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Its not their fault. They were just born with excessively small genitals.

Electric cars and trucks will reduce a lot of noise pollution, but electric motorcycles will take us from quieter to eerily quiet… Can’t happen soon enough.

Carbureted or not, it certainly helps if either the manufacturer or the owner doesn't put on a super loud exhaust, I own a bike with a relatively quiet exhaust to the point I've gotten multiple offers from family and relatives to have it swapped to a louder exhaust, and they don't understand when I tell them I absolutely despise that shit

Because they're selfish, thoughtless arseholes.

Emotional support vehicle.

It’s tuned poorly and doesn’t run right until it heats up.

They are stupid and they think that if they like the noise everyone else likes it

or

They are stupid and they think no one else can hear it.

To sum up: they are stupid.

Being from the home state of Harley Davidson, more sympathetic I could not be. I hate it lol. They have giant rallies here all the time, back some years ago there was some big anniversary and the whole city was literally filled with them. It was kinda cool but loud as hell. I had a lot of thoughts about how the thought of freedom became intertwined with the freedom of mobility and for a while the motorcycle was sold as the ultimate symbol of freedom in stuff like Easy Rider, it went from hippies into bikers and addicted a generation to leather and gasoline. They did a hell of a job with it.

They're assholes.

Been riding in a European city with a bike that can go from 2k to 12k rpm. Of course in resident areas I kept it so low to be indistinguishable from the cars around me.

Once I was home in the afternoon, with my months-old baby finally napping after god knows how long nursing her (very difficult to fall asleep between chronic stomach ache attacks, choppy nights, really miserable at that time).

I hear a motorbike in the street, revving up the engine. I step outside, go to the (young) guy and tell him that my baby is trying to nap. The fucker says nothing, looks me in the eye and takes off at maximum speed/noise.

Not that I really wished it at the moment, but statistically, the bastard is dead by now. Or maybe he has kids of his own and he's doing good, being nice to people - who knows?

How else are they supposed to let everyone else know they're riding a motorcycle?

Have you ever noticed when walking on the sidewalk that motorcyclists always make eye contact? They need to be sure people are observing them.

I seem to remember South Park having a word for inconsiderate people like this, but I can't remember what it was...

some men think being masculine comes from loud pipes, but i’m of the opinion that real masculinity is being able to hear 😎

Depending on the bike, you may need to rev it a bit to warm it up and keep from stalling.

My monster Harley is loud as hell, which is why I bought the Suzuki. Harley is for long trips, and the Suzuki, which is far quieter than the neighbors kids, is for riding to work or the corner store.

I can’t sleep without my windows being closed anymore. Traffic is so bad, and there’s far too many people cursed with small genitalia.

As for idling it, it’s because they don’t believe in computers making their engine run correctly.

Carbureted bikes may need a little time to warm up in order to hold idle without dying. A clean and tune should fix that, but that's effort the owner may not be in a position to make for whatever reason.

However, all you need to do is hold the throttle at, say, 1500 RPM instead of 1000. Enough to not die. Adding a cheap throttle lock makes it so you don't even have to stand there while it warms up.

There is zero reason to rev a bike in neutral, at any time, besides dick swinging.

Attention seeking behavior. They have an internal desire to be noticed all the time.

Most aren’t trying to be assholes, just noticed.

This video explains why, but it doesn't cite any sources so I'm not sure whether it really is scientifically accurate:

https://youtu.be/ylhsbfQTPDQ

Butters: "Wow! So what do you call someone who's thinking about possibly buying a Harley?" Stan: "Oh, they're bike-curious."

An arroyo runs through my neighborhood (dry river bed). The kids ride their dirt bikes through it. I noticed a couple of years ago a few kids had electric versions. They're very quiet, and the kids have just as much fun, it seems. I was happy to see that.

We still have the small-dicks who rev their cars, trucks, and bikes on their way to work every morning, though. Probably the same fools who set off near-professional grade fireworks every night for several days around the 4th of July. It used to be only on the 4th, but now it spreads across a week, plus New Years, and Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

Can't wait for genetic modification that gives every male the same size dick.

WHISTLE TIPS GO "WHOOWHOOOOO!"

South Park has a perfect answer for you.....

Need to maximise that fuel to momentum inefficiencies.

Think of all the lives they've saved with those loud pipes.

I am looking to get into motorcycles and know nothing about them. I want a work horse to travel through the south american continent. I was under the impression that Harley was considered great for that purpose, I guess their propaganda worked on me. Can someone enlighten me on models or places to learn what I want?

Probably to make people run to the internet and complain.

My friend rides and he had to mod his to have option to quiet it down when he goes back home to his apt building.

However, I do understand why he needs it loud everywhere else. Cars as is may not see him and the loudness helps... However, I wouldn't trust other drivers still.