Summary: Tuning the engine and changing the brake system is another method.According to mechanics, noisy silencers are imported from Bangkok, Taiwan and China and priced anywhere between Rs 8,000 and 35,000. “After the cops are gone, they return on the streets, which they use as a racing track. “In India, copies of original imported silencers are created to meet increasing demand from youngsters. While silencers from Punjab are said to be the noisiest and mostly meant for Bullet bikes, those from Jaipur and Bangalore emit a typical racing bike-like sound. Apart from these silencers, there are also boosters that are forcibily fitted on to a bike’s silencer to create bike racing-like sounds,” said Akleem Ansari alias ‘Chhoto Mechanic’ from Agripada.
While bikes with modified exhaust pipes that can wake up the dead with their ear-defeaning firing sound are on the rise, the number of bikers who are being booked for riding them has been on the decline over the past few years. This year till date, merely 18 bikers have been booked for the offence and fined Rs 6,000 compared with 56 cases and Rs 20,500 collected in fine in 2015—again a dip from 77 persons booked and Rs 28,000 penalty collected in 2014.These bikes are a major source of noise pollution in the city. TOI has been running a campaign against noise pollution in association with Awaaz Foundation Few in the city are aware that any alteration to a factory model is illegal under the Motor Vehicles Act , 1988.
Any alteration that results in an up to 10% increase in the weight of a vehicle must be done with the manufacturer as well as the regional transport office’s consent.While changes to exhaust pipes are not allowed, removing the catalytic converter, a component fitted to the exhaust pipe, is the easiest way to boost a bike’s vroom. Tuning the engine and changing the brake system is another method.According to mechanics, noisy silencers are imported from Bangkok, Taiwan and China and priced anywhere between Rs 8,000 and 35,000. These can be fitted onto cars too.
Source: Indiatimes
