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This is the one that gets me. It would be trivial to regulate, and the inspections already happen. But no, straight pipe hot rod bikes are somehow a human neces

• acdha 3y ago
  It almost certainly is regulated but not enforced, just like having car windows tinted like Darth Vader’s helmet. Motor vehicles are fascinating that way because so many people have bought into the manufacturer’s “wheels = freedom” marketing that even people who are otherwise very law-and-order resist most attempts at accountability. That’s especially true for motorcycles since they’re so popular with off-duty police.
• bombolo 3y ago
  Got to get laid… women are attracted by loud noises. I hate it when I go hiking in a nature park and there comes (illegally) people to ride bikes and quads on the trails. But even on the road, I hear those damn motorcycle's engines for tens of km in that silence. I remember one summer hearing a particularly annoying instance, that then stopped, and after a while an helicopter. We presumed he had gone into a ditch. Found out later that it was exactly what happened.
• bpye 3y ago
  At least where I am (BC) emissions are regulated, so straight piped cars and bikes are already illegal. The issue is that there are no mandatory inspections for non-commercial vehicles, so if you don’t get pulled over you’re never going to get stopped.