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> Even though what you describe has, for some reason, become much more common lately, many exhausts are just loud for no good reason. Not only that, they delib

> Even though what you describe has, for some reason, become much more common lately, many exhausts are just loud for no good reason. Not only that, they deliberately put speakers on the electric Harley's so the morons driving them could feel like "real men". Honestly, if you want to make noise while looking ridiculous, just get a tuba and parade around the block!

vladvasiliu 3y ago
What do you mean by speakers? As in for the radio? I've noticed that, too, but, fortunately, where I live they aren't that common yet. What is common, though, is people on bicycles and kick scooters carrying a loud-ass speaker blasting random music. Reminds me of boomboxes in old American movies. Fortunately, that doesn't carry as far as the exhaust, so it's not a problem while I'm in my apartment, only when walking down the street.
- ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
  > What do you mean by speakers? As in for the radio? for the engine, so their electric motorcycle can still be loud and annoying -- evidently the whirring noise isn't "manly" enough for harley to sell https://www.rideapart.com/news/316258/harley-livewire-customizable-engine-sound/ https://www.rideapart.com/news/316258/harley-livewire-custom...
- Simon_O_Rourke 3y ago
  No, by speakers I mean the audio output devices they've installed that replicate the noise effects of a gas engine, on an otherwise whisper-quiet electric Harley. Pointless, expensive features to keep clowns happy with their "outlaw" motorcyclist image.
  - tremon 3y ago
    Maybe some friendly neighborhood hacker can find a way to change all those sound tracks to Nyan Cat?
  - vladvasiliu 3y ago
    Wow. I'd heard about some cars using the stereo to blast "fake" engine noise inside when they switched to smaller, quieter engines, but never for bikes.
    - sixstringtheory 3y ago
      They're staying true to their mission: make the most efficient machine to convert fuel into noise!

vladvasiliu 3y ago

What do you mean by speakers? As in for the radio? I've noticed that, too, but, fortunately, where I live they aren't that common yet. What is common, though, is people on bicycles and kick scooters carrying a loud-ass speaker blasting random music. Reminds me of boomboxes in old American movies. Fortunately, that doesn't carry as far as the exhaust, so it's not a problem while I'm in my apartment, only when walking down the street.

ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
> What do you mean by speakers? As in for the radio? for the engine, so their electric motorcycle can still be loud and annoying -- evidently the whirring noise isn't "manly" enough for harley to sell https://www.rideapart.com/news/316258/harley-livewire-customizable-engine-sound/ https://www.rideapart.com/news/316258/harley-livewire-custom...
Simon_O_Rourke 3y ago
No, by speakers I mean the audio output devices they've installed that replicate the noise effects of a gas engine, on an otherwise whisper-quiet electric Harley. Pointless, expensive features to keep clowns happy with their "outlaw" motorcyclist image.
- tremon 3y ago
  Maybe some friendly neighborhood hacker can find a way to change all those sound tracks to Nyan Cat?
- vladvasiliu 3y ago
  Wow. I'd heard about some cars using the stereo to blast "fake" engine noise inside when they switched to smaller, quieter engines, but never for bikes.
  - sixstringtheory 3y ago
    They're staying true to their mission: make the most efficient machine to convert fuel into noise!