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Yes, this is another comment about the motorcycle noise ordinance. I am a responsible, tax-paying citizen (and a Rocky Mountain News subscriber!). I find the open-pipe motorcycles, of which the Harley-Davidsons are the majority, extremely rude. The “Loud Pipes Save Lives” mantra all of these people use is complete bunk. Ask anyone of them who rides in a group where they would rather be, and that is in the front of the pack, where it is quieter. Loud pipes can only be heard when the offending motorcycle passes you, or sits at a stoplight needlessly revving their air-cooled engines. They are not necessary for performance or even appearance. They are only to make the obnoxious statement “I am a rebel.” Which is rather funny, since most of these loud bikes reside in residential neighborhoods, owned and ridden by professional people. All of this to bring me to my point. When the city council met, the ONLY motorcycle people the media decided to interview were two guys named “Lumpy” and “Diablo.” Do they really sound or look like someone who represents the entire responsible community of motorcycle riders? I don’t think so. I ride a Harley-Davidson-engined sport bike, and it does have an aftermarket exhaust system on it, and it is powerful and sporty sounding, but I never make any attempt to attract attention to myself by needlessly revving my engine. I commute everyday to work on it, and have yet to have a police officer even glance my direction because of my exhaust system. If all of these motorcyclist complain, it is probably because of the expense they will incur by having to change to some other exhaust system. The motorcycle aftermarket will step up and develop different systems that are EPA approved to accommodate everyone, performance and noise-wise, but it will be expensive. You will notice no one with a German or Japanese motorcycle is complaining about the ordinance. Only the obnoxious few who give the rest of us a bad boy reputation. This letter has not been edited.
READER COMMENTS
Good post. It's about nothing more than a perverted, "look-at-me" attitude that most of these folks have. This same attitude should also cover the teenage, boyracers with the overly-loud, fartcan mufflers on their cars, as well as the hispanic pickups that blast the accordian music far above any pleasurable listening level. It would be nice if people were not so selfish about this, but it'll never happen around here.
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