The Virginia Biker Network » oakland http://www.vabiker.net Virginia Motorcycle News and Information Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Oakland Motorcycle Cops Stir Controversy with Loud Pipes http://www.vabiker.net/2008/06/oakland-motorcycle-cops-stir-controversy-with-loud-pipes/ http://www.vabiker.net/2008/06/oakland-motorcycle-cops-stir-controversy-with-loud-pipes/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:45:18 +0000 Hersey http://www.vabiker.net/?p=115 Civilians are usually the ones getting attention for loud motorcycle exhausts, but this time the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Oakland Police Department– AKA “Rolling Thunder”– has re-installed noisy aftermarket pipes onto their fleet of Harley-Davidsons. According to the article, safety concerns spread among the department three months ago when an officer riding with stock pipes was struck by a motorist who claims he didn’t hear him coming. The new pipes produce an average of 93 decibels.

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