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A Harley traveling past you at speed is loud enough to cause physical pain if you don't cover your ears. It's a product designed such that normal use is anti-social behavior. If you want to drive a painfully loud vehicle you should do so on a private race track. They should be banned from public roads.

When I had my motorcycle I refused to ride on a group with anyone who has open pipes or a Harley. The sound is fun for a few seconds and then it's just annoying before it gets painful after a while. I don't understand why there are no rules on sound emissions. There are some riders who wake up the whole neighborhood in the morning.

>I don't understand they there are no rules on sound emissions.

There are, in some localities. When I lived in Arizona, there was a big flap because the Harley bikers liked to cruise through a town called Carefree on the way to some biker bar in Cave Creek, and Carefree got tired of it an enacted a noise ordinance, and started pulling over and ticketing motorcycle riders who were too noisy. The Harley riders all screamed "discrimination". As far as I know, Carefree never let up on its ordinance, and the bikers just had to go around the town.

What astounds me are the ones with really loud stereo set ups that are twice as loud as the engine! Troll indeed.

Those vehicles do not come like that from the factory. They've been modified by the owner to be louder.

In the other Jalopnik article, one of the commenters worked at the Harley dealership and said basically every single bike sold had the exhaust "upgraded".

I ride stock and everyone is always surprised. They always comment on how my Harley isn't loud. So a group has spoiled the perception for the rest of us. They may be the majority but they are not "all"

Yeah, I love when a pack of them pull up beside a restaurant downtown when you are sitting outside. Really adds to the ambiance.

Those are generally after market pipes that are that loud.

I never ride with a large group. I don't care what kind of motorcycles you are talking about when you put 10 of them together they annoy everyone. A group of crotch rockets sounds just as awful as a group of cruisers.

I used to ride in groups but we usually spread out so everybody could find their own rhythm. I never understood the appeal of riding in a staggered formation close to each other.

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