[keeringplastik]

Sounds like a bunch of grumpy grandpas in here today.

"Those hogs are too loud!" "My delicate hearing!"

I can agree though that the "loud pipes save lives" argument is silly.

The truth behind the loud Harley mystique though, is much simpler and obvious to those who have ever ridden one: crack that throttle and a smile is inevitable. It just feels good to ride a big, rumbling, thundering internal combustion engine. Yes, you might channel your inner knuckle dragging primate, but it doesn't mean you are one, or need to be one to understand it.

[baron816]

That noise is an externality. It’s pollution. I can’t count how many times I’ve been woken up in the middle of the night by someone riding down my street on a Harley. Those things should be taxed into extinction.

[keeringplastik]

Its really not. If it sounds like a dishwasher it just isn't the same.

That being said, it is rude to use excessive throttle in residential areas after hours.