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Originally Posted by Mark_T
No sweat dude. Although I'm totally serious about my hatred of loud pipes, my ribbing of Harleys and Harley riders is all in good fun. My best bud, after touring the continent on an airhead Beemer for 20-some years, just went out and bought himself a brand new Ultra Glide Classic. Even though he's a respectable businessman in his late 40's, we constantly razz him about all that stereotypical Harley stuff. You should have seen his face when I put some cardboard on the floor under the engine the first time he parked it in my garage! We bought him a do-rag with skulls on it, photoshopped his face onto some scuzzy biker's picture and emailed it around, make remarks about "you fkn Harley guys", and on and on. Good thing he has a sense of humor!
Side note: He runs stock pipes and ********************es about them being too loud. All his bikes have always been as quiet as he could possibly make them and has never had a crash in nearly 30 years of touring. He always says that if you ride smart and always stay aware of threatening situations then you don't need to make a nuisance of yourself. He despises these straight-pipe cowboys because they give all motorcyclists a bad rep.
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I agree, the "straight pipe saves lives" logic is nonsense, if it does make sense then why aren't Boxsters, Miata's, or MR2's fitted with them? These cars are tiny and barely visible from a truck's or SUV's mirrors (I know, my only car accident involves a truck not being able to see me).
Being aware of your surroundings should deter any serious threats. If you are an aggressive driver and spring in and out of traffic then that's your fault and not the bike's.
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