Engine Sound

[GoldOxide_imp]

I have had louder and throater sounding bikes, I love the sound of this with the stock system. It's gentlemanly, civilized, and doesn't shout "look at me". It's everything a motorcycle should sound like on the street. Plus I don't believe in the adage "loud pipes save lives" since it doesn't take into account the Doppler Effect.

RE Doppler Effect: True, however, not in effect at crawling speeds where much of the "show" noise tends to be.

Something else to consider: If so called "loud pipes save lives", then that implies a part of the rider's well-being lies in the hands of others who will react the way they do, which could be nothing or something unexpected. This implies that control is being given up by the rider in return for perceived respect. I would assume that responsible riders would rather have full control of situations to improve their probability of safety. But I digress, I did say responsible riders.

No disagreement here. Just another way of looking at the annoying problem.