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Bike Noise Limits

Written by Sue Bird | Mon, Jul 07, 2014 @ 02:05 PM

Summer is here and the Streets are Loud….

It’s that time of year when people are cruising on their bikes or in their cars and enjoying the warm weather, especially after a horrible winter. Please be considerate of those within earshot though and keep the noise down so that everyone can enjoy. Loud stereos or exhausts can be annoying to say the least (or maybe I’m just getting old).

There are guidelines for acceptable noise levels on vehicles and bikes. For instance, for bikes manufactured before 1986, 102 decibels is the legal limit, and 99 decibels for bikes manufactured after 1986.  If you have a stock exhaust that is working properly, you should not have any issues.

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