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Harley riders. What are you so desperately trying to compensate for with your painfully loud bikes?

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Posted - July 9, 2016

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  • 1113
    Right. There is no reason for any personal vehicle to be that loud.
      July 9, 2016 4:47 PM MDT
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  • 6988

     Yeah, why are they all riding with open exhausts? You know, a stock exhaust sounds nice on a Harley. OK, so the open pipes on a Harley XR 750 racer is one of the best sounds ever, but that is a closed-circuit situation, not my neighborhood streets. 

      July 9, 2016 8:56 PM MDT
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  • 6988

      July 9, 2016 8:56 PM MDT
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  • 3907

    Hello w:

    One persons music, is another persons noise.

    excon

      July 10, 2016 8:19 AM MDT
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  • 131

    whistle6, I've ridden motorcycles a big share of my life and most of my bikes have had loud exhaust. Speaking only for myself, my reasoning behind that is two-fold. One, it sounds cool. Hey, what can I say? Two, and most importantly, I live in Michigan and the deer population is high here and  the loud exhaust tends to scare and keep them away from the area the noise is coming from. The loud exhaust has saved me from great bodily harm on more than one occasion.

      Whatever the reason for anyone else to have loud exhaust, whether it be a Harley rider, a muscle car driver, or something else, is fine with me. If it's within the law I say do it. If the noise decibels aren't within the law then I'm sure something will be done. Loud and obnoxious people annoy me but it's not against the law. You just have to stop whining and learn to live with it. 

      July 10, 2016 8:45 AM MDT
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  • 131

    excon, good way of putting it. :)

      July 10, 2016 8:46 AM MDT
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  • 3907

    Hello R:

    Your reasons have a much higher calling than mine..  I like 'em because they give me a boner.. 

    excon

      July 10, 2016 10:28 AM MDT
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  • 3934

      July 10, 2016 10:37 AM MDT
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  • 2465
    Rpf, it's not a matter of whether anyone NEEDS a bike that loud, it's a matter of whether they WANT a bike that loud and as long as it's within the legal limit, they are abiding by the law. If they aren't abiding by the law, people have a valid reason to complain and expect them to comply. .
      July 10, 2016 12:58 PM MDT
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  • 2465
    excon, before I take you at your word, please provide sufficient evidence to back up your claim. ;)
      July 10, 2016 1:02 PM MDT
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  • 2465
    Rufus, since motorcycles are not always seen by other drivers, the loud exhaust can also let other vehicles know that a motorcycle is nearby. And that's beneficial for both rider AND driver as well as animals.
      July 10, 2016 1:10 PM MDT
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  • 34297
    I have never ridden a Harley Davidson but I do like the sound of one going by.
      July 10, 2016 1:14 PM MDT
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  • 22891

    maybe they just like to annoy us

      July 10, 2016 7:53 PM MDT
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  • 46117

    Harley Riders all have big penises.   They want you to know it.  Brooom Broom

      July 10, 2016 7:58 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    Gee, ya think?....;-D...

      July 10, 2016 8:07 PM MDT
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  • 46117

    great video by the way LOL

      July 10, 2016 8:09 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    Typical Harley rider (the early days...;-D...)

      July 10, 2016 8:14 PM MDT
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  • 2465
    Of course they have bigger penises. Why do you think they have no shortages of vaginas all too willing to snuggle up close behind them.
      July 11, 2016 9:53 AM MDT
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