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Originally Posted by vol
Don't all motorcycles make loud noises so one knows immediately what's coming?
They make really loud noises behind them, even the ones that are painfully loud are not really easy to hear from the front. I live near a "scenic drive" where a lot of Harley clubs spend their weekends, and I hear a lot of them. "Loud pipes save lives" is a load of baloney - even on a bike, I can't hear them any better than an average car until they catch up with me; I doubt someone in the car with the windows rolled up can hear them at all from the front. After they pass me, they're so loud that it's physically painful, like someone's driving nails into my ears. not a fan.
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