[Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100

[awgertoo at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/30/2009 10:52:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rrengineer at dslextreme.com writes:

Obviously, you gentlemen do not ride motorcycles, nor do you  appreciate 
the fact of how a "quiet" motorcycle is quite invisible to most  people in 
"cages"


Mike--
 
I have ridden them, you are right about how most car people have no sense  
of motorcycles' presence and that is why I don't ride them any more.   
Motorcycle/car accidents are very common here and you know who always  loses.
 
My personal feelings toward "loud pipes" are just my personal  feelings:  
They definitely make riding safer for the biker who has  them and they are 
definitely intrusive into the peace and quiet of the  rest of the world.  I 
live in Southern MD where Harleys--both big  boys and sportsters--are 
extremely popular and all are equipped with loud  pipes.  If you live within a mile 
of route 2/4 get used to  hearing their roar throughout the day and night.  
Then again Jap tuner cars  with extremely loud mufflers driven by young 
males are almost as  popular and just as noisy.  
 
Anyway, I started this string, it has inevitably moved far afield from the  
question I originally asked re a muffler for my 100 to make it quieter so 
can we  either return to the topic or put the string to sleep?
 
Best--Michael