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To rev bomb or not to rev bomb

I don't get the rev bombing or loud music on moto's... my goal was always to not draw attention and fly under the radar.
 
Only rev bomb in the tunnel in Monterey. Just rode my Honda cb500x through there yesterday. Cheap, knock off ebay exhaust didn’t do much, 😂.
 
NATEWA said:
Only rev bomb in the tunnel in Monterey. Just rode my Honda cb500x through there yesterday. Cheap, knock off ebay exhaust didn’t do much, 😂.
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That tunnel is an infamous speed trap in Monterey. Watch yourself there police love to give tickets in that tunnel. They just wait outside of it.
Just saying.
PaulR
 
Rev bombing also requires that the bikes clutch be pulled in and the revs go way up. This removes some important control of the motorcycle which can be dangerous.
 
do it
 

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Rev bombing to get a car to move over is dumb. If a rider has to rev bomb/honk to get cars to make way, maybe lane splitting isn't for them. Honking to avoid a collision is another matter.

My two cents.
 
A horn can be a great tool. Unfortunately the horns on most motorcycles are mostly useless toys. That is why I upgraded my horns so that they could be easily heard by the deaf. My loud horns saved my ass more than once.
 
I know this is a silly question to ask a Californian, but...

If your hand position makes it impossible to reach the horn, how the heck are you activating your turn signals? Are you using hand signals to turn and change lanes?
 
Em Jay said:
If your hand position makes it impossible to reach the horn, how the heck are you activating your turn signals? Are you using hand signals to turn and change lanes?
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Good question.

BTW, great bike. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I've got about 180K miles across three of them. I need to add to this thread.
 
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