The B10TLs are usually uniformly loud across all units, including
the ZF ones.
As for the B9TLs, even the new ones produce too much noise for
comfort.....some of the 88 fleet roars too much. In fact, my family
has even managed to figure out which are the ones that warrant the
comment: Oh here comes our fave bus (with sarcasm of cos).
The VSOs never had so much impact on our lives. It simply
integrated pretty fine when it arrived.....but not the B9TLs.
The B9TL is so bloody loud we could hear it from 2 bus-stops
away arriving at our doorstep and we just can't help but roll our
eyes especially at dinner-time.
So....I still refuse to believe when people say other types are
louder. They are entitled to their views, sure.....but I still hold
to my belief the B9TL is simply the loudest and most
irritating.
The VSO is loud.....but its roar is of a lower pitch than the
B9TL which really grates on your ears. The VSO is really tolerable
after a while.....for the B9TL, it was the reverse.....only after a
while did it start roaring. The worst are the ones where the
radiator noise doesnt fade away after a certain speed.....7486L is
one. But it still wasnt half as loud as 7350P before it got fixed.
My god, it was bloody loud!
The only other type of noise that's just as irritating to me and
comparable is those fuckers who zhng their bike/car to make them
sound super cool.
Yes! The B9TL rank alongside them. That's how loud I think some
of them are.
u are entitled to what you say.
the very present fact firstly is a B10TL Voith hits higher
rpm generatin more noise than a ZF before changing
gears, secondly, radiators roar loudly for a longer time
generating more noise than a ZF one.
to the point on B9TLs.
Well maintained B9TLs arent as loud cos they dun
have an extra roar by its radiator at the
rear, while those roaring ones just go
rooooooooooar from the start to the end. those i
agree are way louder than anything we have
so far. the worse parts for those B9TLs are
accelerating from zero and initiating the brake.
if you really are disturbed, video down the B9TLs and other
normal buses and send it out to stomp, i notice
sbst is rather responsive to stomp articles relating
to its operations.
