Hi Tony! I have a Kawasaki ZL 1000. One of the most silent bikes in the
world. I don't need to scare kangaroos....
I don't mind intermittent sounds. Can't be avoided in a modern culture. What
I hate is continous sound, on and on, 24 hours a day.
Klas.
At 17:02 2003-07-21 -0700, you wrote:
>Of course there are some wildlife sound recordists who
>also enjoy their motorcycles, well at least 1. My
>Ducati's howl may be noise to a lot of people but it
>is music to my ears. I just hope it warns kangaroo's
>etc to keep off the road till I have passed. I too
>have been frustrated by unwanted noise on countless
>occasions, but come on lets be honest, wildlife sound
>recording is definitely a minority pastime. Most
>people look at you blank when you remark on background
>noise in an area they think is really quiet. Some
>control perhaps for off road vehicles, endless new
>tracks etc. But if you are going to record near a
>tarmac road you are going to get traffic noise. At
>least the bikes are usually traveling much faster and
>therefor are gone quicker than say that 40 ton truck.
>I lived close to Heathrow airport for many years and
>was constantly amazed that people would expect you to
>sign petitions about aircraft noise! As if there was
>no correlation between proximity to airport and
>aircraft noise. Sorry I like aircraft and flying as
>well as motorcycling. We mostly live in urban areas
>for the convenience, work etc. They cant seem to
>build the houses fast enough, and around here the
>gardens back onto the freeway, but they do have a 12
>ft high fence to deflect the sound! We cant have our
>cake and eat it.
>Tony Baylis
>
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