Its long and mildly humorous because of the officers comments. I still don't know his name.
So, About a week or so ago I was parked under a no parking sign and a cop tells me to move. I start up the tib and he states "That's an illegal exhaust system.", I tell him I will fix it that night and he drives away.
So, I figure wtf, who cares I let it go.
Today, I get a knock on my door. Its him! He says "Remember me? You told me you were going to get that exhaust system fixed about 2 weeks ago, well today I get a complaint about your exhaust system. So what happened?"
I told him I didn't do it, obviously.
He goes into this long story about how its all noise.
Quotes:
"Those motorcycles, uh Harleys, they have straight pipes, that's just noise."
"The reason Canada has these laws is its just unnecessary noise and power."
"Do you take that and track race it?" I respond with no, its for fuel economy.
he responds with
"It's for power, did you feel the power increase? Did you? Did you?" I said "Yeah, slightly."
Then he asks
What did you pay for that exhaust sysytem $2000.00? Is it a Flowmasters?
I said nope, its a Mussa, he looks at me with a confused face, I responed "But, whatever."
He asks me how I am going to fix it, I told him I would get silencers.
What are those he asks, mufflers or packing?
I say no, neither, they are caps that go on the end of the mufflers.
He tells me that I don't have mufflers, its straight pipes
I say okay.
How do they work (silencers), he asks
I explain they increase back pressure and force the exhaust sound back onto itself cancelling itself out and allowing less exhaust to exit the vehicle at high velocity.
He nods at me. (I don't think he knew what I was saying. I also used me hands so this might have been what confused him.)
He then says "Okay, that stuff might fly in Cali, but that doesn't work up here. I am not asking you to get it inspected, but I am asking you now why I should believe you that you will get it fixed when you lied to me before?" I respond "Because I don't want a ticket."
That stuff flies in Cali? Did something change?
He gives me a week to sort it out and he is going to do a drive by my house and check.
So now I need Mussa silencers for the angle tipped exhaust.
And those are quotes of what he said. I responded to all his questions with respect, I wasn't cocky or anything.
Sorry for the long post.
So, About a week or so ago I was parked under a no parking sign and a cop tells me to move. I start up the tib and he states "That's an illegal exhaust system.", I tell him I will fix it that night and he drives away.
So, I figure wtf, who cares I let it go.
Today, I get a knock on my door. Its him! He says "Remember me? You told me you were going to get that exhaust system fixed about 2 weeks ago, well today I get a complaint about your exhaust system. So what happened?"
I told him I didn't do it, obviously.
He goes into this long story about how its all noise.
Quotes:
"Those motorcycles, uh Harleys, they have straight pipes, that's just noise."
"The reason Canada has these laws is its just unnecessary noise and power."
"Do you take that and track race it?" I respond with no, its for fuel economy.
he responds with
"It's for power, did you feel the power increase? Did you? Did you?" I said "Yeah, slightly."
Then he asks
What did you pay for that exhaust sysytem $2000.00? Is it a Flowmasters?
I said nope, its a Mussa, he looks at me with a confused face, I responed "But, whatever."
He asks me how I am going to fix it, I told him I would get silencers.
What are those he asks, mufflers or packing?
I say no, neither, they are caps that go on the end of the mufflers.
He tells me that I don't have mufflers, its straight pipes
I say okay.
How do they work (silencers), he asks
I explain they increase back pressure and force the exhaust sound back onto itself cancelling itself out and allowing less exhaust to exit the vehicle at high velocity.
He nods at me. (I don't think he knew what I was saying. I also used me hands so this might have been what confused him.)
He then says "Okay, that stuff might fly in Cali, but that doesn't work up here. I am not asking you to get it inspected, but I am asking you now why I should believe you that you will get it fixed when you lied to me before?" I respond "Because I don't want a ticket."
That stuff flies in Cali? Did something change?
He gives me a week to sort it out and he is going to do a drive by my house and check.
So now I need Mussa silencers for the angle tipped exhaust.
And those are quotes of what he said. I responded to all his questions with respect, I wasn't cocky or anything.
Sorry for the long post.
