Valve Adjustment F150 TXRD

[99yam40]

I gotta laugh at you people from the perspective of another country half a world away.
Bikes have the same noise limits as cars.
The argument seems to be directed at Harley owners, and those that flout the law.
I agree that there is a significant bad element where the Harley (the noisiest) is their vehicle of choice. I agree that we also have extremely loud Harleys downunder that clearly exceed the noise limit. I agree it is a law enforcement issue, and I believe where I am they are letting them get away with it. But so too they are loosing their grip on hoon car drivers, those that drag race at night leaving their mufflers at home.
I disagree that you only hear them as they pass, I can detect them coming up behind. Maybe I've adapted a better hearing strategy so that I don't get the shiter hell scared out of me when they overtake.
I don't buy the argument that some of you don't buy.
Why do we have emergency vehicle sirens, rail boom gate bells, reversing beepers (I mentioned before), every heard a big ships horn (enough to kill all the fish from fright).Think of the possible train accidents avoided because the train was heard. Not that I agree we should have these.
On the question of religion (not intentionally trying to stir the pot) Places of Worship are not ammune to creating excessive unnecessary noise regularly with impunity. I have six within 2km at home, and one next door at my holiday home. These are all denominations and large gatherings that are supposed to meet Planning Regulations. I ask one (he happened to be a Polish Catholic Priest) why I needed to clearly and loudly hear his surmon everywhere inside my home when his congregation was at least 1 km away. He simply said his voice wasn't loud enough so he required amplification; he was oblivious to my concerns. So to with others, all night chanting, bells, firecrackers, fireworks, organ music, foreign inane music.... all denominations not all Christian.
My point is that I am also annoyed at sanctioned noise.

points taken
and I cannot think of a situation like you speak of that I have run into around here but around here is mainly Christian and not a bunch of loud bells or other noise to call to others.
but I have heard of that in places.

seems like we have strayed way off from what this thread was about , and I am sorry if I caused that

[zenoahphobic]

Yam99, can we stre.....etch this as being relevant to the OP's question about adjustment of valve clearance, as it was ascertained he will never hear them being out of tolerance over all the other noise?

[99yam40]

Yam99, can we stre.....etch this as being relevant to the OP's question about adjustment of valve clearance, as it was ascertained he will never hear them being out of tolerance over all the other noise?

not really

[TownsendsFJR1300]

As we're straying anyway and NO one here will ever hear my bike in person I can tell you this.

I have a small am/fm radio and an MP3 player (in my GPS). I wear a 3/4 helmet with face shield.

The clip over speakers that come with the stereo are cut down and installed in the helmet.

With that said, I can hear both units just fine up until about 70 MPH before WIND noise drowns it out.

If my pipes were obnoxiously loud, I wouldn't be able to hear the music.

In residential areas, the RPM's are kept low (highest gear possible without lugging). Trust me, if it was screaming/ speeding my local neighbors would in a minute be out side hollering.

Enough of me defending myself, its really NOT an issue, dam me if you want, but its not an issue.