Motorcycle noise: Not cool at all

My son has very sensitive hearing-we always have to cover our ears when those bikers are around! I know that Harleys are supposed to be cool-but really, they are awfully loud!

motorcycles are loud for a reason. people driving cars do not see motorcycles all the time. they do not look for them. motorcycles are alot smaller than cars and do not have the protection around them that cars have. therefore they need to be heard so that people look for them. it is a safety precaution and i think all motorcycles should be loud. people also do not give them enough room, thinking they are small they don't need much room. i have been on the back and while stopped have been able to turn around and touch the car behind me. that is not cool. give us some room and look for us, we do our best to let you know we are there with our loud pipes, help us be safe by not tailgating us and watch for us. most motorcycle accidents are caused by cars not seeing mototcycles. if you can't see us, then the least we can do is let you hear us to bring your attention to look for us.

LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES.

Loud motorcycle mufflers are illegal, just not enforced. All motorcycle mufflers sold in the US and meant for street use are required by federal regulations established in 1986 to bear a clearly visible and permanent EPA label.
The police can look for the label and ticket the bike.
The safety argument is bogus, just do a little research, any semi authoritative source cuts right through this BS. Regardless, it is simply no excuse for motorcyclists to violate the rights of everyone else with intrusive noise - this applies to probably 80% of the motorcyclists on our northern VA roads.
This link will provide the entire background on the problem of motorcycle noise, and the seemingly unknown regulations and tools for law enforcement.
http://noiseoff.org/pipes/

Everyone has their own opinion about loud pipes and I used to think in that direction as well "loud pipes save lives" but I've been in my cage when I heard loud pipes on the highway but I have no idea of where they are at only that they are close. Plus you have those that are distracted on phones and such that could give a rats ass if you have loud pipes or not if they want in your lane they are coming.
I now fall under the reason for having loud pipes is that they are just plan cool and that's why I have them on my bike.

My house is about 75 ft from the road , and on saturdays and sundays , a group of 10 or 15 will go by and it only last a minute , and they look like their having fun, so to each is own,

It"s not like you have to listen to them allday like in a desmantling shop for 8 hrs.. lightin up out there...

My house is about 75 ft from the road , and on saturdays and sundays , a group of 10 or 15 will go by and it only last a minute , and they look like their having fun, so to each is own,
It"s not like you have to listen to them allday like in a desmantling shop for 8 hrs.. lightin up out there...

Loud pipes (within reason)do save lives because they do give you a warning that a motorcycle is near.

If bikers do their part by not revving their bikes when they leave in the morning or come in at night,I have no problem with it.

Nothing is worse then finding out at the last second you have a motorcyclist in your blind spots as you try to change lanes.

Hammatime , thats true aswell.
loooook ouut,,

How could motorcycles be bothering someone since not as if these are loud as those ambulances.