Seen a posting on a Facebook trike site about a new policy going into effect in the state of New York, where it will now be illegal to remove or modify any factory installed MC exhaust. Fine of $1000 and or 30 days in jail, any of you from NY can you verify this.
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
31-a. No person shall, in the state, sell, OFFER FOR SALE OR install
[or use] a motorcycle exhaust device without internal baffles, known as
"straight pipes".
31-b. No person shall, in the state, sell, OFFER FOR SALE OR install
[or use] a motorcycle exhaust device that is intentionally designed to
allow for the internal baffling to be fully or partially removed or
interchangeable OR THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN A MANNER THAT WILL AMPLIFY
OR INCREASE THE NOISE EMITTED BY THE MOTOR OF A MOTORCYCLE ABOVE THAT
EMITTED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON SUCH MOTORCYCLE.
This subdivision shall not apply to a motorcycle manufactured or assem-
bled prior to nineteen hundred seventy-nine or a motorcycle registered
as a limited use vehicle or an all terrain vehicle pursuant to article
forty-eight-A or forty-eight-B of this chapter.
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S784
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2015 Harley Tri Glide
There is a db noise law . NY inspection on noise is not required to get a sticker . It’s all common sense on noise . Loud pipes don’t save lives , it only aggravates lives .
2012 Triglide Piaggio MP3 500 to get groceries 1991 FLHS as back up
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Loud pipes lose Rights!!!..
Many years ago my neighbor who was on the job gos out and having a midlife crisis buys a Harley….And puts on loud pipes… And he leaves every morning for his shift at 5 AM and he has the bike sitting out on the driveway for 15 minutes or so warming up before he leaves and then drives by my house rattling windows…..So I had a friendly conversation asking him to put the stock pipes back on Or have a talk with his chief’ laws are meant for everyone….Within a day or two the stock pipes went back on…
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
I have a Thunderheader on my Road King, when I leave for work at 5:30 am I start it and put in gear and just idle up the street trying my best not to wake anyone. No complaints so far, it's more about common sense which many people seem to lack.
I just put EPA compliant and certified Vance and Hines slip-ons on my 2020 tri-glide. If I lived in New York, I'd be illegal? State law doesn't trump federal law, but in this day and age, nothing is acceptable in this all inclusive world. I am so sick and tired of being legislated out of my freedoms. I agree some people are asshats while most are considerate, but the asshats stand out.
My CSC Trike does not have the OEM Honda mufflers. The CSC mufflers are just a little bit louder and (IMHO) better sounding. My trike now sounds more like a motorcycle instead of a sewing machine..... ..... Jim
2005 Premium Mustang Convertible
2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike SOLD
2014 CanAm Spyder RTL SOLD
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That is what they did on my trike. They wanted my stock mufflers to modify and returned my Vance & Hine slip--ons for me to resell. The stock mufflers were cut down to fit with their guts put in them. And their mod made my stock mufflers almost as loud as the V&H's were.
Last edited by ol' school; 04-27-2022 at 07:55 AM.
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