipes and see if that doesn't depress the noise a bit.
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« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2006, 01:45:44 AM »
All hogs idle lumpy/rough. That 10-15 minutes is much too long a time at idle. Even when the temperature is in 40Fs it only takes, at the most, 5 minutes to get off the choke.

Just be thankful she does not have 6-7 or so friends over and they all start up. ;)

It is great fun riding through parking lots setting off all the car alarms.;)

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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2006, 02:39:04 AM »
Put your robe on when she starts it... pick up the bat (no, not the wife..the baseball-bat") and walk at normal pace over to the bike and bash it to peices. Yawn, say good morning to the biker lady and stroll home. Go to bed and get an extra hour of sleep. :)

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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2006, 06:12:29 AM »
Fools... Cage Monkeys... as if you had any idea.

Had a '69 Triump, frikken kick start lived in Spring Lakes outside of Bragg.  Yeah in the cold Winter mornings I'd start the Prince of Darkness and let her run about 15 minutes to warm up. Get the carbs going, cases warm...  Ever run a cold Bike?


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« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2006, 06:19:30 AM »
Lol... why bring the bible and his religion into this? He didnt mention it at all?