It seems to me this debate can have no victor. Both sides of the argument certainly have merit.
I, for one, certainly do see the relative idea that LOUD gets some attention whether it be good bad or otherwise for a two wheeled vehicle with virtually no protection in a collision. Hitting a deer or a javelina in an pickup truck or a standard sedan is not a good thing but in probably 99% of the instances is certainly surviveable. Whereas the same collision with a typical deer at 60 miles an hour is almost certain to inflict great bodily harm or death to the rider of a motor cycle. Thereby some noisy pipes that just might give pause to that deer may be providential.
Likewise the driver of a car might just hear you coming as opposed to seeing you.
But its an argument that cant be won one way or the other.
To each his or her own. And keep in mind that loud pipes may be an indication of a teeny member as Bill's link would suggest.
