Originally Posted by
Bryan C.
These quotes make me wonder if you guys actually drive near motorcycles very often. I can hear them when they are in my blind spot, which is exactly where they need to be heard. But as with everything there is always the "hey, look at me" crowd. I'm not a biker so I don't have a dog in this fight. Just passing along the common idea behind loud MC pipes.
Oh, I'm well familiar. Been hearing "Loud pipes save lives" for years, and it makes some intuitive sense. I just don't think it provides nearly the benefit that motorcyclists think it does. And in the meantime, they're wrecking their own hearing, making them less able to hear other vehicles on the road.