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Re:Cities Are Not Loud: Cars Are Loud, and Places Without Ca... by 29083011397778 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @02:45AM (#27672645)
It's primary reason is image. That's why it's mostly Harley-Davidson, not Indian motorcycles, that roar past. Not that Indian can't be loud, but the former has a reputation that's exacerbated by owners riding at high RPM or modifying the exhaust system.

More to the point, do you believe an exhaust system quiet enough to be legal is still immediately noticeable over highway-speed road and wind noise, sound-deadening, climate-control fans running flat out, and any media playing at any volume?

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Re:Cities Are Not Loud: Cars Are Loud, and Places Without Ca... by r00fus on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @12:43PM (#27678383)
Absolutely. I can hear those hogs from the other side of the freeway sometimes. The "being heard" part applies mostly in quieter streets, to turn heads.

Some guy on a harley rides by every few days and triggers a car alarm in my neighborhood. I'm sure it gives him a bit of a thrill. Same with those guys who modded their cars.

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