I think this was inevitable, given the behaviour of the Loud Pipe brigade around Loomies etc. Too many idiots have been blatting up and down the A272 and A32 for too long with too loud exhausts and pi$$ed off too many people to not have "something done".Yes, I'm sure some bikers think that loud pipes will save their lives and some cars are louder and they like the sound and so on, but the fact is that there's legal limits on the noise level from an exhaust so, just like speed limits, if you go over that, you're taking the chance of getting pulled and you have to accept the consequences.
See i think it's perfectly reasonable in built up areas/villages etc but out on the open road is shouldn't matter. Also I think its unfair to stop the bikes then record them are a certain rpm, if they're going to have this test then I think they should be like a speed camera where it records you going past then captures your plate. The idea being that when you come to a built up you knock the bike up into a higher gear and quietly cruise through then you can drop a few and rev the tits off of it once your back out on the open road.That way you only get caught when your being stupid or inconsiderate (like speeding)
Yes, I'm sure some bikers think that loud pipes will save their lives,
Even cans that are just technically louder, and don't piss people off will incur a fine regardless.
When we have a chronic shortage of police doing real and verifiable tasks that cut down on crimes that ruin peoples lives