New Slip-On Mufflers for my Honda VTX 1300 Retro Back to Tony Gaeddert
My stock mufflers were about 75dB. I ordered this Roadhouse Brand with 3 different baffle cores. Quiet rated 90dB, Standard at 95dB and Performance 105dB.
Tony Gaeddert Test | Sound Clip | |
Using a Radio Shack sound level meter | ||
Stock | Roadhouse Standard | |
of 20 inches at 45-degree angle Ideal | 74dB | 77dB |
distance of 12 feet at 45 mph in second gear | 78dB | 93dB |
distance of 50 feet at 45 mph in second gear | 70dB | 77dB |
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The
decibel (abbreviated dB) is the unit
used to measure how loud a sound is. The decibel scale is a little odd because
the human ear is incredibly sensitive. Your ears can hear everything from your
fingertip brushing lightly over your skin to a loud jet engine. In terms of
power, the sound of the jet engine is about 1,000,000,000,000 times more
powerful than the smallest sound that your ears can just barely hear. That's a
big difference!
On the decibel scale, the smallest audible sound (near total silence) is
0 dB. A sound 10 times more powerful is 10 dB. A sound 100 times more powerful
than near total silence is 20 dB. A sound 1,000 times more powerful than near
total silence is 30 dB. Here are some common sounds and their decibel levels:
50 - 75 dB air conditioner
50 - 80 dB electric shaver
55 - 70 dB dishwasher
60 - 85 dB vacuum cleaner
60 - 95 dB hair dryer
65 - 80 dB alarm clock
75 - 85 dB flush toilet
80 dB ringing telephone
110 dB baby crying
90 - 115 dB subway
120 dB ambulance siren
130 dB jackhammer, power drill
130 dB percussion section at symphony
140 dB airplane taking off
95 - 110 dB motorcycle
110 dB symphony concert
110 dB car horn
110 -120 dB rock concert
112 dB CD player on high
117 dB football game (stadium)
150 dB firecracker
157 dB balloon pop
162 dB fireworks (at 3 feet)
163 dB rifle
166 dB handgun
170 dB shotgun