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Exhaust Noise Level Laws

  • 25-11-2013 11:02AM
    #1
    Pugzilla
    Site Banned Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭


    I want to get a new exhaust for my bike as the stock system is too quiet.
    I've been looking at 'road legal' vs race exhausts 'not for road use'.

    I know in the UK you can be done for having a loud exhasut.

    Are there any laws in Ireland about this. Has anyone had trouble from the guards?

    Should I go for a road or race exhaust?


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  • #2
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,235 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    I seem to recall the permissible noise limit is 99dB across-the-board for road vehicles here, but I'm open to correction. In general, the rule is: use a rorty pipe by all means, and as long as you don't act the gowl John Law isn't all that bothered. ;)


  • #3
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,392 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    Road cans have a 'removeable' baffle, race cans dont (open to correction)

    My old sv with a scorpion can was quite loud (lol) and the old fzs too and never any probs


  • #4
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,346 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    My current bike has risen the dead !! It's verging on obnoxious to be honest. Drove past plenty of Gardai and never had a problem.


  • #5
    unclebill98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭unclebill98


    KTRIC wrote: »
    My current bike has risen the dead !! It's verging on obnoxious to be honest. Drove past plenty of Gardai and never had a problem.

    Same here, would consider mine to be on the loud side but never had an issue.


  • #6
    Pugzilla
    Site Banned Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭Pugzilla


    I still have to do my driving test. Would the examiner care if I had a loud exhaust?


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  • #7
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Pugzilla wrote: »
    I still have to do my driving test. Would the examiner care if I had a loud exhaust?

    I wouldn't risk anything that says not for road use when doing the test. Plenty of road legal exhausts which have db killers, most of the time I didn't remove the db killer as it was plenty load enough when in.


  • #8
    goodlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭goodlad


    I done my test with two ART exhausts on my SV. Both have the usual "not for road use" label on them. I had no issues.


  • #9
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    I have a Leo Vince can on my Mille and with the baffle out, it hurt. Now that it's baffled, it's acceptable and although we get away with murder in Ireland with exhausts and number plates, I know I could meet the right Guard who might want to throw the book at me.


  • #10
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Here's my exhaust, doesn't sound particular loud on the YT clip but I can set off car alarms with it :)

    Its never even raised a cops eye brow ~ although it would burn them right off his face :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOyBP9ybV50


  • #11
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,392 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    @makk

    Man I miss the old SV, popping and spitting flames for fun on downshifts. A fun bike but not for a beginner imo.


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  • #12
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,533 ✭✭✭bladespin


    goodlad wrote: »
    I done my test with two ART exhausts on my SV. Both have the usual "not for road use" label on them. I had no issues.

    Testers aren't there to enforce the vehicle laws (bar there's something blatantly obvious), that's for the gardai, I've never had a quiet exhaust but never had one marked 'not for road use', never had an issue.
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