Hear, hear, Klas!
>Hi Tony! I have a Kawasaki ZL 1000. One of the most silent bikes in the
>world. I don't need to scare kangaroos....
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>I don't mind intermittent sounds. Can't be avoided in a modern culture. Wh=
at
>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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