Sat, 24 Apr 1999 15:14:47 +0200 - Message No. 5480
From: "Marco Kost"

Subject: Re: Figaroli on RD04


Hi Phil,

> I'm just waiting for the day where they pull me over because of the
> noise - but this thing is definitely legal, e3 53820 is stamped on the
> rear. Does anybody know where I can cross-check this number to see if it's
> actually legal for my RD04? Just to prevent troubles...

Police does not care for ABE or TUEV - if it is too loud then you 
have a problem. At least, they can force you to put off your exhaust 
immediatelyand leave your bike. According to MOTORRAD, this happened 
to a lot of German bikers in the Nurburgring area. 

So, this behaviour of the police is legal. Their argumentation is 
quite simple: If it is too loud, itīs illegal (BTW:I understand this 
argumentation). ABE is no guarantee that your exhaust is legal in the 
eyes of a police officer or a TUEV mechanic. Unfortunately, I already 
recycled the mentioned issue of Motorrad. 

For further details you should send a mail to MOTORRAD. 

www.motorrad-online.de

Marco

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