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I obviously don't talk to enough bikers. This is the first timeI have even heard the idea, I'm 57 and certainly have known a lot of books riders, that people li
by martyvis 5y ago
I obviously don't talk to enough bikers. This is the first timeI have even heard the idea, I'm 57 and certainly have known a lot of books riders, that people like loud bikes because they think it makes them safer.
- pjmlp 5y agoI never heard safety being ever related to it, only being the motorbike version of tuning culture.
- rlonstein 5y agoMy reply to that (as a motorcyclist of 30+ years) is, "If loud pipes save lives, imagine what learning to ride that thing would do?"
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- snarfy 5y agoWe make it illegal to eat or use cell phones while driving because distracted driving is dangerous, yet it's ok to rattle everyone's windows with your Harley. Even if somehow it is 'safer' for the biker it's definitely not for everyone else.
- tapland 5y agoIt's much safer than not hearing traffic or covering sounds from the environment using a car stereo though.
- mikestew 5y agoIt’s not “ok”, we have the same laws against loud exhausts. They’re just not enforced. Why? I have no idea. Should be easier to enforce than cellphones.
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- np- 5y agoThere’s a pretty common four word slogan called “Loud pipes save lives” - if you look out for it you’ll start to see it everywhere, bumper stickers, tshirts, etc. Its somewhat controversial and not widely accepted by all motorcycle riders.