Born again bikers was a thing. People who rode bikes in the 60s, perhaps even ton up bikes. Then family came. Once kids grow older and more independent they try to relive their youth on the open road with superstores bikes that have the power they could only dream of. First ride out they open up the throttle and fly off the back!
No idea how often that happens but a decade or more ago when some friends who were bikers their whole adult life told me about that it we were in a campsite on a canoe club camp trip. Just add a bunch of obscenely loud bikes turned up. We thought it meant trouble and late nights of bikers drinking. Once helmets came off we knew that they would be no trouble. They all looked very grey and old.
Sure enough we got a talking to for being loud when they were trying to sleep. It was not even 10pm and they were already trying n to sleep! We decamped to a pub, got kicked out at 1am and got another telling off from them when we rocked up back at the campsite, worse for the numerous real ale pints and totally incapable of being quiet.
They got their own back about 9am when I was certain they over revved their engines for what seemed like several minutes before driving off! I've never understood why they don't make all ICE exhaust silencers capable off muffling exhaust noise to little more than human voice levels. The tech is there to do it for sure as I'm in the business. The only reason I've heard is that bikers like the sound of loud bikes and it would spoil their enjoyment with a few nutters claiming the few more BHPs are essential too.
No idea how often that happens but a decade or more ago when some friends who were bikers their whole adult life told me about that it we were in a campsite on a canoe club camp trip. Just add a bunch of obscenely loud bikes turned up. We thought it meant trouble and late nights of bikers drinking. Once helmets came off we knew that they would be no trouble. They all looked very grey and old.
Sure enough we got a talking to for being loud when they were trying to sleep. It was not even 10pm and they were already trying n to sleep! We decamped to a pub, got kicked out at 1am and got another telling off from them when we rocked up back at the campsite, worse for the numerous real ale pints and totally incapable of being quiet.
They got their own back about 9am when I was certain they over revved their engines for what seemed like several minutes before driving off! I've never understood why they don't make all ICE exhaust silencers capable off muffling exhaust noise to little more than human voice levels. The tech is there to do it for sure as I'm in the business. The only reason I've heard is that bikers like the sound of loud bikes and it would spoil their enjoyment with a few nutters claiming the few more BHPs are essential too.
